Readers of Patrick O''Brian and C. S. Forester will love this sensational swashbuckling naval adventure from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent . ''One of our foremost writers of naval fiction'' - Sunday Times ''Shipwreck, survival...a spirited battle, a splendid yarn'' - The Times ''A fantastic book - did not want to put it down'' -- Reader review ''Well written, nautically and historically excellent'' -- Reader review ''A fast moving, captivating, page turner - not recommended if you want to go to sleep right away'' -- Reader review ''A rollicking maritime yarn'' -- Reader review 1789: NEW SOUTH WALES . Into Sydney , capital of Britain''s infant colony, sails the frigate Tempest . She is one of His Majesty''s ships employed in policing the new southern trade routes. Her captain is Richard Bolitho , who hopes to be ordered home to England. Instead he is despatched on a mission to the islands of the Great South Sea , where he must face hazards of fickle winds, pirates and native islanders. But he is menaced by deeper fears: the men of the Bounty have mutinied in these same waters and from distant Europe comes news of a revolution in France ... Bolitho''s adventures continue in With All Despatch .
