Under Enemy Colours

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1793: the thunder of cannon fire echoes across the English Channel, chilling the stoutest hearts . . .

The French Revolutionary War threatens to wreak havoc across the English Channel. As the Royal Navy mobilizes its fleet, the frigate HMS Themis is ordered to patrol French coastal waters.

On deck is young Lieutenant Charles Hayden. With an English father and a French mother, he must earn the trust of officers and men. Now he finds himself acting as bulwark between the Themis's tyrannical Captain Hart and the mutinous crew. As disaffection turns to violence, Hayden is torn between honour, duty and saving his ship . . .

A sweeping and epic maritime adventure set during the momentous first clashes of the Napoleonic Wars, Under Enemy Colours is a masterpiece in the tradition of Patrick O'Brien and Bernard Cornwell.

'Well written, plenty of adventure . . . places the reader in the midst of the action of battle.' Marine Society

'An impressive, sweeping and momentous naval epic.' Crew Report