SAILOR OF LIBERTY

'A thrilling new adventure series that rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' - Angus Donald. 1793 and the infant French republic is assailed on all sides, by enemies within and the combined might of the great European monarchies without. A fanatical regime has taken power in Paris. Amidst these upheavals, Philippe Kermorvant, son of an English aristocrat and a French nobleman, arrives in Brittany, his father's homeland for the first time in his life. An experienced naval officer, he has three reasons for making his new home in France - his fervent belief in the Republic's ideals, his desire to revive his family estate, and his wish to fight against those whom he has always regarded as his enemy. He gained experience of brutal warfare as a young officer in the fledgling United States, and Russian navies. But with the core of the French fleet on the verge of mutiny, and the horrors of 'Madame Guillotine' at their peak, Philippe's loyalty to the Republic will be pushed to its breaking point. His enemy is the English. 318pp, paperback.