King, Ship, and Sword

Captain Alan Lewrie's post-war peace is shattered by a summons to Napoleon himself in this thrilling historical adventure. December 1801. The Peace of Amiens ends the long war with Napoleon Bonaparte's France, but Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is appalled by its consequences. First, he's been in the Navy since 1780 (most unwillingly, most of the time!) and at sea for the better part of nine years, since 1793, so what is a dashing and successful frigate captain to do with himself, if he's asho