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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMcbooks Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100935526420
ISBN-139780935526424
eBay Product ID (ePID)607787
Product Key Features
Book TitleStand Into Danger
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWar & Military, Historical, Sea Stories
Publication Year1998
GenreFiction
AuthorAlexander Kent
Book SeriesThe Bolitho Novels Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height5.5 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width0.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-013530
Reviews"All the briny echoes of fictional marine heroes can be heard again in these rip-rousing tales of naval warfare . . . as the stalwart Bolitho gains the trust of his crew and admiration of his superiors." -- Saturday Evening Post, "The Horatio Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester were among the most genuinely satisfying novels of the last forty years, and now that Alexander Kent is patrolling the same sea lanes, the stories are as good as ever." - The New York Times, "All the briny echoes of fictional marine heroes can be heard again in these rip-rousing tales of naval warfare . . . as the stalwart Bolitho gains the trust of his crew and admiration of his superiors." - Saturday Evening Post, "The Horatio Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester were among the most genuinely satisfying novels of the last forty years, and now that Alexander Kent is patrolling the same sea lanes, the stories are as good as ever." -- The New York Times
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisIn 1774, Richard Bolitho is a newly appointed Third Lieutenant, joining the 28-gun frigate Destiny. Dispatched on a secret mission, Destiny and her company face the hazards of conspiracy, treason, and piracy. It is amidst the broadside battles and clashes of swords that Bolitho learns to accept his new responsibilities as a King's officer., 1774. Aboard the 28-gun Destiny, Bolitho, now a third lieutenant, deals with piracy, conspiracy, and treason in the Caribbean.