Read Series: Adam Bolitho
by Author Alexander Kent
Relentless Pursuit (2002)
Should be titled "relentless retelling." This book rehashes most of the pertinent details from the many previous books about Richard Bolitho. If you really enjoyed that series, stop now and don't bother with this one or those following it. It's like kissing your sister. There is still a some sea ...
Second to None (2001)
In the days immediately following Waterloo, the British fleet confronts a new threat: Algerian pirates preying on hapless merchant ships. Adam Bolitho, Admiral Richard Bolitho's nephew and heir, finds himself in command of Unrivalled, a new kind of frigate—sleek, fast, and heavily armed.
Man of War (2004)
In 1817 every harbor and estuary in Antigua is filled with ghostly ships, superfluous in the aftermath of war. In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is offered the 74-gun Athena, a notoriously "unlucky" ship, and as flag-captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune he once more follows his destiny to ...
Heart of Oak (2007)
After the war with France has ended in 1818, Captain Adam Bolitho is given command of the newly commissioned frigate Onward and sent to North Africa on a diplomatic mission to accompany the French frigate Nautilus in a show of solidarity. He knows he is lucky—the voyage should be easy; but Adam l...