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Sword of Honour

By: Alexander Kent
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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March 1814. Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months' rigorous patrolling off the North American coast. War with the United States has not yet ended, but news of Napoleon's defeat and abdication has stunned a navy and a nation bled by years of European conflict.

Victory has been the impossible dream, and now, for Bolitho, a vision of the future and a personal peace seems attainable. However, an unsympathetic Admiralty dispatches him to Malta.

Is this appointment a compliment or a malicious ploy to keep Bolitho from the woman he loves and the freedom he craves? He cannot know, but the voice of duty speaks more insistently even than the voice of the heart, and in this familiar sea where both glory and tragedy have touched his life, Bolitho must confront the future, the renaissance of a hated tyrant and the fulfilment of destiny.

Alexander Kent is the author of 28 acclaimed books featuring Richard Bolitho. Under his own name, Douglas Reeman, and in the course of a career spanning 45 years, he has written over 30 novels and two nonfiction books.

©1997 Alexander Kent (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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"Shipwreck, survival...a spirited battle...a splendid yarn." ( Times)
"One of our foremost writers of naval fiction." ( Sunday Times)

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Fantastic story and presentation

Absolutely enthralled by all of the books in this series. I got so I felt that I knew the characters as real people.

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death of lead character

Now the lead character is dead I find no desire to continue with this series. Really enjoyed the series listened to most of the books. the narrator was great and had a good voice

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A true man and his tale.

A man’s tale of his life his men and his true loves. The sea and his beloved.

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it had to happen eventually

all of Alexander kents books are worth listning to. the narrator realy brings out what it would have been like in the early 1800s.

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Strange Ending to a great series

There is no mention of how “Out Admiral” dies. As someone who has spent over fifty years at sea. I will not opine on the subject.
Audible needs to fill in the missing volumes, especially in the beginning.

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