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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 frigateβsleek, fast, and heavily armed.
June 1815: On the eve of Waterloo, a sense of finality and cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to Captain Adam Bolitho who is mourning the death of his uncle Admiral Sir Richard. More than ever, Adam finds himself alone at the dawning of
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Pirates and savage South Sea Islanders are nothing compared to the greatest of all threats. "October 1789, New South Wales": Into Sydney, capital of Britain's infant colony, sails the frigate "Tempest." She is one of His Majesty's ships employed in policing the new southern trade routes. Her captain
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