Edition first edition by this publisher, binding paperback isbn 10 0425034690 isbn 9780425034699 publisher putnam berkley, place of publication new york, ny, usa. It should have been a proud moment for so young and junior a captain but the phalarope has already. The series is often referred to simply as the bolitho novels, as the series also follows richards son adam. He served in the wars against france and the united states. Five years after command a kings ship bolitho is off to botany bay. Passage to mutiny by alexander kent, 9780099493938, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The bolitho novels are a series of nautical war novels written by douglas reeman using the pseudonym alexander kent. At the end of 1789, bolitho finds this is an exceptionally good novel in alexander kents richard bolitho series about life in the british navy at the end of the. Get the best deals on alexander kent books with dust jacket when you shop the largest online selection at. Publication date 1999 topics bolitho, richard fictitious character. Alexander kent captain bolitho steers his ship towards the great south sea and mutinous undercurrents.
Passage to mutiny by alexander kent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Get the best deals on alexander kent books with dust jacket. But with englands allies failing, napoleon busy rearranging the world map, and their squadron stretched dangerously thin along the. Under his pen name, alexander kent, the former royal navy officer chronicled the adventures of richard and adam bolitho at sea during the age of fighting sail. Perhaps kents bolitho adventures reached their peak in the mid70s and passage to mutiny is an example of the writer in top form. Passage to mutiny by alexander kent overdrive rakuten. Reviewed by sheldon ztvordokov march 8, 2005 passage to mutiny is the eighth book in alexander kents thrilling series about the british seaman, richard bolitho. Alexander kent author alexander kent is the author of twentyeight acclaimed books featuring richard bolitho. It is probably the longest running series in the genre at the present time. Passage to mutiny richard bolitho, book 9 by alexander kent. Forrester in his ability to tell a great story of the sea and the men who served on the tall ships of the royal navy. Passage to mutiny is the eighth book in alexander kent s thrilling series about the british seaman, richard bolitho. Passage to mutiny epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub adobe drm files. The year is 1796 and the soil of piedmont and tuscany runs with blood, another battle takes shape on the mysterious adriatic sea.
Alexander kent books with dust jacket for sale ebay. To glory we steer ebok alexander kent 9781407009674. The spectre of two famous captains, cook and bligh, hangs over the voyage. Bolitho was born in 1756 in falmouth, cornwall, in great britain, the second son of a prestigious naval family. Passage to mutiny king county library system overdrive. Passage to mutiny the bolitho novels by alexander kent. Passage to mutiny richard bolitho series by alexander.
October 1789, and war clouds thunder over europe when richard bolitho steers the tempest into the perilous waters of the great south sea. English novelist douglas reeman, a master storyteller of the sea, from the time of nelson to the twentieth century, thrilled an international audience for nearly 60 years. Passage to mutiny by alexander kent unabridged cd audiobook 2008 authors. October 1789, and war clouds thunder over europe when richard bolitho steers the tempest into the perilous waters of the. In real life, reeman enlisted in the royal navy in 1940 when he was 16 and served during world war ii and the korean war. Book 9 by alexander kent available from rakuten kobo. Her captain, richard bolitho, yearns to be posted home to england.
Alexander kent, pen name of douglas edward reeman, joined the british navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during world war ii, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. Alexander kent a pen name of douglas reeman wrote this series about richard bolitho and his family. They focus on the military careers of richard bolitho and adam bolitho in the royal navy, from the time of the american revolution past the napoleonic era. Order of richard bolitho books richard bolitho is the central character in a series of historial naval adventure novels by british novelist alexander kent douglas reeman. He wrote a total of 68 novels, selling 34 million copies in twenty languages. The terror navy general library program downloadable. October 1789, new south wales into sydney, capital of britains infant colony, sails the frigate tempest. Her captain is richard bolitho, who hopes to be ordered h. Passage to mutiny ebook by alexander kent rakuten kobo. Douglas edward reeman 15 october 1924 23 january 2017, who also used the pseudonym alexander kent, was a british author who wrote many historical novels about the royal navy, mainly set during either world war ii or the napoleonic wars. Alexander kent ebooks epub and pdf format alexander kent ebooks. Jester, part of a squadron of four british warships, sail into the thick of it. October 1789, the frigate tempest sails into sydney, the capital of britains infant colony. October 1789 the frigate tempest arrives in sydney, capital of britains infant colony in new south wales.
The complete series list for richard bolitho novels alexander kent. Passage to mutiny richard bolitho series author kent, alexander douglas reeman illustrator chris mayger wraparound painted cover. Passage to mutiny isbn 9780099493938 pdf epub alexander. This acclaimed book by alexander kent is available at in several formats for your ereader. Under his own name, douglas reeman, and in the course of a career spanning fortyfive years, he has written over thirty novels and two nonfiction books. She is one of his majestys ships employed in policing the new southern trade routes. Alexander kent ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Perhaps kent s bolitho adventures reached their peak in the mid70s and passage to mutiny is an example of the writer in top form.
But he is menaced, too, by deeper fearsthe men of the bounty have. Into sydney, capital of britains infant colony, sails the figate tempest. Passage to mutiny by alexander kent, 9781568490298, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Alexander kent author alexander kent, pen name of douglas edward reeman, joined the british navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during world war ii, and eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. Later books in the series set after his death are based on his nephew adam bolitho. Feb 28, 2006 passage to mutiny by alexander kent, 9780099493938, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Richard bolitho is a fictional royal navy officer who is the main character in a series of novels written by douglas reeman using the pseudonym alexander kent. He writes the richard bolitho series as well as the blackwood family series aka royal marines. I consider alexander kent on a par with patrick obrien and c. Forster or patrick obrien, you will enjoy alexander kent. Richard bolitho novels series in order alexander kent.
The inshore squadron by alexander kent 1982, paperback. In this installment, we find bolitho serving as captain of his majestys ship, the tempest. The time is january 1782, and british captain richard bolitho is ordered to take the frigate phalarope to the caribbean, where the hardpressed royal squadrons are fighting for their lives against the combined fleets of france and spain and the upstart american privateers. Read passage to mutiny by alexander kent available from rakuten kobo. This time kent gets it right in a nail biting, blood and thunder epic. October 1789, new south wales, and into sydney, capital of britains infant colony, sails the frigate tempest. Alexander kent is the author of twentyeight acclaimed books featuring richard bolitho.
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