The Time of Terror: A Novel (The Nathan Peake Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590134850 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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T. Pallen said Read all four!. Seth Hunter’s Nathan Peake series consists of four novels: The Time of Terror, The Tide of War, The Winds of Folly, and The Price of Glory. Hunter, an excellent writer, takes his protagonist through adventures both naval and amorous without ever forsaking the re. Good story While I wish there was more prose applied to seafaring and the one sea battle noted in the book, I was entertained by the plot line. I am hopeful that future books provide more detail with respect the the sailing and fighting if a man o war than this book did.. Michael Cornett said A bit of swashbuckling in the French Revolution. Nathan Peake is a dashing British naval officer who's called on for a secret mission that on the surface appears to be a mere bit of smuggling, but he turns out to be a pawn in a plot to destabilize the economy of France, now that it's under a potentially unfriendly n
All rights reserved. Along with a flawed but likable character, he reveals the bloody history of the French Revolution, and establishes solid ground for the upcoming sequels, already published in the U.K. In 1793, Nathan is plucked from the deck of his warship and sent to Paris on a secret mission, disguised as an American sea captain smuggling tobacco into France. Hunter (a pseudonym) presents a complex plot, written with wit, suspense, intrigue, and action. From Publishers Weekly British writer Hunter's rousing America
In the Time of Terror, friends turn against friends, patriots are betrayed, and lovers must pay the ultimate price.1793: British navy commander Nathan Peake patrols the English coast, looking for smugglers. And they bring him close to famous characters of the day: the English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, her American lover Gilbert Imlay who acts as George Washington’s agent in Paris, and the British/American writer and revolutionary Thomas Paine. Desperate for some real action, Peake gets his chance when France declares war on England and descends into the bloody madness of the Terror. His activities take him down Paris streets patrolled by violent mobs and into the sinister catacombs beneath the French capital. Peake is entrusted with a mission to wreck the French economy by smuggling fake banknotes into Paris. As opposition to the Terror mounts, Peake fights to carry out his missionand to save the life of the woman he loves.