For whatever we lose, it is our self we find in the sea.
-The best swashbuckler of the year ... There are echoes of Horatio Hornblower in Nightingale-s introspection and doubts. The gay love story is beautifully written and the evocation of life on board the Scylla is equally good- The Times
-An extraordinary work, absolutely breathtaking ... it beggars belief- Conn Iggulden, New York Times& Sunday Times bestselling author
-Achingly beautiful. A delightful, romantic, queer historical adventure- Mackenzi Lee, New York Times bestselling author
Captain Hiram Nightingale is a veteran of the wars which have raged throughout Europe and the Americas. But a grand victory at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 comes at a devastating cost. Plagued by wounds both physical and mental, he attempts to recover by accepting command of HMS Scylla. His task is to hunt down a mutinous ship and bring t
