HMS Expedient

by Peter Smalley

Book Overview

1786: Captain William Rennie is on the beach and on half pay when he's given a prime commission: HMS Expedient is a 36 gun frigate; she is to be sent to the South Seas on a scientific expedition.
For Lieutenant James Hayter, in Dorsetshire, whose career had barely begun when the peace came, his own commission in Expedient out of the blue is equally surprising and exciting.

But for these two sea officers there is something...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099474174
• ISBN13: 9780099474173
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Arrow
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Nicely done !

This book in the new Rennie-Hayter series, set in 1786 kept me entertained throughout the whole book. I am a big fan of nautical fiction set in the age-of-sail - and I was not disappointed. Rennie, a kind of hot-headed Captain and his more sensible and "calm" 1st Lt. Hayter make a great team, as officers and as friends on their dreadful journey into the Pacific. I already bought the next 2 books in the series and I will also purchase the the 4th book ("The Hawk"). Recommended !