Time of Terror [Hardcover]

The first volume in the thrilling adventure series featuring Nathan Peake, British naval officer and spy, during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

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. Desperate for some real action, Peake gets his chance when France declares war on England and descends into the bloody madness of the Terror. Peake is entrusted with a mission to wreck the French economy by smuggling fake banknotes into Paris. His activities take him down Paris streets patrolled by violent mobs and into the sinister catacombs beneath the French capital. As opposition to the Terror mounts, Peake fights to carry out his mission—and to save the life of the woman he loves.Seth Hunteris the pseudonym of London-based Paul Bryers, the author of the highly acclaimed Nathan Peake Novels, a series of naval adventures set against the canvas of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Bryers won an English arts council award for Best First Novel for his political thrillerHollow Target, and his next thriller,In A Pig's Ear, was named as one of theGuardian's best six novels of the year. He has written and directed many historical dramas for television, radio, and the theatre. You can connect with him through his website, www.sethhunterbooks.com.What fabulous books. We see so many times on the Facebook groups, “What do I read after O’Brian?” Well, here you go: Seth Hunter and the Nathan Peake series. Outstanding.Rousing . . . a complex plot, written with wit, suspense, intrigue, and action. Along with a flawed but likable character, [Hunter] reveals the bloody history of the French Revolution, and establishes solid ground for the upcoming sequels.Really engaging. Seth Hunter has a more natural storyteller's eye than Patrick O'BrialS«