New Library of Adventure and Science Fiction, 1995

From the Hornblower series. Another title is “Hornblower and the Desperado.”

Right from the wedding table, a young lieutenant commander sets off on an incredible adventure. He will oppose the evil genius of Bonaparte with courage, talent, and experience. With amazing skill, Forester describes sea battles and chases, duels between a tiny sloop and the frigates Laura and Felicite, the recovery of treasures from a sunken ship, the intricacies of European politics and quiet family joys.

The reader learns about the further fate of the hero from the book “Hornblower and Atropa.”