[Hazard] is a worthy successor to the Horatio Hornblower series, and make no bones about it.
Description
With the Sepoy Mutiny still threatening British lives in India, Commander Phillip Hazard volunteers to accompany a special army force to rescue the besieged British garrison at Ghorabad. Hazard and the men of the Shannon's Naval Brigade are put under the command of Colonel Cockayne, a cavalry officer whose own wife and daughter are among those caught in the siege. In this final book of the Hazard series, Hazard finds himself in the thick of the battle, desperately trying to rescue survivors and facing the dangers and betrayals that come with command and war.
Reviews
For historical accuracy, writing verve and skill, and pace of narrative, [Stuart] stands alone.
Stuart tells a story so well, with such convincing detail, that Phillip Hazard may stand on the same proud deck as Horatio Hornblower.
The redoubtable Commander Hazard has won a permanent place in historical fiction and he places his author in the foremost ranks of the writers in this field.
