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Under Enemy Colors
(2007)(The first book in the Adventures of Charles Hayden series)
A novel by Sean Thomas Russell
A sweeping novel of maritime mutiny set against the backdrop of the French Revolution that evokes such masters as Patrick O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell.
At the time of the French Revolution, one of Britain's most skillful naval officers, Charles Saunders Hayden, is a young lieutenant, the son of an English father and a French mother. His abilities and his loyalty to the king of England are beyond dispute, yet his career seems doomed by his "mixed" heritage and lack of political connections. Consequently, Hayden is assigned to an aging frigate, the Themis, under the command of Captain Josiah Hart, a man known as "Faint Hart" throughout the service.
As the Themis takes to sea to harass the enemy, the disaffection of the crew begins to boil over into acts of violence, and the lieutenant finds himself caught between his superior and a crew pushed toward mutiny. A revolution at sea ensues, and Hayden is wrenchingly torn between honor and duty, as the magnificent Royal Navy engages the French in a centuries-old struggle for power.
This is a novel that satisfies on all levels, and will be loved by a wide range of readers: Patrick O'Brian's adoring literary following, as well as readers who love Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Jeff Shaara. Its scenes of maritime warfare match, and even surpass, O'Brian's for majesty and drama.
Genre: Historical
At the time of the French Revolution, one of Britain's most skillful naval officers, Charles Saunders Hayden, is a young lieutenant, the son of an English father and a French mother. His abilities and his loyalty to the king of England are beyond dispute, yet his career seems doomed by his "mixed" heritage and lack of political connections. Consequently, Hayden is assigned to an aging frigate, the Themis, under the command of Captain Josiah Hart, a man known as "Faint Hart" throughout the service.
As the Themis takes to sea to harass the enemy, the disaffection of the crew begins to boil over into acts of violence, and the lieutenant finds himself caught between his superior and a crew pushed toward mutiny. A revolution at sea ensues, and Hayden is wrenchingly torn between honor and duty, as the magnificent Royal Navy engages the French in a centuries-old struggle for power.
This is a novel that satisfies on all levels, and will be loved by a wide range of readers: Patrick O'Brian's adoring literary following, as well as readers who love Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Jeff Shaara. Its scenes of maritime warfare match, and even surpass, O'Brian's for majesty and drama.
Genre: Historical
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March 2008 : UK Hardback
September 2007 : USA Hardback
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March 2008 : UK Paperback
2009 : UK Paperback
February 2009 : UK Paperback
February 2009 : UK Paperback
November 2008 : USA Paperback
2007 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
February 2012 : USA Audio CD
January 2009 : USA Audio edition

Title: Under Enemy Colours
Author(s): Sean Thomas Russell
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Availability: Amazon
January 2009 : Australia Audio edition

Title: Under Enemy Colours
Author(s): Sean Thomas Russell
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Availability: Amazon AU
January 2009 : UK Audio edition

Title: Under Enemy Colours
Author(s): Sean Thomas Russell
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Availability: Amazon UK
September 2007 : UK Audio CD
September 2007 : USA Audio edition
September 2007 : USA Audio CD

Title: Under Enemy Colors
Author(s): S Thomas Russell
ISBN: 1-4332-0741-9 / 978-1-4332-0741-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: Amazon CA
Kindle Editions
March 2008 : Australia, UK Kindle edition
September 2007 : USA Kindle edition

Title: Under Enemy Colors (A Charles Hayden Novel Book 1)
Author(s): S Thomas Russell
Publisher: Berkley
Availability: Amazon