The Commodore: C.S. Forester

1812 and the fate of Europe lies in the hands of newly appointed Commodore Hornblower...

Dispatched to northern waters to protect Britain`s Baltic interests, Horatio Hornblower must halt the advance of Napoleon`s empire into Sweden and Russia. But first he must battle the terrible Baltic weather: fog, snow and icebound waterways; overcome Russian political and commercial intrigues; avoid the seductive charms of royalty as well as the deadly reach of assassins in the imperial palace; and contend with hostile armies and French privateers. With the fate of Europe balanced on a knife edge, the responsibility lies heavy on a Commodore`s shoulders...

This is the eighth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester`s inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.