Time of Terror

by Seth Hunter

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590137406
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Series:	The Nathan Peake Novels , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	392
Sales rank:	283,767
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Seth Hunter is 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 thriller Hollow Target, and his next thriller, In A Pig's Ear, was named as one of the Guardian'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.

Editorial Reviews

"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." —Publishers Weekly


"A well-researched novel that draws you into the dangers of life in France post-1789. A highly compelling read." —Historical Novels Review


 "Seth Hunter has a more natural storyteller's eye than Patrick O'Brian . . . well wrought and deftly told." —Daily Telegraph

From the Publisher

British writer Hunter's rousing American debut, the first of a trilogy, features Royal Navy officer Nathan Peake, a 23-year-old mariner whose misadventures had convinced him early on that “he was born to hang.” In 1793, Nathan is plucked from the deck of his warship and sent to Paris on a secret mission, disguised as an American sea captain smuggling tobacco into France. He is unwittingly involved in a British plot to ruin the French economy by flooding France with counterfeit banknotes and to provide gold to bribe French revolutionaries. Unfortunately, the viciousness of the Paris mob, the duplicity of revolutionaries like Robespierre, and the specter of the guillotine threaten Nathan, his conspirators, and the condemned widow he loves. Our hero survives sea battles, assassin attacks, and torture, but his schemes often tragically fail. Hunter (a pseudonym) presents a complex plot, written with wit, suspense, intrigue, and action. Along with a flawed but likable character, he reveals the bloody history of the French Revolution, and establishes solid ground for the upcoming sequels, already published in the U.K. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

A well-researched novel that draws you into the dangers of life in France post-1789. A highly compelling read.

Historical Novels Review Online

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.

a Patrick O'Brian Podcast The Lubber's Hole

Really engaging. Seth Hunter has a more natural storyteller's eye than Patrick O'Brian. .. well wrought and deftly told.

Daily Telegraph