Command a King's Ship Author:Alexander Kent The boatswain's call is lost in the chill wind as His Majesty's frigate Undine slips anchor at Spithead and stands south...for India! The year is 1974, and this is Richard Bolitho's first command since the war in the Caribbean. His orders are still sealed, but he knows his duty well: forge a fighting crew from green hands and convicts, fight ... more »through the slavers off the African coast, and sail for the eastern seas where iron shot and tall ships will decide the course of an empire...« less