Hornblower and the Atropos
In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Soon Atropos is part of the Mediterranean Fleet's harassment of Napoleon, recovering treasure that lies deep in Turkish waters and boldly challenging a Spanish frigate several times her size. At the center of each adventure is Hornblower, Forester's most inspired creation, whose blend of cautious preparation and spirited execution dazzles friend and foe alike.
About the Hornblower Saga Series
Books in series order
- 1.Mr Midshipman Hornblower(1950)
- 2.Lieutenant Hornblower(1952)
- 3.Hornblower and the Hotspur(1962)
- 4.Hornblower and the Crisis(1967)
- 5.Hornblower and the Atropos(1953)
- 6.The Happy Return(1937)
- 7.A Ship of the Line(1938)
- 8.Flying Colours(1938)
- 9.Commodore Hornblower(1945)
- 10.Lord Hornblower(1946)
- 11.Hornblower in the West Indies(1957)
- +Hornblower Companion(1964)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
As a seventeen-year-old with a touch of seasickness, young Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a dash in His Majesty's Navy. Yet from the moment he is ordered to board a French merchant ship in the Bay of Biscay and take command of crew and cargo, he proves his seafaring mettle on the waves. In 1793, on the eve of the Napoleon Wars, the young Midshipman receives his first command...
Please Note: The Hornblower Saga is presented here in order of the narrative's chronology rather than the order in which the books were published.