Favian Markham is a rising young American officer in during
the War of 1812. As commander of the
small, slow brig Experiment, he must break the British blockade and take
his outgunned vessel on a daring raid into the Narrow Seas of England. On his desperate journey he faces duels,
rivalries, ambitious politicians, yardarm-to-yardarm combat, and the deadly
beauty of a foreign courtesan. Yet his
greatest battle is not with the enemy, but with his own divided nature . . .
Brig of War (originally published as The Raider)
is one of the historical novels with which Walter Jon Williams began his
career.
Favian Markham is a rising young American officer in during
the War of 1812. As commander of the
small, slow brig Experiment, he must break the British blockade and take
his outgunned vessel on a daring raid into the Narrow Seas of England. On his desperate journey he faces duels,
rivalries, ambitious politicians, yardarm-to-yardarm combat, and the deadly
beauty of a foreign courtesan. Yet his
greatest battle is not with the enemy, but with his own divided nature . . .
Brig of War (originally published as The Raider)
is one of the historical novels with which Walter Jon Williams began his
career.
Favian Markham is a rising young American officer in during
the War of 1812. As commander of the
small, slow brig Experiment, he must break the British blockade and take
his outgunned vessel on a daring raid into the Narrow Seas of England. On his desperate journey he faces duels,
rivalries, ambitious politicians, yardarm-to-yardarm combat, and the deadly
beauty of a foreign courtesan. Yet his
greatest battle is not with the enemy, but with his own divided nature . . .
Brig of War (originally published as The Raider)
is one of the historical novels with which Walter Jon Williams began his
career.
