Beneath the Aurora
The Nathaniel Drinkwater Series, Book 12By Richard Woodman
256 pp. September 2001. Paperback. $14.95
ISBN 1-57409-102-6
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In the year 1813, Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department. As the Grand Army of Napoleon braces for defeat on the battlefields of Germany, a secret American treaty is discovered, leading Drinkwater ultimately into the forbidding fjords of Norway and one of the most desperate missions of his career.
Increasingly isolated and emotionally scarred by the long war with France and her allies, Drinkwater pursues a personal odyssey against daunting opposition. The activities of one of Napoleon's most charismatic marshals — involving American privateers, escaped prisoners, and the Danish Navy — result in a violent confrontation that plays out beneath the aurora.
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About the Author:
As a professional sailor, Richard Woodman has progressed from apprentice to captain in a variety of ships. Along with the Drinkwater series, he has written nautical fiction about tea-clippers and cargo liners and is a member of the Society for Nautical Research. Woodman lives in England, and is considered one of the strongest voices in nautical fiction today.