Sinopsis

1809
Returning to England after the dramatic capture of Martinique, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress, Lady Catherine Somervell.

But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. France has forged an uneasy alliance with America. Together, they threaten BritainÂ’s trade routes. Bolitho is ordered immediately into the Indian Ocean, but, even though he is his countryÂ’s newest Admiral, for the first time Bolitho begins to ponder whether there might be life beyond the sea.