Ex Lib.usual Stamps. Protected Cove, Good. Jack Aubry, A Brilliant And Fearless Captain In Nelson"s Navy, Accepts A Mission That Will Test His Abilities To The Limit: He Is To Set Sail Immediately For Cape Horn, To Intercept A Powerful Frigate Intent On Wreaking Havoc Among British Whalers. His Beloved Ship, H.M.S. Surprise, Is Up To The Task, But The Ranks Of Her Crew Have Been Thinned, And Many Of Her Sailors Are Untried. And, The Ship"s Surgeon Has Orders Of His Own In The World Of Secret Intelligence. 374+pp
