Hornblower and the "Atropos"

Non-stop action and a great read on every page as the young Horatio Hornblower gets in and out of trouble. There are superb sailing scenes where you don't have to understand all the terms to get the feel and flavor and tension of what is happening. There is also intelligent consideration of these ev......more

I was a little disappointed with this Hornblower book. It was definitely the weakest of the bunch thus far. Hornblower is promoted to Post-Captain and as junior Captain on the rolls (but none-the-less favored) he is given a ship - a 22 gun sloop of war. The smallest possible shop to rate a full Capt......more

The life of Horatio Hornblower continues. Here Captain Hornblower (one of many captains waiting ashore for a command) gets command of the Atropos. She's a small sloop of war the very smallest ship that would require a captain to command her rather than a commander. I read many of these years ago but......more

Horatio Hornblower gets the helm of his first ship. Even though it is a small ship, and he is the junior most captain of the navy, he gets sent on an important mission, and uses his wits and guile to win the day. It is amazing to see how much the world has changed in what is an eyeblink in the cosmic......more

Another good addition to the Hornblower series. As usual, the action never stops in several different adventures. That was one of the issues too, though. In prior books, a big deal has been made of how long it took to beat back windward & the lack made the end of the book seem a bit sketchy. Also, i......more