In The Time of Terror, friends turn against friends, patriots are betrayed, and lovers must pay the ultimate price.
1793: British navy commander Nathan Peake patrols the English coast, looking for smugglers. Desperate for some real action, Peake gets his chance when France declares war on England and descends into the bloody madness of the Terror. Peake is entrusted with a mission to wreck the … mission to wreck the French economy by smuggling fake banknotes into Paris. His activities take him down Paris streets patrolled by violent mobs and into the sinister catacombs beneath the French capital. And they bring him close to famous characters of the day: the English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, her American lover Gilbert Imlay who acts as George Washington’s agent in Paris, and the British/American writer and revolutionary Thomas Paine. As opposition to the Terror mounts, Peake fights to carry out his mission — and to save the life of the woman he loves.
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Slow and dull. Could not force myself to finish it
Well researched and written.
This book gave me a new look at the French revolution and their American friend and British enemy.
The book accurately depicts the terror that took control in France after the French Revolution…..some scary parallels right now in the United States now with anti-fa and other leftist groups trying to shut down free speech with violence. Every reasonable person needs to be aware of this historical cautionary tale.
Fantastic look into the French Revolution. The author obviously researched and used a realistic approach on the points scholars debate.
I like it a lot. Reminded me of the Hornblower novels!
Seth Hunter writes from an accurate historic base with intrigue, action and wonderful descriptions that make you feel like you are right there. I will read more books by him.
An entertaining adventure story laid against a background of the aftermath of the French Revolution.
Enjoyable, but a little unbelievable how main hero kept getting out of jams.
Nice read for those who love action packed naval stories set in the Napoleonic war time frame.
Good view into the political struggle of the 18th century. Not as much naval action as I had expected. Still a good read with nothing borrowed other than maybe from the RN archives which is called research.
It was very good and I learned something about the time period.
Really enjoyed the adventures of the main character and the historical background. I learned a lot about the French Revolution that I was unaware of. The story had high sea and land adventures and the whole book was true to the period. Very enjoyable reading.
Interested in how the author portrayed the revolutionists of the French Revolution. Also interesting in the part played by the British.
If you are an addicted fan of seafaring novels as I am, you won’t like this one. Very little takes place aboard ship, and I daresay Capt. Nathan Peake felt nary a drop of salt spray during a storm.
The movement of the story is often becalmed, or sailing against a stiff current of the reader’s boredom and closing eyelids.
I’d give this one a …
A fun read if you like historical fiction
Great read! Looking forward to another book by this author.
A good story line.
I should have avoided this book-I can not stand tales of the terror. But the author has a great way with words, and I enjoy anything nautical, so it was a good read.
Nicely done. I learned more of French Revolution (after researching the characters and places in the story) than I ever did in HS European History class.
It is an extraordinary depiction of the terror of the revolution as an early version of Nazi Germany or ISIS controlled territory.