Join young Horatio Hornblower in the thrilling naval adventure from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks'A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations of character in fiction' Conn Iggulden, The Independent_______1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives hi...

June, 1808 – and off the Coast of Nicaragua Captain Horatio Hornblower has his hands full …Now in command of HMS Lydia, a thirty-six-gun frigate, Hornblower has instructions to form an alliance against the Spanish colonies with a mad and messianic revolutionary, El Supremo; to find a water route across the Central American isthmus; and ‘to take, sink, burn or destroy’ the fifty-gun Spanish ship of the line Natividad – or face court-martial. And as if that wasn’t hard enough, Hornbl...

In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Soon Atropos is part of the Mediterranean Fleet's harassment of Napoleon, recovering treasure that lies deep in Turkish waters and boldly challenging a Spanish frigate several...

Brought to you by Penguin.'Unbelievably good' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy '44The Tom Hanks film originally published as The Good Shepherd and acclaimed as C.S. Forester's wartime classicIt's 1942. America has just joined the war.Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation.Captain Krause must lead his first command of a ...

Step into C.S. Forester's classic seafaring tales about Horatio Hornblower from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks'A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations of character in fiction' Conn Iggulden, The IndependentJoin Horatio Hornblower and as he sets sail on a world of adventure, fighting against the ruthless Napoleo...

GOLD FROM CRETE is a collection of 10 short stories set during World War II from C.S. Forrester, author of the Hornblower saga.

Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesThere is nothing more dangerous than a desperate manBank clerk William Marble is facing financial ruin - until a visit from a wealthy young relative, a bottle of Cyanide and a shovel offer him an unexpected solution. But there is no such thing as the perfect murder. Gradually Marble becomes poisoned by guilt and fear, and his entire family corrupted. Sooner or later his deed will catch up w...

Cut off from his regiment by enemy forces pursuing his British comrades in retreat, Rifleman Matthew Dodd commits himself to fighting his way back to friendly lines. Dodd's simple, unyielding devotion to his duties as a soldier exemplifies core values - honor, courage and commitment - which all Marines are expected to demonstrate. He never thinks in terms of surrender. He doesn't just escape and evade - he continues to perform as a rifleman, killing enemy soldiers. In one of the opening ch...

A classic novel about the Peninsular War from the celebrated author of the HORNBLOWER seriesAbandoned by the retreating Spanish army during the Peninsular War, the gun is an eighteen pounder bronze cannon, thirteen feet long, weighing three tons. When a group of Spanish partisans come across it two years later they see in it a chance for victory against the French - but first they must haul it across the mountains with nothing but a handful of donkeys and half-star...

The Peacemaker is about a pacifist mathematician and schoolteacher who tries to force peace on the world through his invention of a magnetic disruptor that stops machinery. Will he succeed, or will he be betrayed?

"Mr. Midshipman Hornblower" is a captivating historical novel by C. S. Forester, chronicling the early career of Horatio Hornblower, a young and inexperienced midshipman in the British Royal Navy during the late 18th century. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, the novel follows Hornblower's journey from a shy and uncertain youth to a competent and courageous officer. Through a series of adventurous episodes, including naval battles, daring rescues, and personal challenges, Ho...

Author C.S. Forester is best known for his gripping novels about naval warfare, but when he turned his talents to other subjects, the results were equally captivating ― and full of surprises. C. S. Forester had a lighter side and, with a twist of his wry wit, could amuse, bamboozle, or educate, all with equal aplomb.Among those stories featured in this collection are such favorites as:“To My Darling” ― Frank Fearon's days as a novelist were about to end. Diagnosed with a fa...