HMS Expedient. A Sea Story.

Proof Copy. 8vo. Pp. [x], 402. Pictorial wraps.

The first volume in the HMS Expedient series and the author's first novel. It is 1786 and Capt. William Rennie and Lt. James Hayter are sent on a scientific expedition to the South Seas with a foreboding there is something out of kilter on the nature of their task.

"Salute a new master of the sea. Smalley is intending to appropriate the capacious mantle of the late Patrick O'Brian and, on the strength of this book, it should prove a snug fit. Smalley has written a real page-turner, engrossing and enthralling, stuffed with memorable characters. Highly recommended." –Daily Express