Peter Raven under fire
By: Michael Molloy
Publisher: Chicken House
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Frome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781904442448
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; History; Seafaring life; Midshipmen; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Louisiana Purchase; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Great Britain
Description: Peter Raven is the new midshipman on board HMS Torren, a Royal Navy ship battling with the French, led by General Napoleon Bonaparte. From the outset the thirteen-year old finds himself bound to Commodore Beaumont, an intrepid British spy. When unexpected events at sea plunge the pair into a dangerous intrigue on shore, they discover an extraordinary plot by France to create a new empire by taking control of the recently formed United States. Soon its a race against time to the pirate-filled waters of the Caribbean to save an entire nation, and a spirited American girl who has captured their hearts!