Corvette FROM THE PUBLISHER
The frozen splendor of the Arctic Ocean and the absorbing drama of a nineteenth century whale hunt unfold in The Corvette .
Rewarded by promotion for his services at the Battle of Copenhagen, Commander Drinkwater is dispatched in haste to replace the captain of the MELUSINE, who has been shot in a duel. The ship sails as an escort to a whaling fleet on its annual expedition to the Greenland Sea in pursuit of right whales.
During the whale hunt the loss of one of the vessels sets off a chain of misfortune. Disaster, death and treachery result. To repair his ship, Drinkwater seeks shelter off the Greenland coast and finds more hazards than the Arctic alone can produce. It is here that Drinkwater makes the most difficult decision of his career.
About the Author:
As a professional sailor, Richard Woodman has sailed in a variety of ships serving from apprentice to captain. Besides the Nathaniel Drinkwater series, he has written nautical fiction about tea-clippers and cargo liners. He is a member of the Society for Nautical Research. Living in England, Woodman is considered one of the strongest voices in nautical fiction today.
FROM THE CRITICS
AudioFile - Susan B. Stavropoulos
Battling icebergs and Napoleonic plots, Captain Drinkwater charts an exciting and informative course in Greenland waters. His appealing nature is sympathetically enacted by Sinden who also steers deftly among the other personalities and dialects of the cast. The occasional verbose explanations of whaling or meteorological technology are enhanced by his lively reading. He imparts a sense of excited discovery to even the most minute observations. This whets the appetite for other episodes in Woodmanﾽs Drinkwater series. S.B.S. ﾽAudioFile, Portland, Maine
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