After a daring escape from a British prison, Philippe Kermorvant returns to France and gains command of a frigate in the Mediterranean, where France is trying to rebuild its decimated fleet.
Facing overwhelming odds, the fleet is forced to flee for refuge to a fortified bay. The prospect of an interminable blockade looms, but Philippe is given leave from his command to meet an enigmatic young general, who has a mission for him.
What follows is a shocking murder, a siege, a whirlwind romance and a duel to the death on the high seas, as Philippe contends with threats from every side.
And amidst all this chaos, a terrible face from his past threatens to uproot everything that he has built for himself.
Tyranny’s Bloody Standard by JD Davies is published on 26 October, 2023.
It’s the second in his Philippe Kermorvant Thrillers series, following Sailor of Liberty. He’s looked at the background to these books in Are we the bad guys? Writing naval historical fiction from the French point of view.
He’s written a couple of Historia features, these ones looking at naval warfare in Tudor times:
(Re)writing the Spanish Armada
All at sea in Tudor England
