Far into the future, the apocalypse has already won.Dungeons tore open across the world, spilling creatures that didn’t belong on Earth—and humanity collapsed until only three people were left alive. Jacob was one of them… not because he was brave, skilled, or chosen, but because he was the least competent person you could possibly bet on.He survived by being a coward.He hid when he could, ran when he should’ve fought, and failed his way forward through pure luck an...

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 ...

Only twenty-seven years old, Horatio Hornblower has distinguished himself as a capable and intrepid officer in the Royal Navy. On a reconnaissance mission with the Hotspur, a three-masted frigate under his command, Hornblower and his crew narrowly avoid capture by their French adversaries, but the danger is not over. In the meantime, misgivings about his recent marriage also weigh heavily on the young officer's mind. In this 10th novel of the Hornblower series, C.S. Forester depicts anothe...