The Indomitable Hornblower: Commodore Hornblower, Lord Hornblower & Hornblower in the West Indies (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #9-11 omnibus)
C.S. Forester
These thrilling tales of high-seas adventure in the Napoleonic era, which Winston Churchill found "vastly entertaining" and Ernest Hemingway recommended to "every literate I know", are being eagerly embraced by a new generation of readers. Back Bay takes pleasure in reissuing these classic tales in handsome new trade paperback editions.
— The Hornblower renaissance is in full sail with a nearly tenfold increase in sales: more than I5O, OOO Hornblower books sold in the first six months of 1999.
— The A&E television network's series of original movies based on Hornblower's adventures have been tremendously successful — praised by critics, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of viewers, and winner of the Emmy Award for best miniseries.
— Two new movies will be premiering in the spring on A&E.
— Readers and booksellers who admire Patrick O'Brian's novels delight in discovering this "new" series of nautical adventure stories.
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The 'Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order' series
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- Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester Book #3
- Hornblower and the Crisis by C.S. Forester Book #4
- Hornblower and the Atropos by C.S. Forester Book #5
- Beat to Quarters by C.S. Forester Book #6
- Ship of the Line by C.S. Forester Book #7
- Flying Colours by C.S. Forester Book #8