Leeward
1800. HMS Ulysses mutinies off Trinidad and vanishes into the Caribbean. No one knows how many of the crew are left alive or what the mutineers plan to do with the vessel.
Captain Hiram Nightingale is a veteran of the wars that have raged across Europe and the Americas but a grand victory at the Battle of the Nile comes at a devastating cost. Plagued by wounds both physical and mental, he attempts to recover by accepting command of HMS Scylla. His task is to hunt down the mutineers and bring the ship and crew to justice.
However, it soon becomes clear that the Ulysses is just one danger in an immense web. Nightingale finds himself in the middle of a network of secrets that will affect everyone aboard his ship. He has to battle against the perils of the war-torn seas, an unaccepting crew, and meddling, powerful figures from the past. And in the centre, his new lieutenant, the popular Arthur Courtney who seems set on stirring up long-repressed feelings.
On this journey, Nightingale must confront his own demons. For it seems, during his dangerous adventure, his greatest enemy might be himself.
- Brings long overdue and crucial queer representation to a traditionally male and heterosexual genre
- With action aplenty and an achingly beautiful love story, this also has huge crossover appeal for fans of Hornblower and Outlander
- Published to rave reviews including 'An extraordinary work, absolutely breathtaking ... it beggars belief' by Conn Iggulden and was a Times Historical Novel of the Year 2023
Katie Daysh is an author from the Isle of Wight who loves to explore unheard voices in fiction. In her main genre, historical fiction, she enjoys placing queer characters at the heart of the narrative. Her stories are often set on the sea and illuminate themes of friendship, loyalty and mental health issues. Katie is the author of the Courtney and Nightingale queer naval adventure series, set during the Age of Sail. She is known as empiresofwater on Wattpad, and KDayshAuthor on other social media. In her regular life, she works in retail.
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