Beyond the Reef

In March 1808, as Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force there. Setting aside his bitter memories and the anguish of a friendship betrayed, Bolitho takes passage in the ill-fated Golden Plover.

In martie 1808, cand Napoleon tine Portugalia si isi ameninta vechiul aliat Spania, vice-amiralul Sir Richard Bolitho este trimis din nou la Capul Bunei Sperante pentru a stabili acolo o forta navala permanenta. Lasand deoparte amintirile sale amare si angoasa unei prietenii tradate, Bolitho face trecere in nefericitul Plover de Aur.