Hornblower and the Atropos Author:C. S. Forester Captain Horatio Hornblower supervising the funteral of Lord Nelson....Captain Horatio Hornblower conducting a search for sunken treasure in Turkish waters....Captain Horatio Hornblower sailing his swift, but outgunned Atropos into battle with a great Spanish frigate----his nation's safety riding on his safe return....These are the principal adve... more »ntures in C. S. Forester's new Hornblower novel. Chronologically, HORNBLOWER AND THE ATROPOS fills in the 3 year gap between LIEUTENANT HORNBLOWER and CAPTAIN HORNBLOWER. The time is 1805---the early days of Hornblower's captaincy, the early months of Empire for France. Britain's greatest enemy was on the march---Napoleon.« less