In the brutal contest for mastery of the seas, glory is never won without a price.

Master Commandant Favian Markham is young, ambitious, and hungry for distinction. Given command of the American brig Experiment, he faces an impossible task: break the British blockade and carry the war into the enemy’s own waters.

Outgunned, outmatched, and far from home, Markham drives his ship across the Atlantic and into the deadly maze of the Narrow Seas - where fog, hidden shoals, and the full might of the Royal Navy lie in wait.

But the greatest danger is not the enemy fleet.

As rivalries sharpen, loyalties are tested, and political ambitions reach even into the quarterdeck, Markham must hold together a fragile command while making decisions that could doom them all. His officers stand with him, but the burden of command is his alone.

From savage ship-to-ship duels to the intrigue of foreign ports and the allure of a dangerous liaison, Brig of War is a powerful tale of leadership, ambition, and the cost of honour.

This work was previously published as The Raider by Jon Williams.