The HMS Swift Adventures are set against the historical backdrop of the fragile peace that existed between the American Revolution, the looming French Revolution and the threat of Napoleon's growing empire.
The year is 1791 and Captain Thomas Butler and his loyal crew of The HMS Swift, a frigate in the service of King George III Of England, are sent on a series of missions where nothing is what it seems, and forces far darker than any of them have experienced before, reign supreme.