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by Julian Stockwin

Overview

It is 1793. Europe is ablaze with war. The British prime minister is under pressure to intimidate the French and dispatches a Navy squadron to the French coast. To man the ships, ordinary citizens must be press-ganged; Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized and taken across the country to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all he goes through, amid the dangers of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen, taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor and defender of Britain at war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493068807
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2022
Series:	Kydd Sea Adventures , #1
Edition description:	2022 Edition
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

At the age of fourteen, Julian Stockwin went to TS Indefatigable, a tough sea-training school. He joined the British Royal Navy at fifteen before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy, where he served for eight years in the Far East, the Antarctic, and the South Seas. Retired as a lieutenant commander, he lives in Devon, England, with his wife and literary partner, Kathy.

Editorial Reviews

A rip-roaring yarn that confirms. .. [Stockwin’s] ability to turn his vivid knowledge of eighteenth-century seafaring into first-rate global adventure.

The Guardian

Stockwin's writing is enriched by his own experiences in the Royal Navy, which gives scenes of fighting and tempest an authenticity to delight anyone who shares his passion for the sea.

Daily Telegraph

Stockwin's descriptions of the bloody reality of naval combat 200 years ago are memorably vivid, and reveal a profound respect for the seamen who were willing to sacrifice their lives to help save their country.

Yorkshire Evening Post

Adventure and historical fans will delight in this well-crafted yarn.

Booklist

Elegantly plotted. .. the writing has the power of a broadside at close range.

Oxford Times

A rousingly exciting and delicious full-immersion in the perils of seafaring and society during the great Age of Sail!

Dewey Lambdin

A rousing debut. .. a brilliantly imagined account of a man overcoming fear.

The Boston Globe

With the mastery of a virtuoso, Stockwin delivers a seamless tale that ensnares the reader in whatever Kydd sees, hears, feels, and experiences, be it a ferocious flogging, the depths of despair, men fomenting mutiny, or the brutality of war.. . Kydd is a deftly woven and riveting sea story that refuses to let go once the grappling hooks are thrown. When the last page is turned, readers will yearn for the next book in the Kydd Sea Adventures.

Pirates and Privateers

A rousing debut. .. a brilliantly imagined account of a man overcoming fear.

Boston Globe