Artemis

by Julian Stockwin

Overview

A family matter threatens to take Kydd from the life he has grown to love and he manages to ship out again on his beloved Artemis--a voyage that will take him to the fabled East and present him with fierce challenges, both personal and physical.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493068814
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2022
Series:	Kydd Sea Adventures , #2
Edition description:	2022 Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(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 rousingly exciting and delicious full-immersion in the perils of seafaring and society during the great Age of Sail!

Dewey Lambdin

From a journey to the far side of the world, to navigating the Roaring 40s, the Furious 50s, and the Screaming 60s, Stockwin once again delivers a masterful and galvanizing adventure that provides us with numerous you-are-there experiences alongside Kydd. Some scenes are nightmarish. Others allow us to feel as bereft as he does. We readily identify with how changes impact existing ways of life and some professions become antiquated. The final episode in this circumnavigation of the world is riveting and disquieting, compelling us to read the next installment of Kydd’s exploits in the Royal Navy.

Pirates and Privateers

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

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

Oxford Times

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

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

Praise for KYDD:
'I was soon turning over the pages almost indecently fast... Roll on, the promised adventures of Kydd and Renzi.'

Gripping...Rich in action and full of interesting characters, this thrilling novel leaves you in awe of the 18th-century seaman.

With Kydd, Julian Stockwin quickly signals that he is an innovative and accomplished fresh talent in the field, with a complex and richly drawn hero at the centre of an intelligently structured narrative.

Stockwin paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line... the harsh naval discipline, the rancid food, and the skill of the common sailor are all skilfully evoked.

The vantage point of the common sailor gives the nautical novel a fresh twist. In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world.

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