Artemis

by Julian Stockwin Narrated by Christian Rodska

Overview

It's the great age of fighting sail, when the seven seas are stalking grounds for prey and prize money...
Aboard the crack frigate HMS Artemis, life can be invigorating-and short. Now a fully-fledged Jack Tar, Kydd sails into Portsmouth Harbour and a hero's welcome after a ferocious battle against the French. However his jubilation is cut short when a family matter threatens to take him from the life he has grown to love. But the sea beckons and Kydd manages to ship out again in his beloved Artemis - a voyage that will take him to the East.

Editorial Reviews

Yorkshire Evening Post

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.

Daily Telegraph

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.

Dewey Lambdin

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

Library Journal

Comparable to C.C. Humphreys’s Jack Absolute series and the naval tales of the great Patrick O’Brian.

Pirates and Privateers

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.

Kirkus Reviews

Likable Tom and his shipmates make a snug fit in that page-turning Forester and O'Brian tradition—thanks to retired Royal Navy author Stockwin.

The Guardian

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

Publishers Weekly

Period dialect and seagoing argot aplenty add credibility to the adventure, and the unworldly Kydd is an apt lens for the reader's journey.

Oxford Times

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

From the Publisher

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.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171251123
Publisher:	W. F. Howes Ltd
Publication date:	02/05/2015
Series:	Thomas Kydd , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

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