Caribbee

by Julian Stockwin

Overview

Volume #14 in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series. Naval hero Thomas Kydd is claimed by the Leeward Islands station, exchanging the harsh situation in South America for the delights of the Caribbean. Meanwhile in Europe, Napoleon is triumphant on land and finds a way to take revenge for Trafalgar. When Kydd is accused of murder, an element from his past may just provide him the means to clear his name.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493075027
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	328
File size:	1 MB

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

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

Publishers Weekly

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

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

Dewey Lambdin

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

Caribbee is an engrossing tale that mixes sea adventure and intelligence while contrasting how two men command their ships. . . . One of the best so far in the series where readers get reacquainted with people from Kydd and Renzi’s past and jaw-dropping action abounds.

Pirates and Privateers

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.

The Guardian

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

Library Journal

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.

Kirkus Reviews

Stockwin continues to display his talents in transporting his audience from the 21st century to the chaotic worlds of Kydd, Renzi, and their imperiled homeland. . . . [He] goes into action with swords drawn and cannons and carronades blasting.

Historical Novels Review Online

Written with authoritative detail by a gifted storyteller who is passionate about the Great Age of Sail.

Western Morning News

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

Oxford Times

Well-written mixture of high-seas adventure and character-based drama . . . impossible not to enjoy.

Booklist

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

Caribbee is an engrossing tale that mixes sea adventure and intelligence while contrasting how two men command their ships. . . . One of the best so far in the series where readers get reacquainted with people from Kydd and Renzi's past and jaw-dropping action abounds.

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

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.

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

Stockwin continues to display his talents in transporting his audience from the 21st century to the chaotic worlds of Kydd, Renzi, and their imperiled homeland. . . . [He] goes into action with swords drawn and cannons and carronades blasting.

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.

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.

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.

Well-written mixture of high-seas adventure and character-based drama . . . impossible not to enjoy.

Written with authoritative detail by a gifted storyteller who is passionate about the Great Age of Sail.

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

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