Pasha

by Julian Stockwin

Overview

Volume #15 in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series featuring naval hero Thomas Kydd. Word has come from the British ambassador that the neutral Turks are being wooed by the French. If the ancient city of Constantinople falls into their hands, Napoleon's route to India will be unrestricted and his plans for world domination made a reality. Kydd returns to sea to assist and must also find a way to free Renzi from a Turkish prison.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493075041
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2023
Series:	Kydd Sea Adventures , #15
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
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

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

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

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

Western Morning News

Stockwin deftly recreates time and place so readers become immersed in the intrigue and adventure that unfolds. .. Stalwart fans of Stockwyn and the Kydd series will find this an engrossing tale rife with unusual encounters and noteworthy action.

Pirates and Privateers

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

Booklist

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

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

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

High-seas adventure, ocean battles, bloody melees, and general villainy . . . Stockwin, who based this tale on a factual debacle overlooked by history, is a master of Napoleonic-era atmosphere and rich descriptions of the military, politics, and society. With the last two books, Stockwin’s series is approaching the level of C. S. Forester’s Hornblower books.”  —Publishers Weekly

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