AuthorJulian Stockwin
NarratorChristian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 14
Duration11h 25m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels
PublishersLamplight Audiobooks, W.F. Howes
VersionUnabridged
As the captain of a useful frigate, Kydd is claimed by the Leeward Islands station, exchanging the harsh situation in South America for the warmth and delights of the Caribbean. It's a sea change for Kydd, who revisits places and people that figured in his time as a young seaman. Some are nostalgic and pleasing, while others bring challenges of a personal nature. In Europe, Napoleon is triumphant on land, but so far away in the Caribbean, Kydd and the others feel secure and make the most of running down prizes and sending off fat convoys of sugar to England. But, in a stroke of genius, Bonaparte finds a way to take revenge for Trafalgar and shocks Kydd out of complacency when an element from his past returns and Kydd is accused of murder. In a stroke of irony, it is that same past that may just provide Kydd the means to clear his name.
Thomas Kydd Series Book 2: Artemis
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 2
Duration 11h 25m
This second naval adventure follows the life of Thomas Paine Kydd who sails into Portsmouth a hero after a ferocious battle against the French. Soon the sea beckons and Kydd sets off aboard his beloved Artemis for another adventure.
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 24: Thunderer
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 24
Duration 11h 58m
1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London, he's greeted by the Prince Regent, who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and being pa...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 21: A Sea of Gold
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 21
Duration 11h 14m
1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain Lord Thomas Cochrane. So begins a relationship, professional and personal, that will be unlike any that Kydd has known: a relationship that will lead him, almost simultaneously, to...
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Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 15
Duration 10h
'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily ExpressAn Admiralty summons to England cuts short Thomas Kydd's service in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. While the crew of L'Aurore can look forward to liberty and prize money, a shadow hangs over their captain: the impending court martial of his one...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 17: Inferno
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 17
Duration 11h 15m
1807: Though Britain's Navy remains imperious, as succession of battles has seen Napolean victorious on mainland Europe. In an attempt to prevent the French from taking control of Denmark's navy, Captain Thomas Kydd's great friend Nicholas Renzi, now Lord Farndon, is sent on a desperate diplomatic mission to persuade the Danes to give up their flee...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 18: Persephone
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 18
Duration 10h 45m
1807: An old passion is reawakened when Captain Sir Thomas Kydd meets Persephone Lockwood, a beautiful and determined admiral's daughter from his past. To win her hand, he must enter the highest echelons of London society. Mixing with aristocracy and royalty brings other responsibilities. The Prince of Wales asks him to take a temporary comand of t...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 1: Kydd
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 1
Duration 10h
Thomas Kydd, a wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang to be a part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all that he goes through in danger of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen. CONTAINS ST...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 11: Victory
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 11
Duration 11h 15m
Commander Thomas Kydd is eager to play his part in thwarting Bonaparte’s plans for the invasion of England. Joining Admiral Nelson’s command, Kydd and his ship soon find themselves at the heart of the action that leads up to the famous clash of the mighty British and French fleets at Trafalgar. Kydd’s journey takes him from fal...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 10: Invasion
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 10
Duration 11h 15m
Napoleon's forces are poised to invade Britain, and Commander Thomas Kydd's ship is at the forefront of the fleet defending the English coast. His honour restored after temporary disgrace in the Channel Islands, and reunited with his ship Teazer, Kydd seizes the chance to fight for his country. Then Kydd is abruptly withdrawn from the fleet and s...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 6: Tenacious
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 6
Duration 11h 10m
Thomas Paine Kydd is in Halifax enjoying the recognition and favour of his fellow officers when Tenacious is summoned to join Horatio Nelson's taskforce on an urgent reconnaissance mission. Intelligence suggests the French Revolution is about to set the Mediterranean ablaze, but Bonaparte's fleet is nowhere to be found. Nelson and his 'Ba...
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