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Thomas Kydd Series Book 22: To the Eastern Seas

AuthorJulian Stockwin

NarratorChristian Rodska

SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 22

Duration11h 57m

CategoriesHistorical Novels, Adult Fiction

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

VersionUnabridged

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1811. The Adriatic, the 'French Lake', is the most valuable territory Napoleon Bonaparte possesses. The Admiralty summons Thomas Kydd to lead a squadron of frigates into these waters to cause havoc and distress to the enemy. Kydd is dubbed 'The Sea Devil' by Bonaparte who personally appoints one of his favourites, Dubourdieu, along with a fleet that greatly outweighs the British, to rid him of this menace. At the same time, Nicholas Renzi is sent to Austria on a secret mission to sound out the devious arch-statesman, Count Metternich. His meeting reveals a deadly plan by Bonaparte that threatens the whole balance of power in Europe. The only thing that can stop it is a decisive move at sea, and for this he must somehow cross the Alps to the Adriatic to contact Kydd directly. A climactic sea battle where the stakes could not be higher is inevitable. Can Kydd shatter Bonaparte's dreams of breaking out of Europe and marching to the gates of India and Asia?

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