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AuthorJulian Stockwin
NarratorChristian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 5
Duration10h 25m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels
PublisherW.F. Howes
VersionUnabridged
Thomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the bloody Battle of Camperdown in October 1797. Now, he must sit an examination to confirm his rank - or face an inglorious return before the mast.
But this is only the first of many obstacles for a man who was pressed into the King's Service and discovered a calling for the sea. Kydd is from humble origins, yet he attains the lofty heights of the quarterdeck as an officer in His Majesty's Navy. If he is to avoid spending the rest of his career as a tarpaulin officer, he must also become a gentleman.
Kydd and his enigmatic friend Nicholas Renzi set sail in HMS Tenacious for the North American station. Aboard the old 64-gun ship, Kydd comes to doubt he will ever match up to the high-born gentlemen officers.
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator John Telfer
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 27
Duration 10h 31m
April 1814. Napoleon is deposed and exiled. Saddled with huge war debts, the British government has no choice but to place many of its naval ships in reserve. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is one of the lucky officers not to be put on half pay. Instead, in the realisation of his life's ambition, he is offered an admiral's flag, but the station is West Af...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 9: Treachery
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 9
Duration 10h 45m
Thomas Kydd has dragged himself up in the navy from press-ganged seaman to captain of his own ship. Now he faces disgrace. After losing favour with his superiors, and suffering terrible personal tragedy, Kydd and his ship are sent to guard the Channel Islands from Napoleon's forces. When he is brutally betrayed off the Normandy Coast and removed fr...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 20: The Iberian Flame
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 20
Duration 12h 19m
1808. With the Peninsula in turmoil, Napoleon Bonaparte signs a treaty to dismember Portugal and put his brother, Joseph, on the throne of Spain. Meanwhile, Nicholas Renzi, the Lord Farndon, undertakes a deadly mission to stir up partisan unrest to disrupt this Napoleonic alliance with Spain. Thrust into the crucible of the uprising, Captain Sir Th...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 23: Balkan Glory
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 23
Duration 12h 4m
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 tha...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 3: Seaflower
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 3
Duration 11h 15m
It is two years since Thomas Kydd was spirited away in the night aboard the old ship Duke William. Now, he and the other members of the ill-fated Artemis are shipwrecked sailors, back in London to be summoned as court martial witnesses. Then, in a political act to shield an officer's reputation, they are shipped out in haste to the Caribbean - wher...
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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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Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 26
Duration 10h 42m
The 26th Kydd adventure from veteran writer Julian Stockwin. Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer, which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda.
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 4: Mutiny
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 4
Duration 11h 5m
It is 1797 and Thomas Kydd is now master's mate on Achilles. Kydd sails for England, but his joy at returning home is soon forgotten when he finds himself at the centre of one of the most extraordinary events in English history- the Mutiny at the Nore. Ten thousand men and scores of ships hold the country to ransom. Kydd is faced with a terrible ch...
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Thomas Kydd Book 25: Yankee Mission
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 25
Duration 11h 2m
With Bonaparte held to a stalemate in Europe, the race to empire is now resumed. Britain's ambitions turn to the Spice Islands, the Dutch East Indies, where Admiral Pellew has been sent to confront the enemy's vastly rich holdings in these tropical islands. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd joins reinforcements to snatch these for the British Crown. The two...
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Thomas Kydd Series Book 13: Betrayal
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 13
Duration 11h 5m
Who will steal the greatest prize of Empire? South America's Spanish colonies are in a ferment of popular unrest. Rumors of a treasure hoard of Spanish silver spur Thomas Kydd's commander-in-chief, Commodore Popham, to assemble a makeshift invasion fleet and launch a bold attack on Buenos Aires. The British invasion force wins a battle against impr...
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