AuthorJulian Stockwin
NarratorChristian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 7
Duration10h 38m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels
PublisherChivers
VersionUnabridged
Thrilled at his first command, a little brig sloop called Teazer, Thomas Kydd must race to bring his ship to battle readiness - he is desperately needed to defend Malta against Barbary corsairs, ferocious privateers and the French who are frantically trying to rescue the remnants of their army in the Levant. But his jubilation does not last long - peace is suddenly declared and Kydd is left ashore on half pay. A rare chance gives him the opportunity to once again go to sea. He sets sail as captain of a convict transport for the penal colony in New South Wales - and challenges that will test both his seamanship and humanity to the limit.
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 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 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 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 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 Series Book 5: Quarterdeck
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 5
Duration 10h 25m
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...
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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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Thomas Kydd Series Book 14: Caribbee
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 14
Duration 11h 25m
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 p...
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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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Thomas Kydd Series Book 22: To the Eastern Seas
Author: Julian Stockwin
Author Julian Stockwin
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThomas Kydd, Book 22
Duration 11h 57m
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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