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Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 26
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 22
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"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 colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region - there...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A young wig-maker is seized and sent aboard the Duke William where he learns the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Through the danger, he falls in love with the life and, in a complete about face, becomes a true sailor and defender of Britain at war.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2002, c2001
Language
English
Description
A young sailor battles foes on sea and land in this second entry in Stockwin's 19th-century naval series. When we last left young Thomas Kydd, he had distinguished himself in battle aboard the Duke William (Kydd, 2001). Now, Kydd and fellow novice sailor Nicholas Renzi leave the lumbering Duke William for the sleek frigate Artemis and promptly find themselves in cutthroat battle again, overmatched against the French frigate Citoyenne. The face-off...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 25
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"1812. Off the coast of Brazil, HMS Java, a proud British 38-gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS Constitution--signaling across the world's oceans a challenge to Britain's naval premiership that cannot be ignored. Back in England, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is enjoying a moment of normal life with his wife and his newborn son. With his Thunderer in dock receiving some well-earned repairs he is, momentarily, without a command. It's...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 21
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
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 first glory, then ruin. The French fleet is massing in the Basque Roads in a near impregnatable position....
Author
Series
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
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 Thomas Kydd is dismayed to come up against an old foe from his past - now his superior and commander -...
9) Betrayal
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Cape Colony is proving a tiresome assignment for Thomas Kydds daring commander-in-chief Commodore Popham: South Americas Spanish colonies are in a ferment of popular unrest. Rumors of a treasure hoard of Spanish silver spur him to assemble a makeshift invasion fleet and launch a bold attack on the capital of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate in Buenos Aires. Navigating the treacherous bars and mud flats of the river, the British invasion force wins...
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In the 10th book of the popular series, rumors fly of Napoleon's planned invasion of England, and British naval commander Thomas Kydd is sent to liaise with American inventor, Robert Fulton, who has created "infernal machines" that can wreak mass destruction from a distance. Fulton believes that his inventions, namely the submarine and torpedo, will win the day for the power that possesses them, and Kydd must help him develop the devices. Despite...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 5
Publisher
McBooks Press
Language
English
Description
In this fifth adventure Kydd passes a tough examination for his lieutenancy but feels out of place among the high born officers. Later he is caught up in the intrigue surrounding the birth of the American Navy and must use quick wits and superior seamanship to survive.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
England, 1794. Thomas Paine Kydd and the crew of shipwrecked sailors have returned to England for the court-martial of the sole surviving officer of Her Majesty's frigate Artemis. As a result, Kydd and his mate Nicholas Renzi are forcibly shipped off to the Caribbean.
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 7
Publisher
McBooks Press
Language
English
Description
"The seventh Kydd adventure finds Thomas Kydd with his own command at last: the brigsloop Teazer! But Kydd must race the clock to make her battle-ready to defend Malta against Barbary pirates. Soon peace is declared, and the young captain finds himself ashore on half pay. To make ends meet, he agrees to transport convicts to Australia and unexpetedly must offer passage to his friend Renzi as well. There, at the ends of the earth, they will be forced...
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Napoleon Bonaparte continues planning for the invasion of England as Admiral Horatio Nelson and the Royal Navy patrol the seas, seeking out their elusive enemy. When convoluted political machinations in England lead to the impeachment of the head of the Navy, Commander Thomas Kydd is forced to choose sides. Eager to take on the real enemy, Kydd decides to join Nelsons squadron just before the Battle of Trafalgar, the greatest sea encounter of all...
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"In this ninth installment in the Kydd series, Lieutenant Thomas Kydd faces implacable enemies in high places as he reels from the death of his fianc©♭e and the loss of his brig, Teazer. Framed and unfairly dismissed from his ship, he and his friend Renzi struggle to survive in Guernsey while they attempt to clear Kydd's name. Then Renzi is hired by a mysterious nobleman and reluctantly engages in covert operations, while Kydd becomes captain of...
19) Thunderer
Author
Series
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is showered with honours. Despite Kydd's protests that he's happy with his present command, he's given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and is part of a standing fleet. Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed. Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels...
Author
Series
Publisher
McBooks Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Kydd is offered a new command but that ship is still under construction, so he decides to look up one of his old naval friends and enjoy some of the pleasures of London. This is cut short when he is summoned to Portsmouth to bear witness at the trial of Sir Home Popham for his actions at Cape Town and Buenos Aires.
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