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TO THE EASTERN SEAS
Kydd #22
Action-packed 22nd novel from the greatest living writer of maritime fiction
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 can be only one victor to hold all the spoils. The colonial genius, Stamford Raffles, believes Britain should strike at the very centre of Dutch spice production, the Moluccas, but is fiercely opposed. Kydd, allying himself to this cause, conspires to lead a tiny force to a triumphant conclusion however the Dutch, stung by this loss, claim vengeance from the French. A battle for Java and an empire in the East stretches Kydd and the company of his ship Tyger to their very limits.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julian Stockwin joined a tough sea-training school at 14, followed by the Royal Navy, transferring to the Royal Australian Navy when his family emigrated. He saw service in the Far East, the Antarctic, South Seas and Vietnam, and was on board Melbourne at the time of its disastrous peace time collision with Voyager. He later worked for NATO on the strategic deployment of merchant shipping. His work has been shortlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime Literary Award.
ALSO AVAILABLE
KYDD series 1-21, the first series to highlight the common seaman in the great age of fighting sail. Each one develops both the historical background of the Napoleonic era, but also Thomas Kydd's growth in stature and wisdom, and the vicissitudes of his life and love.
The two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils. The colonial genius, Stamford Raffles, believes Britain should strike at the very centre of Dutch spice production, the Moluccas, but is fiercely opposed. Kydd, allying himself to this cause, conspires to lead a tiny force to a triumphant conclusion however the Dutch, stung by this loss, claim vengeance from the French. A battle for Java and an empire in the East stretches Kydd and the company of his ship Tyger to their very limits.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julian Stockwin joined a tough sea-training school at 14, followed by the Royal Navy, transferring to the Royal Australian Navy when his family emigrated. He saw service in the Far East, the Antarctic, South Seas and Vietnam, and was on board Melbourne at the time of its disastrous peace time collision with Voyager. He later worked for NATO on the strategic deployment of merchant shipping. His work has been shortlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime Literary Award.
ALSO AVAILABLE
KYDD series 1-21, the first series to highlight the common seaman in the great age of fighting sail. Each one develops both the historical background of the Napoleonic era, but also Thomas Kydd's growth in stature and wisdom, and the vicissitudes of his life and love.
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Published 2023-05-11 by Hodder & Stoughton |