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The Admiral's Daughter

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Description

Volume #8 in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series featuring naval hero Thomas Kydd. It is 1803; Kydd returns to England on the eve of war with France and finds himself drawn to the admiral's beautiful daughter. When he is placed back in command of the Teazer and sent on an urgent mission to northern France, he faces smugglers, enemy privateers, and treacherous sea conditions.

Product Details

PublisherMcBooks Press
Publish DateApril 01, 2023
Pages326
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781493071524
Dimensions8.5 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches | 0.9 pounds

About the Author

About the Author Julian Stockwin was sent at the age of fourteen to TS Indefatigable, a tough sea-training school. He joined the Royal Navy at fifteen before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy, where he served for eight years in the Far East, Antarctic waters and the South Seas. He was awarded the MBE and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He now lives in Devon with his wife Kathy. More information can be found on his website at www.JulianStockwin.com.

Reviews

A blend of highs and lows that will affect each reader in different ways. It is consummate storytelling that is not to be missed.


A blend of highs and lows that will affect each reader in different ways. It is consummate storytelling that is not to be missed.

-- "Pirates and Privateers"

A rousingly exciting and delicious full-immersion in the perils of seafaring and society during the great Age of Sail!


A rousingly exciting and delicious full-immersion in the perils of seafaring and society during the great Age of Sail!

--Dewey Lambdin, author of the Alan Lewrie series

Comparable to C.C. Humphreys's Jack Absolute series and the naval tales of the great Patrick O'Brian.


Comparable to C.C. Humphreys's Jack Absolute series and the naval tales of the great Patrick O'Brian.

-- "Library Journal"

Elegantly plotted . . . the writing has the power of a broadside at close range.


Elegantly plotted . . . the writing has the power of a broadside at close range.

-- "Oxford Times"

Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book.


Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book.

--Historical Novels Review Online

Likable Tom and his shipmates make a snug fit in that page-turning Forester and O'Brian tradition--thanks to retired Royal Navy author Stockwin.


Likable Tom and his shipmates make a snug fit in that page-turning Forester and O'Brian tradition--thanks to retired Royal Navy author Stockwin.

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Period dialect and seagoing argot aplenty add credibility to the adventure, and the unworldly Kydd is an apt lens for the reader's journey.


Period dialect and seagoing argot aplenty add credibility to the adventure, and the unworldly Kydd is an apt lens for the reader's journey.

-- "Publishers Weekly"

Stockwin's descriptions of the bloody reality of naval combat 200 years ago are memorably vivid, and reveal a profound respect for the seamen who were willing to sacrifice their lives to help save their country.


Stockwin's descriptions of the bloody reality of naval combat 200 years ago are memorably vivid, and reveal a profound respect for the seamen who were willing to sacrifice their lives to help save their country.

-- "Yorkshire Evening Post"

Stockwin's writing is enriched by his own experiences in the Royal Navy, which gives scenes of fighting and tempest an authenticity to delight anyone who shares his passion for the sea.


Stockwin's writing is enriched by his own experiences in the Royal Navy, which gives scenes of fighting and tempest an authenticity to delight anyone who shares his passion for the sea.

-- "Daily Telegraph"

The vantage point of the common sailor gives the nautical novel a fresh twist. In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world.


The vantage point of the common sailor gives the nautical novel a fresh twist. In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world.

-- "The Guardian"

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