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Tyger
Published by McBooks Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
In the 16th volume in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series featuring the dashing and debonair naval commander Thomas Kydd, 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. Kydd confides in friends his true feelings about the way his old commander was treated and, when his opinions become public, finds himself in hot water with the Admiralty. Kydd is punished for his indiscretion by being given a different command: a mutiny ship, Tyger, moored at Yarmouth. On board he faces numerous challenges from a hostile and dejected crew, still under a malign influence. It will take all of Kydd's seamanship and leadership in voyages to the far north and in Baltic waters to turn the ship around. The measure of his success is tested in a cataclysmic battle against three Prussian frigates under the French flag.
Product Details
- Publisher: McBooks Press (November 1, 2015)
- Length: 352 pages
- ISBN13: 9781590137000
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Raves and Reviews
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
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
Comparable to C.C. Humphreys’s Jack Absolute series and the naval tales of the great Patrick O’Brian.
– Library Journal
Well-written mixture of high-seas adventure and character-based drama . . . impossible not to enjoy.
– Booklist
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
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
Elegantly plotted . . . the writing has the power of a broadside at close range.
– Oxford Times
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
Written with authoritative detail by a gifted storyteller who is passionate about the Great Age of Sail.
– Western Morning News
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
Stockwin continues to display his talents in transporting his audience from the 21st century to the chaotic worlds of Kydd, Renzi, and their imperiled homeland. . . . [He] goes into action with swords drawn and cannons and carronades blasting.
– Historical Novels Review Online
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Hardcover 9781590137000
Tyger
Published by McBooks Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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