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Conquest: A Kydd Sea Adventure (Thomas Kydd #12)
by
Julian Stockwin (Goodreads Author)
Newly victorious at the Battle of Trafalgar, England now rules the seas and is free to colonize the furthest reaches of the world. Captain Thomas Kydd joins an expedition to take Dutch-held Cape Town, a strategic harbor that will give England a rich trade route to India. With enemies lurking on all sides, Kydd and his men must defend the fragile colony while braving Africa...more
ebook, 320 pages
Published
October 1st 2011
by McBooks Press
(first published June 1st 2011)
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I believe my last review of a book in this series I faulted the author for making the sidekick, Renzi, resort to the cliche of spy. Further he also was rather a milksop where before he had been a pillar of strength for the hero, Thomas Kydd.
Well that has changed. Renzi emerged from the shadows and did something worthwhile. I hope that he will continue to do so. As for the rest of the tale, well we see see a great piece of history but I seem to feel that we are being given a little less than a fu...more
Well that has changed. Renzi emerged from the shadows and did something worthwhile. I hope that he will continue to do so. As for the rest of the tale, well we see see a great piece of history but I seem to feel that we are being given a little less than a fu...more
You can read my review at http://www.fyddeye.com/book-reviews/f...
Conquest, by Julian Stockwin. U.S. release date: October 2011. Published in the U.S. by McBooks Press, 320 pages, hardcover, $24.00.
Dramatic retellings of the struggle between Great Britain and France under Napoleon often end with Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar, as if everything naval in the Napoleonic Wars that happened after the great battle was hardly more than a long epilog. But as author Julian Stockwin and many historians see...more
Conquest, by Julian Stockwin. U.S. release date: October 2011. Published in the U.S. by McBooks Press, 320 pages, hardcover, $24.00.
Dramatic retellings of the struggle between Great Britain and France under Napoleon often end with Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar, as if everything naval in the Napoleonic Wars that happened after the great battle was hardly more than a long epilog. But as author Julian Stockwin and many historians see...more
May 07, 2012
Robin Carter
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction
Every year i eagerly await the next installment of Kydd and his sidekick Renzi, this year was no exception.
Conquest ticks all the usual boxes for our duo, unrelenting plot and pace, but always told with passion and historical depth, here is a writer who not only knows his subject but loves it.
After the victory at Trafalgar such a double edged moment for Kydd and England, a great victory but with the great loss of Nelson, what would lie in store?... plenty, this is the dawn of Empire, when Britai...more
Conquest ticks all the usual boxes for our duo, unrelenting plot and pace, but always told with passion and historical depth, here is a writer who not only knows his subject but loves it.
After the victory at Trafalgar such a double edged moment for Kydd and England, a great victory but with the great loss of Nelson, what would lie in store?... plenty, this is the dawn of Empire, when Britai...more
In the vein of Kydd novels and a good read but the characterisation is now sketchier than in the earlier books.
Another page turner from Julian Stockwin. This is a great series.
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The latest Julian Stockwin novel in his Thomas Paine Kydd series. The quality has been uneven in his last few books, and my English friend doesn't think this is up to the early Kydd stories. We'll find out.
well, we found out. Not up to snuff. Paper thin plotting. Disappointing.
well, we found out. Not up to snuff. Paper thin plotting. Disappointing.
Feb 27, 2013
Andy
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Shelves:
naval-fiction,
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Julian Stockwin was sent at the age of fourteen to 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. In Vietnam he saw active service in a carrier task force.
After leaving the Navy (rated Petty Officer), Julian practised as an educati...more
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