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Kydd

Thomas Kydd, Book 1

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Kydd

By: Julian Stockwin
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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1793 and Europe is ablaze with war. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang to be a part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all that he goes through in danger of tempest and battle he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen - taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor. Kydd is the first book in the acclaimed series, and is based on real events.

©2001 Julian Stockwin (P)2001 Audible, Inc. Sea Adventures War & Military Historical Fiction Adventure War Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction
Unique Perspective • Authentic Naval Details • Excellent Narration • Engaging Hero • Historical Accuracy

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It’s a great book and I’m about to read the next but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to finish the entire series there are so many books but I will try.

Amazing book just about to read the next

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Would you listen to Kydd again? Why?

Yes. The story pulls you into the world he's writing about

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I like the O'Brian books and found this has the same quality. It pulls you into a different world and makes you reluctant to turn it off.

I was skeptical but, it pulled me in and hooked me

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This is a great summer read for any sofa sea dog. A really well done story if a bit short on good detail.

Great Summer Read

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Love the series. Recommended highly. However, get the fist book in the series and make sure you can put up with the narrator's voice. Very heavily accented and scratchy. But by half the first book I was hooked.

Great series, minor complaints

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The first naval adventure I've gone through where our hero starts out as seized by a press gang instead of starting out as an officer. What seemed at first might be a slog quickly turned into a fast paced, loaded adventure. So much happens in the first book, I'm wondering what will they do for the next 26 books.
Also, excellent narration.

Fast-paced complete naval adventure

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