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Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 26
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer, which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda.
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 1
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Young wig-maker Thomas Paine Kydd is impressed and forced to join the crew of a British battleship. He comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen. But can he accept the challenge himself to become a true sailor and defender of Britain?
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 10
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
[2010], 2009.
Language
English
Description
In the 10th book of the popular series, rumors fly of Napoleon's planned invasion of England, and British naval commander Thomas Kydd is sent to liaise with American inventor, Robert Fulton, who has created "infernal machines" that can wreak mass destruction from a distance. Fulton believes that his inventions, namely the submarine and torpedo, will win the day for the power that possesses them, and Kydd must help him develop the devices. Despite...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 11
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Napoleon Bonaparte continues planning for the invasion of England as the Royal Navy patrols the seas. When convoluted political machinations in England lead to the impeachment of the head of the Navy, Commander Thomas Kydd is forced to choose sides.
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 7
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Having acquired his first command in a little brig-sloop, Thomas Kydd races the clock to prepare the ship for a battle against Barbary pirates, an effort that stops abruptly when peace is declared, forcing Kydd to take a job as captain of a convict ship transporting criminals to Australia.
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 8
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In the eighth book of this popular series, Thomas Kydd and Nicholas Renzi return to England in 1803 after tumultuous episodes on the other side of the world to find England in peril of starvation and bankruptcy. Kydd is placed back in command of his beloved vessel, Teazer, but he barely has time to prep her for the sea when he is sent on an urgent mission. Smugglers, enemy privateers, and treacherous sea conditions await Kydd on his journey to northern...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 9
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"In this ninth installment in the Kydd series, Lieutenant Thomas Kydd faces implacable enemies in high places as he reels from the death of his fiancée and the loss of his brig, Teazer. Framed and unfairly dismissed from his ship, he and his friend Renzi struggle to survive in Guernesy while they attempt to clear Kydd's name. Then Renzi is hired by a mysterious nobleman and reluctantly engages in covert operations, while Kydd becomes captain of a...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 5
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
After being promoted during the Battle of Camperdown, acting Lieutenant Thomas Kydd finds himself aboard the U.S.S. Constellation operating out of Halifax during the first days of the American Navy.
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