Persephone

Thomas Kydd 18

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Persephone

By: Julian Stockwin

Narrated by: Christian Rodska

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Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story. 'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' (Guardian)

November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd must sail to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Royal Family's evacuation in the face of Napoleon's ruthless advance through Iberia. In the chaos of the threatened city an old passion is reawakened when he meets Persephone Lockwood, a beautiful and determined admiral's daughter from his past.

But the Royal Family's destination is Brazil, Perspehone's England, and it seems Kydd's chance has gone again. Only later he discovers Persephone has another suitor - and that, if he wants to win her hand, he must enter the highest echelons of London society.

Mixing with aristocracy and royalty brings other responsibilities. The Prince of Wales asks him to take temporary command of the Royal Yacht. Sailing to Yarmouth, Kydd realises they are being stalked by French privateers. The terrible threat of a prince of the blood being captured sees Kydd call on daring seamanship of the highest order.

(P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton©2017 Julian Stockwin

Julian StockwinChristian RodskaHodder & StoughtonThomas Kydd

Action & Adventure

Fiction

Genre Fiction

Historical Fiction

Royalty

Sea Adventures

Adventure

England

Sailing

Portugal

Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Royalty Sea Adventures Adventure England Sailing Portugal

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Critic reviews

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

PERSEPHONE is another shining milepost for Captain Thomas Kydd and his creator, Julian Stockwin.

Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line

More historically accurate than the Patrick O'Brian series

This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail

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Different to the usual in the series and such a welcome change, not that the other were at all bad, but the stakes and risks were different but just as satisfying