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Thunderer

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Thunderer

By: Julian Stockwin
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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About this listen

 1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London he's greeted by the Prince Regent who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and being part of a standing fleet Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed.

Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels of gunnery and sail-handling capabilities are intolerable to a fighting captain like Kydd. With the ship short of men and no incentives to attract more, can he ever bring Thunderer to a proper state of fighting preparedness?

Kydd is sent to reinforce the Baltic squadron as Bonaparte's vast army invades Russia. News reaches him of French victory at the Battle of Borodino. The road to Moscow is now open. To avert total French victory, Kydd must lead a vital convoy through battle and tempest to the aid of Britain's last ally.

Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series

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

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

'Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book' Historical Naval Society

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Critic reviews

As he has in twenty-three previous Kydd titles, Stockwin creates a knotty narrative, writing with authority about Britain's Georgian navy and the physical world at sea with intrigue, captivating characters, and deft storytelling. Thunderer is a suspenseful journey
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Another year and a. new Kydd series book.
After waiting so long for the book it didn't disappoint.
I perticularly liked what the author and did with the 1st officer and why he didn't like Kydd.
what I like about this series is the real people of the time and learning about them.
knowing where the story is up to in the Napoleonic Wars I'm looking forward to more books to come

keeping up he high standards

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a good story well narrated taking you to life in the Royal navy during the napoleonic war with some twists and turns on the way.

a good story

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As expected Thunderer, full of adventure, colourful descriptions and much danger.
The captivating voice of Christian Rodska, reading, once again, bringing to life the amazing Captain Kidd.
Julian Stockwin always keeping attention to detail. Kept me fascinated to the very end. Brilliant

Another gripping story

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So well written and read it was like watching a film. Kydd engaged in all sorts of intrigue and peril using his past experiences in decision making with his shipmates

Enthralling

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Excellent addition to all the other books in the series. I wonder if there are anymore planned?

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