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By: Julian Stockwin
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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Swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail.

With Bonaparte held to a stalemate in Europe, the race to empire is now resumed. Britain's ambitions turn to the Spice Islands, the Dutch East Indies, where Admiral Pellew has been sent to confront the enemy's vastly rich holdings in these tropical islands. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd joins reinforcements to snatch these for the British Crown.

The two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region - there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils. The colonial genius, Stamford Raffles, believes Britain should strike at the very centre of Dutch spice production, the Moluccas, rather than the fortresses one by one but is fiercely opposed. Kydd, allying himself to this cause, conspires to lead a tiny force to a triumphant conclusion - however the Dutch, stung by this loss, claim vengeance from the French. A battle for Java and an empire in the East stretches Kydd and Tyger's company to their very limits.

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Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series

'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' Guardian

'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

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE KYDD SERIES:
A very readable and enjoyable story . . . I can only recommend that you go out, beg, borrow or buy, and enjoy
In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world
This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail
The characterization is first-class, and the reader quickly becomes involved with all that happens
There is no disputing Stockwin's ability to tell a good yarn backed by meticulous research. Stockwin's eye for authentic detail is faultless
Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line
All stars
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As were the whole Kydd series, this was exceptional listening. I have really enjoyed it

Excellent read

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A few unexpected twists and subtle return me of characters sen before made this a most enjoyable listen

Another much enjoyed salt encrusted yarn

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However, I do detect some fatigue and intrepedation in him as he inevitably, like the rest of us, gets older. But the war with Napoleon and also almost everyone else in the world goes on. Now it's the brash young Americans .... again. As usual the fine stay of characters and their different individual voicing is breath taking. It is a real mark of quality for the same voice actor to be heard throughout all of the Tom Kidd stories, like Bray in the UNEXForce books. It provides a good anchoring, to use a nautical term, of the characters in the listeners mind. Helping to create a picture in my mind of not just the character but of the whole story line and atmosphere of the situation the characters find themselves in. Another triumph and again we are left on the proverbial cliff edge eagerly awaiting the next instalment.

Tom Kydd never disappoints

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As always a brilliant Kydd book. As has happened a few times throughout the series however it feels like the author is struggling to find something for Kydd to do and the pace is slow as a result. It's to the credit of his writing and the characters that it still is a very good listen

Writing

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I've said it before and will say it again this series of books is so good it's addictive.
And once again Julian Stockwin has produced another well written story with characters you care what happens to.
Read by Christian Rodska who has the perfect voice for the books.
if I could give more than five stars I would

So good it's adictive

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