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In the 7th volume in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series, Thomas Kydd is master of his own brig-sloop Teazer, and he must race the clock to make her battle-ready to defend Malta against Barbary pirates and the French, who are frantically trying to rescue the remnants of their army in the Levant. Suddenly, peace is declared, and the young captain finds himself ashore. To make ends meet, he agrees to transport convicts to Australia. Little does he know that his friend Renzi, weakened by illness and embittered with the service, is also bound for that colony as a settler. There they will be forced to face their deepest fears and prove themselves against all odds.
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Julian Stockwin
Julian Stockwin is the internationally bestselling author of Kydd, Artemis, Seaflower, and Mutiny, the first four novels in the Kydd adventure series. Having joined the Royal Navy at age fifteen, he retired from the Royal Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander and was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE). He and his wife live in Devon, England. Visit the author's website at JulianStockwin.com.
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Rating: 3.9444444444444446 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kydd is made commander to outfit and take to the Med, the ship-sloop Teazer. He is brash and audacious but not very successful. Hostilities end and Kydd is shore bound. Desperate for a command at sea; he contracts to carry convicts to Australia. Renzi joins the voyage to try his hand at turnip farming to make his fortune; Renzi fails and joins Kydd to return to England.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5For fans of naval fiction this title offers a bit of everything that appeals, another primo book in the wonderful Kydd Saga, If ye not read a book in it before, I recommend starting at the beginning you won't be disappointed
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