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Command: A Kydd Sea Adventure (Kydd Sea Adventures) | 
 enlarge | Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: McBooks Press
List Price: $14.00
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Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1590131444
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781590131442
ASIN: 1590131444
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Product Description
In this seventh book of the series, Thomas Kydd is master of his own brig-sloop Teazer and 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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 OK book in series December 23, 2007
Dr J (Salem, OR United States)
I have come to expect a lot from Julian Stockwin and his Kydd novels. Mr. Stockwin is very knowledgeable and can put the reader right in the middle of the story. This book, however, left me unsatisfied. It has two distinct parts. The first is the usual fare--some good action in the Mediterrenean. This is all good stuff. Then, peace is declared and the only work our hero can find is as caption of a transport ship to New South Wales. Great--we're going to have some great adventure here, right? Well, not really. Who shows up on deck unexpectedly? His old buddy Renzi. How both Renzi and Kydd end up on the same ship on their way to OZ is a miracle, but acceptable for the story. However, all Renzi does is brood the whole way. He's no longer a friend to Kydd and has become an unsympathetic character for the reader. You just start thinking, "Why doesn't Kydd just throw him overboard?" That would have made the whole book better. Well, he doesn't, and they end up in NSW. Here, there are some good adventures, although I thought they could have been more in depth.
Maybe in a later book, I'll understand the whole Renzi-thing, but right now, he's dragging down the series.
good sea story December 14, 2007
John W. Drake (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
This is a good sea story. I's not finished with it yet and found it just a bit slow to get going but, in part, that is because there is interesting detail of some of the small mistakes an eager young captain can make.
 Command: A Kydd Sea Adventure. "A Good Read" December 8, 2007
Larry (Portland Oregon)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Once again, Julian Stockwin has given us a fantastic narration into the life of Thomas Kydd, who was originally pressed into the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman, and rises to become a Captain, an almost impossible feat! This book is action packed, and a real page turner. If you liked the Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester, then you're in for a treat. Julian Stockwin continues on with that tradition, and then some. I don't know which is more interesting; the story of William Kydd's life, or the interesting historical setting and information that accompanies his story. Definitely "a good read"! I can't wait for the next one.
It does't get any better November 5, 2007
SGLENN KROCHMAL (Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mr. Stockwin's writing is as good as Alexander Kent and David Donachie. His characters are alive and vibrant. The history is brought alive by exploits. 19th century British naval stories do not get any better.
The Book Command, A truly great book. June 11, 2007
David G. Penn (Martinez, CA USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Julian Stockwin is a great author. He makes you feel that you are there watching, hearing, and in the thick of things. He lets you see all of shipboard life not just the main characters narrow vision. A truly talented Author. I can't wait for his next book in the Kydd Sea Adventures.
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