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KYDD announces a major new voice in naval adventure writing.

The second in the exciting naval adventure series, following the life of Thomas Paine Kydd at sea. Artemis is based on dramatic real events and is classic storytelling at its very best.

Řím L. P. 549. Obchodník Nicander a legionář Marius prchají z města před vpádem Ostrogótů, aby si zachránili holý život a začali nový za mořem v Konstantinopoli. Plni odhodlání zbohatnout podniknou několik divokých pokusů, jak přijít k velkým penězům, až jednoho dne dostanou velkolepý nápad. Vyzbrojeni smělým plánem ukrást vzácná a bedlivě střežená semena bájného hedvábného stromu v daleké zemi lidu Seres, pouštějí se Nicander a Marius na strastiplnou a záludnou cestu do neprobádaných krajů. Avšak dříve než se vydají na svou pouť do neznáma, setkají se s řadou významných postav monumentální Byzantské říše a nakonec se pokusí obelstít i samotného císaře Justiniána. V dobrodružném příběhu plném překvapivých zvratů čelí Nicander a Marius mnohým, často smrtelným nebezpečím, kdy nejen v zemích římského impéria nic není takové, jak se na první pohled zdá…

'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily Express 1811. The Adriatic, the 'French Lake', is now the most valuable territory Napoleon Bonaparte possesses. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd finds his glorious return to England cut short when the Admiralty summons him to lead a squadron of frigates into these waters to cause havoc and distress to the enemy. Kydd is dubbed 'The Sea Devil' by Bonaparte who personally appoints one of his favourites, Dubourdieu, along with a fleet that greatly outweighs the British, to rid him of this menace. At the same time, Nicholas Renzi is sent to Austria on a secret mission to sound out the devious arch-statesman, Count Metternich. His meeting reveals a deadly plan by Bonaparte that threatens the whole balance of power in Europe. The only thing that can stop it is a decisive move at sea and for this he must somehow cross the Alps to the Adriatic to contact Kydd directly. A climactic sea battle where the stakes could not be higher is inevitable. Kydd faces Dubourdieu with impossible odds stacked against him. Can he shatter Bonaparte's dreams of breaking out of Europe and marching to the gates of India and Asia?

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brien, Bernard Cornwall, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail: Tyger is the sixteenth novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Captain Kydd series.

Commander Tom Kydd joins Nelson's fleet for the greatest sea encounter in history: the Battle of Trafalgar.

The fourteenth novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Captain Kydd series.

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. This will be the twenty-first novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. This will be the twenty-fourth novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.

The sixth novel in Julian Stockwin's seafaring series shows Kydd's ambition starting to dawn, as he realises that now he's an officer there are no limits to where he can go in the Navy.