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“Another beautifully crafted cracking yarn that takes the story forward and adds further depth to the familiar characters. For those starting their voyage with this edition they have a great deal to look forward to – Most Highly Recommended.” Firetrench Reviews
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Julian, I have just started reading your books and am now addicted. As an avid reader of historical fiction and a naval officer, your writing is intriguing and thoroughly compelling. Thank you and keep up the great work. Ken
Always delighted to hear from a naval officer – and thank you for your kind comments, Ken
Love all your books! Found Iberian Flame on a cruise ship and was immediately hooked! Having read all the Hornblower, Bolitho and Aubrey books and looking for more, this was just what I was looking for! From then I started properly at the beginning with Kydd, and although a actually a motor boat sailor, I have loved this period of sailing since a teenager. Comment – Judd bones up the ranks quickly and I don’t know where it will end. Could you possibly slip another book in between earlier ones with another adventure in?
Delighted to hear you’re loving my Kydd tales. At the moment the plan is to continue with the chronological sequence.
Hi,
Reading all the Kidd book and really enjoying them. Just read Pasha and left book with L’Auror sailing into the sunset. Next book Persephone they are sailing in Tyger! What happened to L’Auror? At the end of book Kidd marries Persephone, next book Inferno I am 7% of the way in and he doesn’t appear to be married. I am reading books in order that Amazon suggests so what has happened. Is the order suggested not correct? Thanks in advance series us really good.
Delighted you’re enjoying the series, Bernie. The order from PASHA is TYGER, INFERNO, PERSEPHONE, THE BALTIC PRIZE, THE IBERIAN FLAME and A SEA OF GOLD (TO THE EASTERN SEAS comes out in Oct.)
One day when you send an email or something… could you give us the full list, in order, from the start.
I sorta wish they had numbers on them! Ha. Who would know you’d write so many in the series, right??
here you go…
1. KYDD
2. ARTEMIS
3. SEAFLOWER
4. MUTINY
5. QUARTERDECK
6. TENACIOUS
7. COMMAND
8. THE ADMIRAL’S DAUGHTER
9. TREACHERY (US TITLE: THE PRIVATEER’S REVENGE0
10. INVASION
11. VICTORY
12. CONQUEST
13. BETRAYAL
14. CARIBBEE
15. PASHA
16. TYGER
17. INFERNO
18. PERSEPHONE
19. THE BALTIC PRIZE
20. THE IBERIAN FLAME
21. A SEA OF GOLD
22. TO THE EASTERN SEAS (Oct. 2019)
https://julianstockwin.com/welcome-front-page/books-published/ – you can download the list
Love the books but miss the covers by the great Geoff Hunt. Is there a chance that he could do the covers for future novels in the series? They cannot be beaten for accuracy and atmosphere.
Fashions change in book covers and while Geoff Hunt did superb covers for the earlier titles I love the new format and we’re receiving very positive feedback
I like the new covers. Can we order prints ?
I regret prints are not available at the moment.
Mr. Stockwin,
Just discovered your book in the local library. The title is The Iberian Flame. I really liked it! I’ll track down the entire series and read them. I’m a retired U. S. Naval officer and I have made numerous deployments to the Mediterranean.
I really appreciate the glossary in the back of the book as it allowed me to understand the terminology of the times on which the book is based.
Just one critique – the illustration of the Med preceding the start of the novel is mis-labeled! The Mediterranean Sea is located east of the straits of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean is located west of the straits of Gibraltar. Mayhap your illustrator and the proofreader should give serious consideration to attending a geography refresher course.
Personally, I don’t the French have changed much from those described in your book. I never enjoyed liberty of the French ports-of-call. It seemed to be “Give us your money and leave my country. We don’t like you.”
My standing toast to the French, if ever I need one – “Here’s to the French. We know you will always be there when you need us!”
Welcome, Sully!
Just wait until you read Kydd #1! Just drinking at a tavern, and, whoosh! I was mesmerized as Julian S. took us into the Royal Navy at the bottom of the bottom. I gave my dad a copy and Dad said he could taste the salt…Kydd’s hurricane reminded him of Typhoon Cobra in 1944, only worse.
Unfortunately that map error was not spotted until after publication but it will be corrected on subsequent printings. A literary gremlin…
Hello. Our library in Austin, Texas, is quite proactive. When I told them that the Kydd books are every bit as good as Patrick O’Brian’s, they agreed to fill out the series. They’ve gotten every one now with two exceptions—Kydd (#1) and Victory (#11). Do you know of a source for these that I can pass on to the library? Thanks. A big fan.
That’s great to hear, Craig! I’m in the process of changing my American publisher so there may be a slight delay in availability of those titles but I will try to find a source for them. Please pass on my regards to your library and should they ever want to do a small display I’m always happy to send some promotional material. They should email me julian@julianstockwin.com for details.
Rereading your
Kydd series
Dont know how you
know so much
about polite conversation and topics which were on
peoples lips in that era
I’m 73 and LOVE
letting myself be
taken aboard the
fabulous adventures
with Kydd and his
loyal friend Renzi
and shipmates
Thank you so much