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Opera Buff – and Kydd Fan
Posted on February 1, 2014 2 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] My first two Readers of the Month have been a Cuban grandmother living in the States and an eleven-year-old boy from the UK. This month my Reader of the Month is from the Land of the Rising Sun. The Japanese […]
Ask BigJules: Recreational reading
Posted on January 22, 2014 5 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] Randy S. Veronesi, a 52 year old Ex US Navy vet now living in Sydney, emailed: Many thanks for your wonderful works. I’m an avid fan of the age of sail and the career of Kydd & Renzi has given […]
ARTEMIS: Sailing seven seas
Posted on January 19, 2014 27 Comments
ARTEMIS is the second book I wrote – what a change for Thomas Kydd, no longer in the old line-of-battle ship Duke William, he finds himself on the deck of a crack frigate – and rated a full able seaman! Renzi, Stirk, Doud, Doggo, Pinto and Wong join him as replacement for prize crew. What […]
A Kydd Family Tradition
Posted on January 10, 2014 1 Comment
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] I’m always delighted to hear from readers. Over the years I’ve had emails and letters from male and female Kyddites ranging from children/teenagers to octogenarians! Some have special connections with the sea; others enjoy engaging with the colourful characters of […]
KYDD, My First Book
Posted on January 7, 2014 57 Comments
Looking back at this, the debut novel in the Kydd series, it hardly seems that a decade has passed since I very nervously submitted a proposal to write a series about a young man press-ganged into the Royal Navy, who eventually goes on not only to cross the great divide between the lower deck and […]
Historical Fidelity, A Reader’s View
Posted on January 1, 2014 6 Comments
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] One of the aspects of writing my Kydd tales that I particularly enjoy is bringing real-life historical personages to life; some have quite large roles, others just cameo appearances. I feel that the […]
Series v Standalone
Posted on November 24, 2013 33 Comments
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] It’s a question I’ve been asked quite a few times: Do I need to start at the beginning of the Kydd series if I want to read your books? Well, this is a […]
Cauls, Mary Carleton and the Chatham Chest!
Posted on November 20, 2013 4 Comments
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] In our household I’m the hoarder; not only physical artefacts from the past, numerous tins of assorted screws & wires, books & journals – but countless snippets and esoteric facts from the Golden […]
CARIBBEE Signings
Posted on November 12, 2013 10 Comments
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] It’s always an enjoyable time for me when a new book comes out and I travel around various bookstores meeting readers If you didn’t manage to catch me at one of the earlier […]
The Kydd Kit: Spread the Word!
Posted on October 29, 2013 9 Comments
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] Sorry – SOLD OUT ! Would you like to help ‘spread the word’ about the Kydd series? We’ve put together a great KYDD Kit – a special selection of Stockwin memorabilia: some to […]
Julian Stockwin 