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BookPick: Summer Selection
Posted on June 27, 2017 3 Comments
This selection covers a broad range of topics including the real story behind the loss of HMS Gloucester during World War II, the influence of the Royal Navy on the West Coast of America 1812-1914 – and leadership at sea in the Merchant Marine. Whether it’s an addition to your library or just a good […]
Bookpick: Spring Selection
Posted on May 23, 2017 5 Comments
This selection covers a broad range of topics including what we can learn from ship models, the life of a Yorkshire bargeman and a scholarly compilation of the importance of the sea in history And there’s also a delightful book about London’s weird and wonderful places, many of which would have been familiar to my […]
The Other Man in My Life
Posted on April 11, 2017 13 Comments
My wife Kathy and I work together as a close creative team writing the Kydd titles and my other books. George Jepson, the editor of the online magazine Quarterdeck, recently asked Kathy would she like to write a piece about Team Stockwin from her point of view. The result was this article, published in the […]
Discovering Kydd: What’s Your Story?
Posted on February 21, 2017 22 Comments
I recently posted this on Facebook – ‘One of my readers told me: “I stumbled upon Kydd by luck and subsequently devoured the rest in the series in just under 3 weeks.” I’m curious as to how others discovered my Kydd tales…’ The response was overwhelming, with great variety in how readers came across my […]
This Year’s Kydd Series Collectors Sets
Posted on January 24, 2017 11 Comments
There will be two Collectors Set Offers this year — for Persephone, the next title in the Kydd Series (out in May) and for The Baltic Prize, the following book, published in November. As usual, the Collectors Sets comprise a signed, embossed and numbered UK First Edition of the book plus a signed cover postcard. […]
KyddFest-13:- Conquest
Posted on January 10, 2017 5 Comments
Over the previous months I’ve been celebrating the earlier titles in the Kydd Series, it’s Conquest for this blog. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the book, either as a first-time reader or if you’re a re-reader and have read it more than once! It’s very gratifying for an author to be told that […]
My Publication Dates Around the World
Posted on October 25, 2016 2 Comments
This year The Powder of Death, my second historical standalone in the GameChangers Series was published in the UK on August 18, and will shortly be released in the States, followed by Canada and Australia. My latest Kydd title, Inferno, was launched in the UK/US in hardback and ebook in early October. All seventeen titles […]
INFERNO Blog Tour!
Posted on October 5, 2016 9 Comments
I’m excited about the upcoming Inferno Blog Tour, kicking off tomorrow with an excerpt from the book at The Tattooed Book Geek. The following day I’ll be answering questions about the Kydd Series and my life as an author from Stuart Simpson at Always Trust in Books. Then, on the 8th I’ll be at Kirsty’s […]
Standalones Sail Stateside!
Posted on September 20, 2016 4 Comments
I’m delighted to announce that my two historical standalones, The Silk Tree and The Powder of Death have been released in ebook and audiobook formats in the States and Canada. These books are the first two of my standalone series: The Gamechangers: Moments of History. Physical books of the titles will be released a little […]
TYGER: An Ice Captain Reflects…
Posted on July 5, 2016 8 Comments
I always enjoy hearing from readers – and of all my Kydd tales to date I think Tyger has elicited the most comments, either on social media or in personal emails to me. It’s very gratifying to learn that so many readers +live the adventure+ with Thomas Kydd as he voyages around the world. And […]
Julian Stockwin 