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“One man’s journey from pressed man to Admiral in the Great Age of Fighting Sail…”
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Mr. Stockwyn, I have read all in the Kydd series up to Victory and was SO pleased to finally see a map provided in Victory to help us visual learners picture the events in your story more easily. Thanks so much for doing that. I hope with future editions you continue with that tradition. Great stories and history with this series. It has made the pandemic much more tolerable.
Steve – yes, we plan to include maps, a glossary and a Dramatis Personae list. Great to hear my Kydd tales are making the pandemic a little more bearable
Thanks for your reply and the good news that maps and glossary will accompany future books. I, myself, am a landlubber, from mid-Wisconsin. Maybe that is why sea adventures are so appealing and exciting to me. But alas, I have only limited knowledge about ships in general. I wish in addition to the maps that a cutaway picture of the ship in the story was drawn so I and others could visualize the environment and actual configuration of the ship Kydd and Renzi were on. And the ingenuity of ship builders to accommodate so many sailors. A lot to ask, but I think many would find it educational. My two cents worth.
Thanks for your thoughts, Steve. I’ll mention it to my publishers.
Good day Julian. I waited a month for Quarterdeck to be sent to my library. I had to wade into Post Captain, P.O’B for the third time, waiting. It arrived from the Halton Hills ON Library. I’ll be dam’ d, it was autographed. When did you do your last book signing in Toronto? Cheers and stay safe. G. Ottawa
That’s odd. Sadly, never done a book signing in Toronto, perhaps it was donated
Started with Kydd in December 2020, have just finished invasion so far, great books and keeping me up late reading them
I have just read your latest novel (no 192)It was joy for me not just for the adventure but to reacquaint myself with quintessential good English that you use,thank you.Merry Xmas Southsea
and to you, Michael!
Hi, when is the next one going to be released?
October this year
Hey Julian,
after book 8 I had to swoop to english language to read your book. Never I done that before. Now I stay at book 16 and enjoy the time together.
Thank you,
Karsten from Hamburg
I’m hoping that further titles will be translated into German in the future but for the moment delighted you’re enjoying the English versions.
Hi Julian
First of all merry christmas. Hoppe you’re donig well.
I also read the first 8 books in german and hoped more books will be translated. I now realised that last translation has been done quite a while ago and also your comment doesn’t sound promising that translation will go oon soon. Do no plans exist to go on with german translation? If so I would need to switch to english version, but am a bit terrified about reading ‘nautic’ english – that’s probably to hard for my skills.
Best
Alex
Yes, I regret that there are no plans at the moment for more German translations, sadly
I have read all your Kydd books right up to the Iberian Flame, by now I would have purchased your more recent issues, but have’nt been able to get out to the shops, but I hope to sooner or later. Hope you have managed to evade the virus, keep well.
Thanks for your good wishes, Dave. All my titles are available online which may suit you at the moment not being able to get to the shops https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=julian+stockwin+kydd+series&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Excuse my impudence !!. Whilst I have followed Kydd with great relish, I once wrote to you reference the Two wonderful Standalones.
On opening page 34 of The Times November tenth, I immediately thought of you and a third Standalone, when I read the piece “Western Wall work yields 1,000-year-old………..
It turned out that during excavations for a lift shaft in Jerusalem a tiny clay jug, containing four 1000 year old gold coins was found.
That must set your creative juices racing to your laptop!
I know you you can do it !!
John Plumer
intriguing…
I’ve read the O’Brian series twice, Pope series, Hornblower series and now your series underway. I read in bed with my I pad beside me to look up some island, port, fortress to better understand the settings. Love your novels.
What series do you recommend next?
George McCabe
Ottawa
Delighted you’re enjoying my Kydd tales. YOu might find other nautical novels of interest in the excellent ‘Quarterdeck’ newletter http://www.mcbooks.com/newsletter
Thanks. Have a good and stay safe. G
Try Dudley Pope’s Tamage series next. Good stuff!
Try Dudley Pope’s Ramage series next. Good stuff! ( Name correction0
Thanks Chris, already have read. Stay safe. G
What a great escape that you have afforded me sir! While I toil and think of the sea at work a little bug of a earphone speaks fantastic stories from you’re imagination that I thank you kindly for and while an avid reader I think a handshake to Christian Rodska wouldn’t be out of the question either. Good writing to you from a fan in Florida!
Great to have your feedback, Chase