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Julian Stockwin

    1 januari 1944

    Voortbouwend op een leven vol maritieme ervaringen, creëert Julian Stockwin historische avonturenfictie met een authentieke klank. Zijn verhalen duiken in de meedogenloze wereld van de zeevaart, met name in het tijdperk van de zeilende schepen, en vertellen over individuele reizen tegen epische achtergronden. Stockwin dompelt de lezer meesterlijk onder in de uitdagingen en triomfen van het zeemansleven, met boeiende verhalen over ambitie en veerkracht. Zijn werk ademt de geest van avontuur en de complexiteit van de menselijke ervaring op zee.

    Julian Stockwin
    Thunderer
    A Sea of Gold
    Caribbee
    Victory
    Tyger
    Balkan Glory
    • Balkan Glory

      • 416bladzijden
      • 15 uur lezen

      '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?

      Balkan Glory
      4,6
    • Tyger

      • 369bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      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.

      Tyger
      4,5
    • Victory

      • 384bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

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

      Victory
      4,5
    • Caribbee

      • 368bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

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

      Caribbee
      4,4
    • A Sea of Gold

      • 400bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      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.

      A Sea of Gold
      4,5
    • Thunderer

      • 400bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      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.

      Thunderer
      4,4
    • Tenacious

      • 368bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      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.

      Tenacious
      4,3
    • Treachery

      • 344bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      Sharpe on ships: Julian Stockwin is the Bernard Cornwell of the seas.

      Treachery
      4,3
    • Betrayal

      • 384bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      Cape Colony is proving a tiresome assignment for Captain Kydd's commander-in-chief Commodore Popham. Rumours that Spain's South American colonies are in a ferment of popular unrest and of a treasure hoard of silver spur him to assemble a makeshift invasion fleet and launch a bold attack on the capital of the Viceroyalty, Buenos Aires.

      Betrayal
      4,3
    • Sea of Treason

      • 384bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      The 26th Kydd adventure from veteran writer Julian Stockwin.

      Sea of Treason
      4,3