'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers
across the world' - Guardian
With Bonaparte held to a stalemate in Europe, the race to empire is now
resumed. Britain's ambitions turn to the Spice Islands, the Dutch East
Indies, where Admiral Pellew has been sent to confront the enemy's
vastly rich holdings in these tropical islands. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd
joins reinforcements to snatch these for the British Crown.
The two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in
mortal striving for the region - there can be only one victor to hold
all the spoils. The colonial genius, Stamford Raffles, believes Britain
should strike at the very centre of Dutch spice production, the
Moluccas, rather than the fortresses one by one but is fiercely opposed.
Kydd, allying himself to this cause, conspires to lead a tiny force to a
triumphant conclusion - however the Dutch, stung by this loss, claim
vengeance from the French. A battle for Java and an empire in the East
stretches Kydd and Tyger's company to their very limits.
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Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series
'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line'
Daily Express
'This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative
detail' Nautical Magazine
'Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book'
Historical Naval Society
