Continuing
the rousing adventures of Thomas Kydd, Stockwin writes of the nautical
life with vivid authority. Kirkus Reviews A
rousingly exciting and delicious full-immersion in the perils
of seafaring and society during the great age of sail!
Dewey Lambdin author of the Alan Lewrie seriesQUARTERDECK
is a very highly recommended novel for general readers partial to
action/adventure on the high seas, as well as a "must" for those
already following the Kydd sea adventure series. Midwest Book Review
Do yourself a favour and dive into this book...you fly through the
pages, savouring every adventure and misadventure. Coastal
Sailing.netKydd
is such an outstandingly real character that it is hard to remember you
are reading fiction. Western Daily News[Kydd's]
voyage of
self-discovery is interestingly handled by the author through his
attention to historical detail and inclusion of ways of the seas now
gone from popular memory. A very satisfying read. Proceedings, US Naval
InstituteThe book has all the ingredients of its predecessors - huge storms,
hard fighting, clever tricks and a few home truths. Devon LifeKydd is a recently commissioned lieutenant.
The experiences that lead him to promotion are covered in the previous
four books [but] the reader of QUARTERDECK
is not
disadvantaged by not having read them as the author gives an excellent
overview so far, although the attention to detail by the author in this
book, among other strengths, will inevitably lead the newcomer to read
for themselves the previous adventures of Lieutenant Kydd. This is a
most informative and enjoyable sea story
South West Maritime
History Society
The
fifth book in this increasingly popular series has the hero, Thomas Kydd, as a proud but uneasy
new officer in a ship-of-the-line in King Georges's Royal Navy. Full of
mighty storms and hard fighting. FlagshipREPORTS FROM READERS
QUARTERDECK
vividly brings to life
the trials and tribulations of a newly promoted lieutenant in the Royal
Navy of the late eighteenth century. Julian Stockwin has overtaken
Patrick O'Brian and Alexander Kent! DPAs
usual, a great read - I
could not put it down and felt I was right there with Kydd! Julian
really brings those times to life, and the detail of how the navy was
run and organised is fantastic. I would recommend QUARTERDECK
to all.
SNQUARTERDECK
is pivotal in the wonderful story of Thomas Kydd. We see
Kydd's thought processes change with the new role he has to play - but
none of this alters the outgoing character we know from earlier
stories, just gives us more layers to explore! PW With
his hero's problems of trying to fit in to the wardroom,
Julian keeps us in suspense right up to the final pages of the book -
and the descriptions of Halifax, Prince Edward Island and the New
England states are a tribute to the author's research. DH