Julian Stockwin

1793 and Europe is ablaze with war. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized by the press gang to be a part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William....

This second naval adventure follows the life of Thomas Paine Kydd who sails into Portsmouth a hero after a ferocious battle against the French....

Commander Thomas Kydd is eager to play his part in thwarting Bonaparte’s plans for the invasion of England....

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....

Tensions are escalating between England and Napoleon's France. Meanwhile, smugglers and storms threaten to overcome HMS Teazer....

Ashore on leave, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd learns of a dismal harvest and general hardship among the population. In Germany, Napoleon Bonaparte is celebrating victories that once again make his name feared throughout Europe.

Kydd, to win the heart of a lady....

1811. The Adriatic, the 'French Lake', is now the most valuable territory Napoleon Bonaparte possesses....

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail: To the Eastern Seas is the 22nd novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series....

With his frigate, L'Aurore, unfit for sea, Kydd is given a commission that some hope will destroy his career....

Thrilled at his first command....

Thomas Kydd has dragged himself up in the navy from press-ganged seaman to captain of his own ship. Now he faces disgrace.....

Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer, which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda....

Kydd is in Halifax....

1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London, he's greeted by the Prince Regent, who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship....

It's 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd's famous sea action aboard Tyger has snatched his reputation from ignominy....

An Admiralty summons to England cuts short Thomas Kydd's service in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean....

Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar removed the spectre of invasion and England is now free to seek conquests and colonies in the furthest reaches of the world....

Thomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the bloody Battle of Camperdown in October 1797....

Cape Colony is proving a tiresome assignment for Captain Kydd's daring commander-in-chief....