It is 1797 and Thomas Kydd is now master's mate on Achilles, a 64-gun ship-of-the-line, on his way back from the Caribbean. After a dangerous rescue mission to Venice Kydd sails for England, but his joy at returning home after many years' absence is soon forgotten when he finds himself at the centre
Mutiny - Kydd 04
✍ Scribed by Julian Stockwin
- Publisher
- Coronet books
- Year
- 2005;2004
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
One of history's most notorious naval insurrections is re-created, as Kydd crosses the Mediterranean to a rendezvous with danger and returns to Englandonly to find himself caught up in the Nore Mutiny. Kydd is a loyal servant of the King, and he is expected to side with Naval authority against his friends, but how can he? Faced with an impossible decision of duty and conscience, he must find a way to save himself and his fellow sailors.
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