Seaflower

Thomas Kydd, Book 3

By: Julian Stockwin

Narrated by: Christian Rodska

It is two years since Thomas Paine Kydd was spirited away in the night to serve his country aboard the 'Duke William'. Now, with his friend Nicholas Renzi and crew members from the 'Artemis', Tom is a shipwrecked sailor back in the land of his birth.

©2003 Julian Stockwin (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

4 novels in and never dull.

I’ve never read a series of English novels from wars that started from the very beginning. Also, I’ve never read a series where the main character goes from the absolute bottom of the naval ladder.

Great Listen

I believe I'm starting to like these better then Hornblower. I like the stories about the Average Joes of the world.

EXCELLENT!

Fantastic book! This series is so entertaining! I can't wait for the next! highly recommended!

Continued Rise

What did you like best about this story?

I like the way Stockwin has his hero advancing, from the lowest of the low, to even more adventures. Although trials still abounded here, and wonderful cruise with old shipmates, was like a vacation cruise in the series.

Kydd climbs the ladder

(but you already knew that)
Saved again and again by a miracle. It is not so much that he survived - we expect that - it is the sheer number of coincidences strung together that enable him to survive, save those closest to him, and advance socially and in rank. I keep waiting for the alien time-travelling spaceship to suddenly appear and whisk Kydd off to a future where he is crowned King of England. Hey, that's no more improbable than some of the other miracles that have happened.