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Yankee Mission

Thomas Kydd, Book 25

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Yankee Mission

By: Julian Stockwin
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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Swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail.

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.

©2022 Julian Stockwin (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Renaissance Sea Adventures War & Military Adventure Island

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Critic reviews

"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)
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I've said it before and will say it again this series of books is so good it's addictive.
And once again Julian Stockwin has produced another well written story with characters you care what happens to.
Read by Christian Rodska who has the perfect voice for the books.
if I could give more than five stars I would

So good it's adictive

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More focus on Naval action, industry and general life is a great thing indeed, when in the hands of Julian Stockwin. Christian Rodska knocks it out of the park once again, and Yankee Mission is a fresh and exciting addition to the Kydd series.

Another great Stockwin naval tale,

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The summary description for this book is wrong. I was expecting an adventure in EastEnders which I think is actually one of the earlier books!
I was wondering when Kydd was going to head there!
The story feels disjointed with several sub stories and feels a little convoluted.
Nevertheless a good rip roaring ride in the end as always!

Wrong summary!

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As were the whole Kydd series, this was exceptional listening. I have really enjoyed it

Excellent read

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I had been waiting eagerly for this to come out.

Another superb instalment of Captain Kydd,s story and it was great.

The ending came rather unexpectedly and all too soon.

Already looking forward to the next.

It is telling that after over twenty novels I am still so thoroughly engaged.

The latest instalment didn’t disappoint

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Overall another good Kydd adventure.
Not one of Stockwins best novels but still a worthwhile read.
Felt the ending quite sudden which disappointed a little.
Looking forward to the next instalment.

Another good Kydd adventure!

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Slow at times but finished in true style. Historical input was most interesting as usual and Christian was awesome again, as usual

Continuation of a brilliant series

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A few unexpected twists and subtle return me of characters sen before made this a most enjoyable listen

Another much enjoyed salt encrusted yarn

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However, I do detect some fatigue and intrepedation in him as he inevitably, like the rest of us, gets older. But the war with Napoleon and also almost everyone else in the world goes on. Now it's the brash young Americans .... again. As usual the fine stay of characters and their different individual voicing is breath taking. It is a real mark of quality for the same voice actor to be heard throughout all of the Tom Kidd stories, like Bray in the UNEXForce books. It provides a good anchoring, to use a nautical term, of the characters in the listeners mind. Helping to create a picture in my mind of not just the character but of the whole story line and atmosphere of the situation the characters find themselves in. Another triumph and again we are left on the proverbial cliff edge eagerly awaiting the next instalment.

Tom Kydd never disappoints

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Stockwin is back, and he's given us another exciting naval history lesson from 1812! without spoiling, this time Kydd is thrust into the mechanics of the industrial revolution and the continued inclusion of well researched non-fiction into this excellent series does the author proud. a lot occurs in this book and there's clearly a drive to keep events comming but i feel may have come a bit close to a rush in the final chapters. would have liked an epilogue on this one! either way, roll on book 26!

25 books strong!

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