Kate’s 2¢: “Tyger: a Kydd sea adventure by Julian Stockwin

“Tyger: a Kydd sea adventure by Julian Stockwin

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   This Kydd sea adventure is full of human drama and esciting battles of the tall masted ships of yore.

   Andy Pyle does a good job of reading the story for NLS.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

www.julianstockwin.com

Born in 1944, Stockwin soon developed a love for the sea, having an uncle, Tom Clay, who was a seaman in square-rigged ships and had sailed around Cape Horn in the Cutty Sark.[1]

After grammar school, his father sent him to sea-training school at Indefatigable at age 14. He joined the Royal Navy at 15 and transferred to the Royal Australian Navy when his family emigrated.[2] Stockwin served eight years, and was eventually rated petty officer.

Stockwin attended the University of Tasmania to read Far Eastern studies and psychology. He did post-graduate work in cross-cultural psychology. He got involved in the manufacture and design of computers and software development. Returning to the navy and the Royal Navy Reserve, Stockwin was honoured with an MBE and retired as lieutenant commander.[1]

He returned to the United Kingdom in 1990 and started to write in 1996. He currently resides in Ivybridge, Devon.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Tyger: a Kydd sea adventure DB85043

Stockwin, Julian. Reading time: 12 hours, 7 minutes.

Read by Andy Pyle. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Historical Fiction

Adventure

Captain Thomas Kydd finds himself at odds with the leadership of the Admiralty, and his ship, L’Aurore, is declared unfit for sea. For his next command, Kydd is assigned to captain the Tyger, whose crew recently mutinied. Some violence and some strong language. 2015.

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