Thunderer - Julian Stockwin

Julian Stockwin

Category: Adults

Tags: Adults, Historical Fiction

Stockwin creates a knotty narrative, writing with authority about Britains Georgian navy and the physical world at sea with intrigue, captivating characters, and deft storytelling. Thunderer is a suspenseful journey Quarterdeck, 1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London hes greeted by the Prince Regent who, despite Kydds protestations that hes happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But shes old, and being part of a standing fleet Kydds chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed., Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels of gunnery and sail-handling capabilities are intolerable to a fighting captain like Kydd. With the ship short of men and no incentives to attract more, can he ever bring Thunderer to a proper state of fighting preparedness?, Kydd is sent to reinforce the B