In the great age of fighting sail, life ranging the seas for prey and prize money in the crack frigate HMS Artemis is fast and exciting. Now a true Jack Tar, Kydd sails into Portsmouth Harbour and a hero's welcome after a ferocious battle against the French. However his jubilation is cut short when a family matter threatens to take him from the life he has grown to love; he must return to Guildford. But the sea beckons irresistibly and Kydd manages to ship out again in his beloved Artemis -- a voyage that will take him to ...
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In the great age of fighting sail, life ranging the seas for prey and prize money in the crack frigate HMS Artemis is fast and exciting. Now a true Jack Tar, Kydd sails into Portsmouth Harbour and a hero's welcome after a ferocious battle against the French. However his jubilation is cut short when a family matter threatens to take him from the life he has grown to love; he must return to Guildford. But the sea beckons irresistibly and Kydd manages to ship out again in his beloved Artemis -- a voyage that will take him to the fabled East and present him with fierce challenges, both personal and physical. Finally homeward bound, he faces death itself in the cruel waters of the Great Southern Ocean.
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Add this copy of Artemis to cart. $27.35, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Thorndike Press.
Excellent research on the period, good character development... a good read as his books always are.
Jekyll
Apr 9, 2009
Excellent Book
I have read the Patrick O'Brian series and after reading KYDD I was hooked on this new series by Julian Stockwin. I found Artermis to be a very good book and have just finished the third in the series which is Seaflower which was also excellent and have now ordered the next which is Mutiny. If one enjoys books about the British Navy and their wars with France, then you will enjoy these,
