Bibliograph

Conquest, a Kydd sea adventure, Julian Stockwin

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Conquest, a Kydd sea adventure, Julian Stockwin

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Conquest

Oclc number

712124424

Responsibility statement

Julian Stockwin

Series statement

Kydd sea adventures, bk. 12

Sub title

a Kydd sea adventure

Summary

In his 12th maritime adventure, Capt. Thomas Kydd of the Royal Navy returns to the high seas after Lord Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (recounted in Victory). This smartly wrought protagonist joins an expedition to take the Dutch-held Cape Town at the southern tip of Africa. The country that holds this dangerous, strategic place will control the trade routes to India. Kydd and his crew aboard the L'Aurore fight to win the port but quickly realize the colony is caught in a delicate balance between native tribes and colonial influences vying for control. As Kydd fights to maintain a hold on this wild, hostile country, his friend and confidential secretary, Nicholas Renzi, falls into a desperate trap. --Library Journal

Target audience

adult

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