
When Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized and taken across the country to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William, he must learn the harsh realities of shipboard life quickly. Despite all he goes through, amid dangers of tempest...


1793: Europe is at war; to man the British warships, ordinary citizens must be press-ganged. When Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized to become part of the crew of the 98-gun ship Duke William, he must learn the harsh realities of shipboard...



Published to coincide with Scribner's hardcover publication of Artemis, the second volume in an 11-volume series, Kydd is at once a masterpiece of historical and naval authenticity and an action-packed saga of men at war.


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