Conquest - Paperback

by Julian Stockwin (Author)

Volume #12 in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series featuring naval hero Thomas Kydd. Victorious at the Battle of Trafalgar, England now rules the seas and is free to colonize the furthest reaches of the world. Kydd joins an expedition to take the strategic harbour at Dutch-held Cape Town. With enemies lurking on all sides, Kydd and his men must defend the fragile colony while braving Africa's vast and hostile hinterland.

Author Biography

At the age of fourteen, Julian Stockwin went to TS Indefatigable, a tough sea-training school. He joined the British Royal Navy at fifteen before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy, where he served for eight years in the Far East, the Antarctic, and the South Seas. Retired as a lieutenant commander, he lives in Devon, England, with his wife and literary partner, Kathy.