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Customer Reviews: Average Rating:  Rating :  - OK book in series
I have come to expect a lot from Julian Stockwin and his Kydd novels. Mr. Stockwin is very knowledgeable and can put the reader right in the middle of the story. This book, however, left me unsatisfied. It has two distinct parts. The first is the usual fare--some good action in the Mediterrenean. This is all good stuff. Then, peace is declared and the only work our hero can find is as caption of a transport ship to New South Wales. Great--we're going to have some great adventure here, right? Well, not really. Who shows up on deck unexpectedly? His old buddy Renzi. How both Renzi and Kydd end up on the same ship on their way to OZ is a miracle, but acceptable for the story. However, all Renzi does is brood the whole way. He's no longer a friend to Kydd and has become an unsympathetic character for the reader. You just start thinking, "Why doesn't Kydd just throw him overboard?" That would have made the whole book better. Well, he doesn't, and they end up in NSW. Here, there are some good adventures, although I thought they could have been more in depth.
Maybe in a later book, I'll understand the whole Renzi-thing, but right now, he's dragging down the series. + See Full Customer Review |  |
