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01891aam a2200385Ii 4500 001 2BDDB3564DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180502010046 008 170508s2017 enkb 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1473641004 020 $a 9781473641006 020 $a 1473641012 020 $a 9781473641013 040 $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- $a e-uk--- 082 04 $a 823.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Stockwin, Julian, $e author. 245 14 $a The Baltic prize / $c Julian Stockwin. 264 1 $a London, England : $b Hodder & Stoughton, $c 2017. 300 $a xi, 384 pages : $b maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a A Thomas Kydd novel ; $v [19] 520 $a 1808. Parted from his new bride, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is called away to join the Northern Expedition to Sweden, now Britain's only ally in the Baltic. Following the sudden declaration of war by Russia and with the consequent threat of the czar's great fleet in St Petersburg, the expedition must defend Britain's dearly-won freedom in those waters. However Kydd finds his popular fame as a frigate captain is a poisoned chalice; in the face of jealousy and envy from his fellow captains, the distrust of the commander-in-chief and the betrayal of friendship by a former brother-in-arms now made his subordinate, can he redeem his reputation? 651 0 $a Baltic Sea $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History, Naval $y 19th century $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Kydd, Thomas (Fictitious character) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Ocean travel $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Seafaring life $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Ships $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Sailors $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Sea fiction. $2 lcgft. 800 1 $a Stockwin, Julian. $t Kydd series ; $v [19] 941 $a 2 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200502010259.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006113320.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2BDDB3564DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search