Commodore Horatio Nelson and Kydd’s first fleet action are artfully entwined with the major story threads. Mutiny provides readers with the feel of being swept into a maelstrom where the only way to endure is to hold on tight and hope to survive.

– Pirates and Privateers

[Stockwin] writes evocatively of shipboard routine, the panic and confusion of combat, and the terrifying approach of a storm at sea, and he knows how to stage enthralling action scenes.

– Publishers Weekly

A rousingly exciting and delicious full-immersion in the perils of seafaring and society during the great Age of Sail!

– Dewey Lambdin, author of the Alan Lewrie series

Comparable to C.C. Humphreys’s Jack Absolute series and the naval tales of the great Patrick O’Brian.

– Library Journal

The vantage point of the common sailor gives the nautical novel a fresh twist. In Stockwin’s hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world.

– The Guardian

Stockwin's writing is enriched by his own experiences in the Royal Navy, which gives scenes of fighting and tempest an authenticity to delight anyone who shares his passion for the sea.

– Daily Telegraph

Elegantly plotted . . . the writing has the power of a broadside at close range.

– Oxford Times

Stockwin's descriptions of the bloody reality of naval combat 200 years ago are memorably vivid, and reveal a profound respect for the seamen who were willing to sacrifice their lives to help save their country.

– Yorkshire Evening Post

Likable Tom and his shipmates make a snug fit in that page-turning Forester and O'Brian tradition—thanks to retired Royal Navy author Stockwin.

– Kirkus Reviews