Commodore (late Admiral) Anson's fatefaul circumnavigation of the globe in 1740, wherein Anson and his men encounter disaster, disease, and astonishing success, is the ground to The Golden Ocean. Here ia a tale certain to please not o...
The Unknown Shore, a sort-of sequel to The Golden Ocean, is a fascinating blue-print for the Aubrey-Maturin series. We follow Jack Byron and Tobias Barrow, two unlikely neighbors and fast friends in whom we catch glimpses of the her...
'One of the best novelists since Jane Austen.'Philadelphia InquirerThe protagonist of this World War II novel is a prisoner of the German army in France. In order to keep himself sane while denying the charges and absorbing the ...
Blue at the Mizzen (Aubrey/Maturin No...
Patrick O'Brian"The old master has us again in the palm of his hand."—Los Angeles Times (a Best Book of 1999) Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace brings with it both the desertion of nearly half of Captain A...
\"The relationship [between Aubrey and Maturin]...is about the best thing afloat....For Conradian power of description and sheer excitement there is nothing in naval fiction to beat the stern chase as the outgunned Leopard staggers th...
H. M. S. (Aubrey/Maturin Novels, 3)
Patrick O'BrianStunning new editions of Patrick O’Brian’s beloved Aubrey/Maturin series – “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times) – make...
Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin ...
Patrick O'BrianStunning new editions of Patrick O’Brian’s beloved Aubrey/Maturin series – “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times) – make...
Post Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Novels, ...
Patrick O'BrianStunning new editions of Patrick O’Brian’s beloved Aubrey/Maturin series – “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times) – make...
The Commodore (Aubrey/Maturin Novels,...
Patrick O'BrianThe seventeenth novel in the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series of naval tales, which the New York Times Book Review has described as "the best historical novels ever written." Having survived a long and desperate adventure ...
The Far Side of the World (Aubrey/Mat...
Patrick O'BrianThe inspiration for the major motion picture starring Russell Crowe. The war of 1812 continues, and Jack Aubrey sets course for Cape Horn on a mission after his own heart: intercepting a powerful American frigate outward bound to...
\"A marvellously full-flavoured, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship\'s longboat.\"—Times Literary Supplement\r\nCaptain Jack Aubrey, R. N., arrives in the Dutch Eas...
The Hundred Days (Aubrey/Maturin Nove...
Patrick O'Brian"One of the best novelists since Jane Austen....The Hundred Days may be the best installment yet....I give O'Brian's fans joy of it."—Philadelphia Inquirer Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europ...
The Ionian Mission (Aubrey/Maturin No...
Patrick O'Brian"O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time, and The Ionian Mission is another rattling good yarn." —Stephen Vaughan, The Observer Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, veterans now of ...
The Letter of Marque (Aubrey/Maturin ...
Patrick O'Brian"Fine stuff...[The Letter of Marque] leaves the devotee of naval fiction eager for sequels." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off ...
\"Jack\'s assignment: to capture the Indian Ocean islands of Réunion and Mauritius from the French. That campaign forms the narrative thread of this rollicking sea saga. But its substance is more beguiling still...\"—...
The Nutmeg of Consolation (Aubrey/Mat...
Patrick O'Brian"[The series shows] a joy in language that jumps from every page…You're in for a wonderful voyage." —Cutler Durkee, People Shipwrecked on a remote island in the Dutch East Indies, Captain Aubrey, surgeon and sec...
The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey/Matu...
Patrick O'Brian"An overwhelming, outstanding novel...!"—Irish Times Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make certain investments in the City. This innocent decision ...
\"Vividly detailed 19th-century settings and dramatic tension punctuated with flashes of wry humor make O\'Brian\'s nautical adventure a splendid treat.\"—Publishers Weekly\r\nJack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by ...
The Thirteen Gun Salute (Aubrey/Matur...
Patrick O'Brian"In length the series is unique; in quality—and there is not a weak link in the chain—it cannot but be ranked with the best of twentieth century historical novels." —Independent Captain Jack Aubrey sets sa...
The Truelove (Aubrey/Maturin Novels, ...
Patrick O'BrianThe fifteenth installment in Patrick O'Brian's widely claimed series of Aubrey-Maturin novels is equal parts mystery, adventure, and psychological drama. A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich island...
The Uncertain Land and Other Poems
Patrick O'BrianThe first ever collection of poems by the acclaimed author of the Aubrey/Maturin series of Napoleonic naval adventures. As we have stood with Jack and Stephen on the deck of the Surprise and other ships, readers around the world have...
The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey/Maturin Nov...
Patrick O'BrianThe sixteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series, and Patrick O'Brian's first bestseller in the United States. At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American priva...
The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey/Maturin No...
Patrick O'Brian"There are those already planning this afternoon's trip to the bookstore. Their only reaction is: Thank god, Patrick O'Brian is still writing. To you, I say, not a moment to lose."—John Balzar, Los Angeles Times Li...
Treason's Harbour (Aubrey/Maturin Nov...
Patrick O'Brian"The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language."—J. de Courcy Ireland All Patrick O'Brian's strengths are on parade in this novel of action and intrigue, set partly in Malta, partly in the treacherous, pira...