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The Golden Ocean

Patrick O'Brian

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...

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Published: Oct 1996

The Unknown Shore

Patrick O'Brian

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...

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Published: Oct 1996

Richard Temple

Patrick O'Brian

'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 ...

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Published: Nov 2007

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...

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Published: Sep 2000

Desolation Island

Patrick O'Brian

\"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...

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Published: Aug 1991

H. M. S. (Aubrey/Maturin Novels, 3)

Patrick O'Brian

Stunning new editions of Patrick O’Brian’s beloved Aubrey/Maturin series – “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times) – make...

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Published: May 1991

Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin ...

Patrick O'Brian

Stunning new editions of Patrick O’Brian’s beloved Aubrey/Maturin series – “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times) – make...

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Published: Aug 1990

Post Captain (Aubrey/Maturin Novels, ...

Patrick O'Brian

Stunning new editions of Patrick O’Brian’s beloved Aubrey/Maturin series – “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times) – make...

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Published: Aug 1990

The Commodore (Aubrey/Maturin Novels,...

Patrick O'Brian

The 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 ...

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Published: Apr 1996

The Far Side of the World (Aubrey/Mat...

Patrick O'Brian

The 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...

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Published: Apr 1992

The Fortune of War

Patrick O'Brian

\"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...

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Published: Aug 1991

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...

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Published: Oct 1999

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 ...

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Published: Jan 1992

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 ...

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Published: Aug 1992

The Mauritius Command

Patrick O'Brian

\"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...\"—...

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Published: May 1991

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...

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Published: Jul 1993

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 ...

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Published: Jul 1992

The Surgeon's Mate

Patrick O'Brian

\"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 ...

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Published: Jan 1992

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...

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Published: Aug 1992

The Truelove (Aubrey/Maturin Novels, ...

Patrick O'Brian

The 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...

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Published: Jul 1993

The Uncertain Land and Other Poems

Patrick O'Brian

The 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...

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Published: Sep 2023

The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey/Maturin Nov...

Patrick O'Brian

The 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...

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Published: Oct 1994

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...

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Published: Sep 1997

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...

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Published: Apr 1992
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