When financial difficulties force him to flee England, Jack Aubrey seeks refuge in Napoleonic France. Instead he finds himself hunted like a fugitive, and, with the help of old friend Stephen Maturin, must find a way to escape and clear his debts.
When financial difficulties force him to flee England, Jack Aubrey seeks refuge in Napoleonic France. Instead he finds himself hunted like a fugitive,...
'H.M.S Surprise' follows Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy as he attempts to hold his ground against colleagues and the enemy, after accepting a commission to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies.
'H.M.S Surprise' follows Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy as he attempts to hold his ground against colleagues and the enemy, after accep...
Captain Jack Aubrey's friend Stephen arrives with secret orders to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, under a Commodore's pennant. But he finds difficulty in carrying out his orders because of Lord Clonfert and Captain Corbett, his own Captains.
Captain Jack Aubrey's friend Stephen arrives with secret orders to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, under a Commodore's pennant. But he finds ...
Captain Jack Aubrey finds himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best armed frigate in the Navy, but whilst enroute to England with his friend Stephen, the war of 1812 breaks out. Stephen's past as a spy returns to haunt him.
Captain Jack Aubrey finds himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best armed frigate in the Navy, but whilst enroute to England with his f...
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the seventh book in the series.
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th an...
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin return to the seas where they first sailed as shipmates. But Jack is now a senior Captain commanding a line-of-battle ship, and this is a longer, harder war than the dashing frigate actions of his early days.
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin return to the seas where they first sailed as shipmates. But Jack is now a senior Captain commanding a line-of-battle ...
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the ninth book in the series.
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th an...
Jack Aubrey is a naval officer, a post-captain of experience and capacity. When The Letter of Marque opens he has been struck off the Navy List for a crime he has not committed.
Jack Aubrey is a naval officer, a post-captain of experience and capacity. When The Letter of Marque opens he has been struck off the Navy List for a ...
In The Nutmeg of Consolation Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin start out stranded on an uninhabited island in the Dutch East Indies, attacked by ferocious Malay pirates. They contrive their escape, but are soon caught up in a night chase in angry waters.
In The Nutmeg of Consolation Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin start out stranded on an uninhabited island in the Dutch East Indies, attacked by ferocio...
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are in pursuit of a privateer sailing under American colours through the Great South Sea. Stephen's objective is to light the revolutionary tinder of South America to relieve the pressure on the British government.
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are in pursuit of a privateer sailing under American colours through the Great South Sea. Stephen's objective is to li...