Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written.
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‘…full of the energy that comes from a writer having struck a vein… Patrick O’Brian is unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic wars.’
James Hamilton- Paterson
‘You are in for the treat of your lives. Thank God for Patrick O’Brian: his genius illuminates the literature of the English language, and lightens the lives of those who read him.’
Kevin Myers, Irish Times
‘To read Patrick O’Brian is to turn the pages of literary history. His series of novels comprises the most significant extended story since Anthony Powell’s A Dance to the Music of Time.’
Alan Judd, Sunday Times
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If you have enjoyed any of Patrick O'Brian's novels there is a whole series of books and audiotapes to look out for :
1. Master and Commander
2. Post Captain
3. HMS Surprise
4. The Mauritius Command
5. Desolation Island
6. The Fortune of War
7. The Surgeon's Mate
8. The Ionian Mission
9. Treason's Harbour
10. The Far Side of the World
11. THE REVERSE OF THE MEDAL
12. The Letter of Marque
13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute
14. The Nutmeg of Consolation
15. Clarissa Oakes
16. The Wine-dark Sea
17. The Commodore
18. The Yellow Admiral
19. The Hundred Days
20. Blue at the Mizzen
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1. Master and Commander
2. Post Captain
3. HMS Surprise
4. The Mauritius Command
5. Desolation Island
6. The Fortune of War
7. The Surgeon's Mate
8. The Ionian Mission
9. Treason's Harbour
10. The Far Side of the World
11. THE REVERSE OF THE MEDAL
12. The Letter of Marque
13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute
14. The Nutmeg of Consolation
15. Clarissa Oakes
16. The Wine-dark Sea
17. The Commodore
18. The Yellow Admiral
19. The Hundred Days
20. Blue at the Mizzen
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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...you will not be disappointed. The books opens with a sea-chase, but Maturin is quickly embroiled with the tangled politics of Peru under the Spanish Empire, while Jack Aubrey is at sea snapping up every prize he can find. Though the action is gripping as in any of O'Brian's books, as usual along the way there is plently of time to be side-tracked into discussions of the Knipperdolling sect, utopian colonies and the flora and fauna of South America. The plot isn't one of his best, but by now these are more slices of life than stories with a clear beginning middle and end, and as ever it's the characters who keep you reading till the end.
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By CMH
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This is one of the best episodes in the long saga of Stephen and Jack (impossibly long, of course). All the wit and adventure you expect only to a higher more refined degree. It is essential to treat the books as a long novel starting from the beginning 'Master and Commander'. Within this there are high points (which do not imply low points), for me these are; Post Captain, HMS Surprise, Desolation Island, The Surgeons Mate, Treasons Harbour, The Reverse of the Medal and Wine Dark Sea.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Superlative story telling as in all the Aubry/mauritan novels by O Brian.Anyone who enjoyed "master and Commander"will enjoy. A complete on going story comprising eighteen novels, keep you interested from page One!Am just completing number seventeen, and will be sorry to come to the end of this fabulous story, which abrubtly finished on the death of author Patrick O Brian.
There is a follow up to the series called The unfinshed adventures of Jack Aubry,which is a collection of notes etc pertaining to the next in the series, but we will never know the exact nature of the ending,to this remarkable saga.
There is a follow up to the series called The unfinshed adventures of Jack Aubry,which is a collection of notes etc pertaining to the next in the series, but we will never know the exact nature of the ending,to this remarkable saga.
Format:Kindle Edition
Never fails to enthral. Have read and reread with pleasure, together with the other in the series. Highly recommended. Good value.
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A great story from a great storyteller. I love the characters, the world he has so meticulously researched and just cannot wait to read the whole series.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captain Aubrey - once you're past the first couple of books, you have to read the lot!
11 Mar 2013
By Richard
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Delivered promptly as usual. Now on Book 14. For all his cumbersome style at times, I'm totally hooked and have to go on to read the entire series.
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I saw "Master and Commander", I came across an O'Brian book, decided I wanted to read the series.
Have enjoyed the series.
The story lines are bit repetitive. (20+ books)
There is not a lot of 'action' in the books they are more 'drama' in their nature.
The stories are interwoven with a lot of information about animals and birds that at times can become too much of a good thing.
The stories are interwoven with a lot of information about the navy of the time that I found fascinating and not distracting. Apparently mutiny, within tightly specified protocols, was an accepted form of 'industrial action'.
Have enjoyed the series.
The story lines are bit repetitive. (20+ books)
There is not a lot of 'action' in the books they are more 'drama' in their nature.
The stories are interwoven with a lot of information about animals and birds that at times can become too much of a good thing.
The stories are interwoven with a lot of information about the navy of the time that I found fascinating and not distracting. Apparently mutiny, within tightly specified protocols, was an accepted form of 'industrial action'.
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The best sea stories ever written bar none. Catches the sound of the age perfectly.. Dosplays huge technical knowledge of sailing ships of the period.
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Friendship and camarderie
South American adventures for Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin with thrilling experiences on land and at sea. Read more
Published 19 months ago by JoTownhead
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Not the 40th anniversary Special edition?
I am still only on book 9, but have had all the series bought for me. This volume stands out because one, it does not have the 40th anniversary logo on the front cover and secondly... Read more
Published on 10 May 2011 by ohmleap
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