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For captain jack aubrey, who has fled to france to escape his creditors, this is doubly alarming news. All patrick o brian s strengths are on parade in this novel of action and intrigue, set partly in malta, partly in the treacherous, pirateinfested waters of the red sea. Patrick obrian books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Set in the royal navy during the napoleonic wars, obrian s 20book series centers on the enduring friendship between naval officer jack aubrey and physician and spy stephen maturin. In 1803 napoleon smashes the peace of amiens, and captain jack aubrey, r. Book 2 aubreymaturin novels ebook written by patrick obrian. Surprise patrick obrian 1977 am04 the mauritius command patrick obrian 1978 am05 desolation island patrick obrian 1979 am06 the fortune of war. This, the first in the splendid series of jack aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between captain aubrey, r. In short order the captain is interned, makes his escape across the french countryside, and leads a ship into battle. Post captain volume book 2 aubreymaturin novels aubreymaturin novels by patrick obrian. Post captain aubrey maturin series november 1994 edition.
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