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The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels
 

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels

by Patrick O'Brian

A handsomely bound omnibus edition of Patrick O'Brian's seafaring classics, including three chapters of the unfinished twenty-first novel.

These five volumes, beautifully produced and boxed, contain over 7,000 pages of what has often been described as a single, continuous narrative. They are a perfect tribute to such a literary achievement, and a perfect gift for the serious O'Brian... (read more)

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“Patrick O'Brian is marvelous. His character-driven historical novels feature Jack Aubrey, a British Captain of the Royal Navy, a brilliant seaman but still at sea on land, and his foil, Steven Maturin, Ship's Surgeon, naturalist, and covert intelligence officer, who is highly capable on terra firma, but seemingly unable to grasp even the rudiments of sailing. The books are riveting. They are written with humor, elegance of style, and carefully researched attention to all aspects of the...”

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    “If I was on a desert island, among the books I'd absolutely have to have with me.....”

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    “These are undoubtedly the best historical novels ever written. Witty, exciting, accurate historically, and the main characters are as believable and real as anyone in all of literature. It is critical that they are read in order however, and it does take a little bit of effort to "get into" the first book. This is the order they come in:
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    1. Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
    Prauge Traveler says:
    "#1 Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin meet and raid French shipping in the Mediterranean."

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    2. Post Captain (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#2 Aubrey and Maturin meet their significant others: Aubrey is faced with a mutinous command in an experimental ship."

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    3. H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#3 Onboard the HMS Surprise, Aubrey leads a rag tag squadron of merchantmen in the Indian Ocean. Maturin conducts espionage and fights for Diana Villiers."

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    4. The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#4 Aubrey is dispatched to re-take the strategic Islands of Mauritius and La'Reunion and must coordinate among jealous rival captains, and the army. Maturin struggles with his opiate addiction."

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    5. Desolation Island (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#5 On the aging ship-of-the-line Leopard, Aubrey and Maturin transport prisoners to Australia and attempt to relieve Cpt. Bligh, the governor. Espionage, Action and Disaster en route."

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    6. The Fortune of War (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#6 Maturin must make use of his skills as an intelligence agent to escape from American and French agents with his friends, and rescue Diana while Jack recovers from wounds. Two great frigate actions"

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    7. The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#7 Finally returning home, Aubrey and Maturin are on shore long enough to desire another escape to the sea. A mission in the Baltic requires Maturin's particular qualificaitons."

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    8. The Ionian Mission (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#8 Aubrey is pulled from Blockade duty to take Maturin on a mission of importance to the Greek Islands."

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    9. Treason's Harbour (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#9 While Aubrey is busy conducting repairs in Malta, Maturin fends against French agents and a compromised network."

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    10. The Far Side of the World (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#10 Aubrey and Maturin pursue a deadly French frigate round cape horn and into the pacific."

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    11. The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O'Brian
    Prauge Traveler says:
    "#11 Stephen's intelligence activities and Jack's association with him lead to a career disaster."

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    12. The Letter of Marque by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#12 Stephen Maturin funds Jack Aubrey's latest adventure on board the HMS Surprise, now a private ship with a letter of marque."

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    13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#13 Aubrey on a diplomatic mission to conclude a treaty before Bonaparte can; Maturin must help."

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    14. The Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#14 Shipwrecked in the South China Sea, Aubrey and Maturin must battle natives and struggle to reach a friendly port."

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    15. The Truelove by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#15 Still in the Pacific, Aubrey and Maturin must quell a dispute between natives to secure a strategic island for His Majesty. A woman smuggled onboard causes rivalries and disputes to break out."

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    16. The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#16 Aubrey returns to his roots, taking, plundering and burning the enemy's shipping and warships around cape horn en route into the Atlantic: Maturin conducts espionage in South America."

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    17. The Commodore (Aubrey-Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#17 Back in England at last, Maturin must deal with a domestic crisis, and Aubrey supress the slave trade and fends against an invasion of Ireland."

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    18. The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey-Maturin) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#18 Much action and events on land: Maturin on a mission in Chile; Aubrey struggles out of the Admiralty's and his wife's favor."

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    19. The Hundred Days (Aubrey/Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#19 With Napoleon on the loose, Aubrey fights against his financial resupply in the Adriatic."

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    20. Blue at the Mizzen by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#20 With the Napoleonic Wars concluded, the HMS Surprise is sent to survey regions unexplored in South America."

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    21. 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey/Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian
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    "#21 Our final look at the adventures of Aubrey and Maturin."

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