“If I was on a desert island, among the books I'd absolutely have to have with me.....”
“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: Aubrey/Maturin Guide (Patrick O'Brian) A Listmania! list by Prauge Traveler (Germany) 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." $11.16 Used & New from: $0.01Average Customer Rating: 253 Reviews 5 star: (161) 4 star: (37) 3 star: (29) 2 star: (14) 1 star: (12) See all 253 customer reviews... (253) Create your own Listmania! with this product 2. Post Captain (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#2 Aubrey and Maturin meet their significant others: Aubrey is faced with a mutinous command in an experimental ship." $11.16 Used & New from: $0.79Average Customer Rating: 64 Reviews 5 star: (46) 4 star: (8) 3 star: (4) 2 star: (4) 1 star: (2) See all 64 customer reviews... (64) Create your own Listmania! with this product 3. H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $11.16 Used & New from: $0.38Average Customer Rating: 47 Reviews 5 star: (37) 4 star: (7) 3 star: (2) 2 star: (1) 1 star: (0) See all 47 customer reviews... (47) Create your own Listmania! with this product 4. The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $11.16 Used & New from: $1.65Average Customer Rating: 29 Reviews 5 star: (22) 4 star: (5) 3 star: (2) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 29 customer reviews... (29) Create your own Listmania! with this product 5. Desolation Island (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $11.16 Used & New from: $1.63Average Customer Rating: 47 Reviews 5 star: (36) 4 star: (6) 3 star: (3) 2 star: (1) 1 star: (1) See all 47 customer reviews... (47) Create your own Listmania! with this product 6. The Fortune of War (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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" $11.16 Used & New from: $1.62Average Customer Rating: 21 Reviews 5 star: (15) 4 star: (5) 3 star: (1) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 21 customer reviews... (21) Create your own Listmania! with this product 7. The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $10.17 Used & New from: $2.50Average Customer Rating: 20 Reviews 5 star: (16) 4 star: (3) 3 star: (1) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 20 customer reviews... (20) Create your own Listmania! with this product 8. The Ionian Mission (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#8 Aubrey is pulled from Blockade duty to take Maturin on a mission of importance to the Greek Islands." $10.17 Used & New from: $4.11Average Customer Rating: 17 Reviews 5 star: (11) 4 star: (4) 3 star: (1) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (1) See all 17 customer reviews... (17) Create your own Listmania! with this product 9. Treason's Harbour (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#9 While Aubrey is busy conducting repairs in Malta, Maturin fends against French agents and a compromised network." $11.16 Used & New from: $2.79Average Customer Rating: 16 Reviews 5 star: (9) 4 star: (5) 3 star: (2) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 16 customer reviews... (16) Create your own Listmania! with this product 10. The Far Side of the World (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#10 Aubrey and Maturin pursue a deadly French frigate round cape horn and into the pacific." $11.16 Used & New from: $0.69Average Customer Rating: 44 Reviews 5 star: (19) 4 star: (10) 3 star: (10) 2 star: (5) 1 star: (0) See all 44 customer reviews... (44) Create your own Listmania! with this product 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." $11.16 Used & New from: $2.99Average Customer Rating: 20 Reviews 5 star: (19) 4 star: (1) 3 star: (0) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 20 customer reviews... (20) Create your own Listmania! with this product 12. The Letter of Marque by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#12 Stephen Maturin funds Jack Aubrey's latest adventure on board the HMS Surprise, now a private ship with a letter of marque." $10.17 Used & New from: $1.58Average Customer Rating: 15 Reviews 5 star: (15) 4 star: (0) 3 star: (0) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 15 customer reviews... (15) Create your own Listmania! with this product 13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#13 Aubrey on a diplomatic mission to conclude a treaty before Bonaparte can; Maturin must help." $10.17 Used & New from: $5.12Average Customer Rating: 14 Reviews 5 star: (11) 4 star: (2) 3 star: (1) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) See all 14 customer reviews... (14) Create your own Listmania! with this product 14. The Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#14 Shipwrecked in the South China Sea, Aubrey and Maturin must battle natives and struggle to reach a friendly port." $11.16 Used & New from: $5.75Average Customer Rating: 16 Reviews 5 star: (9) 4 star: (6) 3 star: (0) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (1) See all 16 customer reviews... (16) Create your own Listmania! with this product 15. The Truelove by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $11.16 Used & New from: $4.90Average Customer Rating: 15 Reviews 5 star: (6) 4 star: (2) 3 star: (4) 2 star: (2) 1 star: (1) See all 15 customer reviews... (15) Create your own Listmania! with this product 16. The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $10.17 Used & New from: $2.99Average Customer Rating: 16 Reviews 5 star: (12) 4 star: (3) 3 star: (0) 2 star: (1) 1 star: (0) See all 16 customer reviews... (16) Create your own Listmania! with this product 17. The Commodore (Aubrey-Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $11.16 Used & New from: $5.25Average Customer Rating: 18 Reviews 5 star: (13) 4 star: (2) 3 star: (2) 2 star: (1) 1 star: (0) See all 18 customer reviews... (18) Create your own Listmania! with this product 18. The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey-Maturin) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#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." $11.16 Used & New from: $5.38Average Customer Rating: 24 Reviews 5 star: (7) 4 star: (8) 3 star: (5) 2 star: (3) 1 star: (1) See all 24 customer reviews... (24) Create your own Listmania! with this product 19. The Hundred Days (Aubrey/Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#19 With Napoleon on the loose, Aubrey fights against his financial resupply in the Adriatic." $10.17 Used & New from: $5.01Average Customer Rating: 58 Reviews 5 star: (17) 4 star: (15) 3 star: (9) 2 star: (8) 1 star: (9) See all 58 customer reviews... (58) Create your own Listmania! with this product 20. Blue at the Mizzen by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#20 With the Napoleonic Wars concluded, the HMS Surprise is sent to survey regions unexplored in South America." $11.16 Used & New from: $6.96Average Customer Rating: 55 Reviews 5 star: (30) 4 star: (9) 3 star: (10) 2 star: (5) 1 star: (1) See all 55 customer reviews... (55) Create your own Listmania! with this product 21. 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey/Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian Prauge Traveler says: "#21 Our final look at the adventures of Aubrey and Maturin." $14.93 Used & New from: $12.43Average Customer Rating: 30 Reviews 5 star: (10) 4 star: (11) 3 star: (4) 2 star: (2) 1 star: (3) See all 30 customer reviews... (30) Create your own Listmania! with this product ”
