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"Few, very few books have made my heart thud with excitement. H.M.S. Surprise managed it." —Helen Lucy Burke, Irish Press In H.M.S. Surprise, Bri...

“If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the prose of Patrick O'Brian.” —Time It’s 1802. Th...

The seventeenth novel in the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series of naval tales, which the New York Times Book Review has described as "the best h...

The tenth installment in the beloved, epic Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major motion picture starring Russell Crowe. The War of ...

"A marvelously full-flavored, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship's longboat." —Ti...

"O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time, and The Ionian Mission is another rattling good yarn." —Stephen...

Praise for the Aubrey/Maturin Series and Patrick O’Brian “The best historical novels ever written.”—Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review “I l...

"[The series shows] a joy in language that jumps from every page…You're in for a wonderful voyage." —Cutler Durkee, People Shipwrecked on a remot...

"Like Aubrey and Maturin playing Mozart duets beneath a Pacific moon, [Patrick O’Brian] works elegant variations on the tradition of the seafarin...

"There are those already planning this afternoon's trip to the bookstore. Their only reaction is: Thank god, Patrick O'Brian is still writing. To...

"Every [Aubrey-Maturin] book is packed to absolute straining with erudition, wit, history, and thunderous action." —Joe Hill Stranded in Malta, C...