Life ashore on half pay, despite the joys of family life, is unlikely to satisfy a man of action such as Jack Aubrey. The sea calls to him. And so, when his friend, ship's surgeon and secret agent Stephen Maturin, arrives with secret orders, Aubrey soon finds himself in command of a frigate and setting sail for the Cape of Good Hope.
But, in Nelson's navy, there are as many enemies within as without.
'A few books work their way . . . onto [bestseller] lists by genuine, lasting excellence - witness The Lord of the Rings, or Patrick O'Brian's sea stories.'
URSULA K. LE GUIN
'I devoured Patrick O'Brian's twenty-volume masterpiece as if it had been so many tots of Jamaica grog.'
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
| ISBN: | 9780006499183 |
| Publication date: | 6th January 1997 |
| Author: | Patrick OBrian |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 331 pages |
| Series: | Aubrey-Maturin |
| Genres: |
Historical adventure fiction Napoleonic War fiction Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages Fiction based on or inspired by true events Sea stories Historical Fiction |
Life ashore on half pay, despite the joys of family life, is unlikely to satisfy a man of action such as Jack Aubrey. The sea calls to him. And so, when his friend, ship's surgeon and secret agent Stephen Maturin, arrives with secret orders, Aubrey soon finds himself in command of a frigate and setting sail for the Cape of Good Hope.
But, in Nelson's navy, there are as many enemies within as without.
'A few books work their way . . . onto [bestseller] lists by genuine, lasting excellence - witness The Lord of the Rings, or Patrick O'Brian's sea stories.'
URSULA K. LE GUIN
'I devoured Patrick O'Brian's twenty-volume masterpiece as if it had been so many tots of Jamaica grog.'
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
The Mauritius Command features in the following genres: Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Sea stories, Historical Fiction
The Mauritius Command is available in Paperback, CD-Audio
The Mauritius Command was written by Patrick OBrian and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Mauritius Command has 331 pages
Yes it is part of Aubrey-Maturin series
£8.99