The Surgeon S Mate Vol Book 7 Aubrey Maturin Novels

Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by dispatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers soon become menacing. The chase that follows is as thrilling and unexpected as anything O'Brian has written. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

"Vividly detailed 19th-century settings and dramatic tension punctuated with flashes of wry humor make O'Brian's nautical adventure a splendid treat."-Publishers Weekly

Loving someone, in a time of war and divided loyalties, can be the greatest risk of all.

Jack Aubrey, commander of the best-armed frigate in the Royal Navy, leaves the Dutch East Indies to return to England in a dispatch vessel, but the outbreak of the War of 1812 delays his journey and draws him into bloody battle.

Whether close to home or far away, there are no safe harbours while Napoleon seeks to dominate the known world.

On Desolation Island, with the known world out of reach, uneasy alliances are sometimes forged...

With factions on board, and multiple enemies to contend with, only the most careful navigation will save them.

Set sail for the read of your life! Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.