The Surgeon's Mate

from myfanwy

The Surgeon's Mate is number seven after Master and Commander, Post Captain, H.M.S. Surprise, The Mauritius Command, Desolation Island, and The Fortune of War. Last we left our friends Aubrey and Maturin, they were in the New World having just escaped Boston and succeeded in battle against an Ame...

from elenchus

In which Aubrey and Maturin sail from Halifax to London via Diligence, a private packet hired by the Royal Navy to carry official news of a long-awaited victory against the Americans. Villiers is aboard, not yet a British citizen, and Johnson's offense at both her departure and her taking possess...

from Juva

When Jack and Stephen return to England, they find that the ship previously promised to Jack has been given to another man after Jack's prolonged absence. Jack returns home to deal with his mounting debt and the hucksters who have been plaguing his finances. Stephen is also embroiled in a serious...

from DarthDeverell

The Surgeon's Mate, Patrick O'Brian's seventh book in his Aubrey-Maturin series, sees Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin sheltering in Halifax, Nova Scotia after their escape as prisoners of war in Boston at the end of the previous novel. Both eagerly await a return to England, Stephen w...

from malcrf

O'Brian delivers with his typical excellence. Thumping storyline, evocative prose, rich characterisation and you feel like you're reading a combination of an exhilarating page-turner and a thoroughly reasearched naval history tome.