The Ionian Mission

from JBD1

The eighth installment in the Aubrey-Maturin series, The Ionian Mission sees our duo on blockade duty in the Mediterranean, which a bit of action thrown in at the end in a battle against some renegade Turks. Much of the usual here: sailcraft, spycraft, and a few unresolved plot threads at the end...

from elenchus

In which Aubrey assumes command of the Worcester and endures the Toulon blockade. Respite in the companionship of Maturin and Graham, a Scottish philosophy professor with a provisional role in intelligence. Maturin's own role is unknown to Graham, and proves problematic. The fleet is worn out fro...

from DarthDeverell

The Ionian Mission, Patrick O'Brian's eighth book in his Aubrey-Maturin series, sees Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin working on blockade duty around Toulon, France aboard the HMS Worcester. Much of the plot involves the prolonged sense of being outside the normal flow of time that acc...

from TadAD

I find all of these books enjoyable for their colorful and vivid portrayal of seafaring in the British Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. O'Brian's language just sucks me in and the time passes. That said, this is not the most colorful episode of the series. Those looking for action ...

from kslade

Another good sea adventure historical in this series.