Aubrey/Maturin Novels The Wine-Dark Sea, Book 16, (Hardcover)

from JBD1

Another excellent installment in the series, featuring an underwater volcanic eruption, Pacific travels, Maturin's trek in the Andes observing the wildlife and fomenting rebellion, and the usual Aubrey-Maturin dynamic. I'm beginning to think that as soon as I finish the last volume, I may just st...

from tjsjohanna

Jack and Stephen find themselves in the middle of a Pacific volcanic eruption and the reader is treated to Stephen's trek across the Andes. These are just a few of the things that give "The Wine Dark Sea" a unique feel. Mr. O'Brian's ability to offer up something different in the midst of such fa...

from Juva

A thrilling installment in the series which includes a nail-biting chase through a field of icebergs.

from elenchus

IN WHICH Surprise's chase of Franklin ventures into waters strange to both captain and seasoned crew; and yet which leads eventually to prizes in the offing several times, a rich haul should even half be brought to heel. Amidst all this activity, Maturin's South American mission finally gets unde...

from wealhtheowwylfing

Doctor Stephen Maturin, an intelligence agent of formidable powers, is dispatched to discomfit the Napoleonic French and their allies. With him comes his particular friend, naval captain Jack Aubrey. Each of them has some successes on this long voyage--Jack takes a truly ridiculous number of priz...