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Fortune of War
Patrick O’Brian
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Description for Fortune of War
Paperback. Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FH; FJ; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Britain and America are newly at war, and Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are caught in the very thick of the action.
Britain and America are newly at war, and Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are caught in the very thick of the action.
En route to England and his next command, Captain Jack Aubrey, and his friend, ship’s surgeon and secret agent Stephen Maturin, find themselves swept up in the War of 1812. As Aubrey convalesces from his wounds in a Boston hospital, awaiting the next prisoner exchange, Maturin’s past activities as a spy return to haunt him and precipitate both men into new and unexpected dangers.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006499190
SKU
9780006499190
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Patrick O’Brian
Patrick O’Brian was born in 1914 and published his first book, Caesar, when he was only fifteen. In the 1960s he began work on the idea that, over the next four decades, evolved into the twenty-novel long Aubrey–Maturin series (with an extra unfinished volume published posthumously). In 1995 he was awarded the CBE, and in 1997 he received an honorary ... Read more
Reviews for Fortune of War
‘If O’Brian’s novels have become a cult, this is because they are truly addictive. . . They are, quite magnificently, adventure yarns whose superb authenticity never distracts from the sheer thrill of the action.’ Caroline Moore, Sunday Telegraph ‘The Aubrey–Maturin novels, by Patrick O’Brian, are so addictive that ... Read more