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The Commodore

By Patrick O’Brian
Series: Aubrey-Maturin
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The Commodore by Patrick O’Brian is set during the Napoleonic Wars and follows the seasoned seafarer Captain Jack Aubrey and his close friend, Stephen Maturin, as they embark on a new naval mission. The engaging narrative weaves through the intricacies of their lives at sea and their personal challenges, offering a blend of nautical adventure, espionage, and historical detail. As they navigate both the vast ocean and the shifting tides of friendship and morality, readers are drawn into a richly textured maritime world.
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You might enjoy this book if you are drawn to meticulously crafted maritime adventures with thrilling naval battles intertwined with espionage and intrigue. Fans of richly detailed historical settings and dynamic character development will appreciate the seamless blend of naval prowess and riveting suspense.

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The Commodore

From the author of Master and Commander, Post Captain and HMS Surprise, a sea story featuring Jack Aubrey, who is promoted to the rank of Commodore and given a squadron of ships to command. His mission is to make a dent in the slave trade off the coast of Africa and to intercept a French fleet set for Bantry bay.

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Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All eighteen books are being re-issued in hardback by HarperCollins with stunning new jackets to coincide with a new film based on the adventures, and to introduce these modern classics to a new generation.

Jack Aubrey's long service is at last rewarded: he is promoted to the rank of Commodore and given a squadron of ships to command. His mission is twofold: to make a large dent in the slave trade off the coast of Africa and, on his return, to intercept a French fleet set for Bantry Bay with a cargo of weapons for the disaffected among the Irish.

Invention and surprise follow at every turn in this tale of nineteenth-century seamanship, as rich, as compelling, as masterly as any of its predecessors.

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The Commodore by Patrick O’Brian is celebrated for its vibrant storytelling and is often compared to classical epics, marking O’Brian as a modern Homer of the Napoleonic wars. Critics praise the author’s illuminated prose and detailed depiction of naval life, with major characters crafted with depth and sympathy. This novel stands out in its genre as a first-rate work, deserving a broad audience and enhancing the literary landscape.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780006499329

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 1997

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 352

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Patrick O’Brian Series: Aubrey-Maturin

About the Author

Patrick O'Brian, one of our greatest contemporary novelists, is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey--Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. His first novel, Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories have recently been republished by HarperCollins. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime's contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He died in January 2000 at the age of 85.

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