false 17774 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242973016m/17774.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242973016s/17774.jpg Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 145789 17 561940 1988 The Letter of Marque (Aubrey/Maturin Book 12) total:859|5:451|4:308|3:94|2:5|1:1| 859 3780 1075 29 5600 4.25 22369 1545 1670576 115473 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.41 781 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 05 05:16:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 05:16:45 -0700 2007 The Reverse of the Medal. As Stephen notes at one stage in the book, Aristotle's definition of tragedy encompassed not only a great man being brought down but also the redemption and deliverance of a man who had been laid low. If that's true, then this book, in com...more...]]> 77956789 216786 916914 0393309053 9780393309058 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179435028m/916914.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179435028s/916914.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/916914.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.29 56 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 4 0 false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 07:57:57 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 22:46:46 -0800 2009 The Reverse of the Medal and Stephen's romantic issues that began earlier (Treason's Harbour, maybe?). The ending is unusually syrupy for O'Brian, but who cares.

As usual, here are some passages that...more...]]> 49786132 2143376 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Mar 19 12:15:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 14:42:40 -0700 2009
That Patrick O'Brian chose to place his characters on the sea in the not so distant past just raised the hurdle I had to leap to get to know this wonderful author.

I had never been enamored with sea stories, didn't much care for European history, ...more...]]> 37780726 1711431 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Nov 15 05:29:15 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 05:30:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 14831501 883721 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 4 0 false Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 11:09:49 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 16:09:54 -0700 2008
This episode in the Aubrey/Maturin series really lets you see the difference between the way things are done in the Royal Navy (tm) and the workings of a Privateer or to use the more polite terms a Private Man-of-War or a Letter of the Marque.

In...more...]]> 71419744 914674 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 4 0 false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:24:33 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 09:22:09 -0700 2009 58936892 901806 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 08 19:21:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 19:21:35 -0700 2009 70556387 1531755 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 3 0 true Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 21:23:39 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 15:46:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75156513 108476 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 4 0 false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 13:48:12 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 13:53:57 -0700 2009 46521055 326086 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 true Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:02:52 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 10:05:09 -0800 2009 66326420 2570518 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 0 0 false Sun Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 05 12:56:49 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 12:57:12 -0700 2009 38668960 1751716 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 false Tue Nov 25 20:16:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 20:16:08 -0800 2008 68834473 1524942 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 4 0 false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 10:27:25 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 18:38:19 -0700 2009 16420967 305220 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 4 0 false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 26 10:24:46 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 20 15:53:28 -0700 2008
Despite attempts to create a sober mood surrounding Jack Aubrey's dismissal from the Navy, and Stephen Maturin's problem with his runaw...more...]]> 46682147 912379 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 false Mon Mar 16 19:48:21 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 17 16:20:33 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 19:48:21 -0700 2009 15378682 555726 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 false Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 20:03:28 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 04:21:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 70503107 1449817 752571 037541598X 9780375415982 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178045220m/752571.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178045220s/752571.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/752571.The_Letter_of_Marque 3.00 3 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 1 0 false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 13:50:10 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 05:29:55 -0700 2009 15429781 589841 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 3 0 false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Feb 14 13:28:33 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 13:28:43 -0800 2008 Surprise. Meanwhile, Maturin struggles to deal with newfound wealth, his troubled marriage, and his addiction to laudanum. Lots of character growth for both of them, and it's sweet to...more...]]> 14384922 71148 145789 0006499279 9780006499275 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540m/145789.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172175540s/145789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145789.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.40 859 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 5 0 false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 13:49:54 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 08:53:58 -0800 2008 16054066 305635 1293636 0002231492 9780002231497 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182549935m/1293636.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182549935s/1293636.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1293636.The_Letter_of_Marque 4.00 4 Surprise is off to sea, on a mission that Aubrey hopes will redeem his good name. The author's grasp of period detail is astonishing as ever--and so is his gift for pure entertainment.]]> 1988 3 0 false Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 21:21:20 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 00:14:12 -0800 2008 It ends at with an proper ending.

A bit slow in the middle, although it might have been me. I also noticed the humour more in this one.

Around book 10 of the series, I was getting bored with them, but these last two or three have been more fun to read.

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