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Aubrey & Maturin Series

22 primary works • 23 total works
Patrick O'Brian's beloved series of 19th-century British naval fiction.

Book 1

Master and Commander
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4.07 · 64468 Ratings · 4867 Reviews · published 1969 · 198 editions
Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubr…

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    Book 2

    Post Captain
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    4.26     · 25660 Ratings · 1459 Reviews · published 1972 · 150 editions
    “If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she…

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    Book 3

    H.M.S. Surprise
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    4.42     · 21747 Ratings · 1027 Reviews · published 1973 · 149 editions
    In H.M.S. Surprise, British naval officer Jack Aub…

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    Book 4

    The Mauritius Command
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    4.35     · 18704 Ratings · 773 Reviews · published 1977 · 127 editions
    Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half pay without …

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    Book 5

    Desolation Island
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    4.41     · 16582 Ratings · 754 Reviews · published 1978 · 117 editions
    "[O'Brian's] Aubrey-Maturin series, 20 novels of t…

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    Book 6

    The Fortune of War
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    4.41     · 15371 Ratings · 631 Reviews · published 1979 · 103 editions
    An essential of the truly gripping book for the na…

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    Book 7

    The Surgeon's Mate
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    4.40     · 14351 Ratings · 564 Reviews · published 1980 · 95 editions
    "Vividly detailed 19th-century settings and dramat…

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    Book 8

    The Ionian Mission
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    4.32     · 12228 Ratings · 510 Reviews · published 1981 · 87 editions
    "O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of char…

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    Book 9

    Treason's Harbour
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    4.38     · 12895 Ratings · 456 Reviews · published 1983 · 99 editions
    All Patrick O'Brian's strengths are on parade in t…

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    Book 10

    The Far Side of the World
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    4.45     · 13881 Ratings · 543 Reviews · published 1984 · 115 editions
    The inspiration for the major motion picture starr…

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    Book 11

    The Reverse of the Medal
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    4.43     · 11174 Ratings · 464 Reviews · published 1986 · 90 editions
    Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a success…

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    Book 12

    The Letter of Marque
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    4.50     · 12183 Ratings · 412 Reviews · published 1988 · 88 editions
    Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced o…

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    Book 13

    The Thirteen-Gun Salute
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    4.40     · 10468 Ratings · 388 Reviews · published 1989 · 4 editions
    Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China …

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    Book 14

    The Nutmeg of Consolation
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    4.42     · 10636 Ratings · 365 Reviews · published 1991 · 51 editions
    Alternate Cover Edition can be found here.


    Shipwre…

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    Book 15

    The Truelove
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    4.36     · 10205 Ratings · 362 Reviews · published 1991 · 89 editions
    A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious…

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    Book 16

    The Wine-Dark Sea
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    4.40     · 9705 Ratings · 354 Reviews · published 1993 · 84 editions
    At the outset of this adventure filled with disast…

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    Book 17

    The Commodore
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    4.43     · 9717 Ratings · 335 Reviews · published 1994 · 23 editions
    Having survived a long and desperate adventure in …

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    Book 18

    The Yellow Admiral
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    4.37     · 9509 Ratings · 327 Reviews · published 1996 · 1 edition
    Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack …

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    Book 19

    The Hundred Days
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    4.37     · 8914 Ratings · 314 Reviews · published 1998 · 79 editions
    "One of the best novelists since Jane Austen… The …

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    Book 20

    Blue at the Mizzen
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    4.41     · 8670 Ratings · 414 Reviews · published 1999 · 96 editions
    "The old master has us again in the palm of his ha…

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    Book 21

    The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey
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    4.02     · 4090 Ratings · 263 Reviews · published 2004 · 40 editions
    To the delight of millions of Patrick O'Brian f…

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    Book 1-20

    Master and Commander: 20 Volume Set
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    4.76     · 1358 Ratings · 141 Reviews · published 2000 · 14 editions
    Comprising:

    Master & Commander;
    Post Captain;
    H.M.S. …

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    Master and Commander & Other Adventures: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
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    4.50     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 1 edition
    Read By: Richard Dillane, Michael Troughton, Adjoa…

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