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Master and Commander
Häftad, 2021
130 kr
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Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as commander: the fourteen-gun ship HMS Sophie. Meanwhile—after a heated first encounter that nearly comes to a duel—Aubrey and a brilliant but down-on-his-luck physician, Stephen Maturin, strike up an …
Master and Commander
Häftad, 1996
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
139 kr
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In this, the first of Patrick O’Brian’s much lauded Aubrey–Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller, rich with detail and character. 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is the biggest threat to peace yet seen. Newly promoted to command of his first ship, Captain Jack Aubrey, …
HMS Surprise
Häftad, 1997
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
149 kr
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How far will a man go in the name of revenge, honour, love or simple survival? Far from familiar seas, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must test themselves to the very limits of human endurance. Following a daring rescue, Jack Aubrey accepts a new command and a new commission to a far-flung …
Fortune of War
Häftad, 1997
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
139 kr
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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 …
Post Captain
Häftad, 1996
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
149 kr
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Whether on land or at sea, can Jack Aubrey stay one step ahead of his enemies? With the Treaty of Amiens, England is at peace. At least for now. . . Accompanied by his friend, ship’s surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin, Captain Jack Aubrey has returned home to England and the life of a country …
Desolation Island
Häftad, 1997
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
149 kr
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On Desolation Island, with the known world out of reach, uneasy alliances are sometimes forged…Captain Bligh, of Bounty fame, is now governor of New South Wales and facing mutiny anew, having lost the support of local settlers. Jack Aubrey is commissioned to come to his rescue. With a beautiful but …
Thirteen-Gun Salute
Häftad, 1997
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
139 kr
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Entrusted with a secret mission, the perils of the South China Sea await.In the fight against the French, a treaty with the Sultan of Pulo Prabang, a piratical Malay state, may prove decisive. Captain Jack Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin, along with a hand-picked crew, must survive the …
Ionian Mission
Häftad, 1997
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
139 kr
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Whether close to home or far away, there are no safe harbours while Napoleon seeks to dominate the known world.Jack Aubrey, veteran of numerous battles, has been promoted to senior captain commanding a ship that has been sent out to reinforce the squadron blockading Toulon. Compared to the early …
Surgeon’s Mate
Häftad, 1997
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
139 kr
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Loving someone, in a time of war and divided loyalties, can be the greatest risk of all.Ordered home by despatch vessel, Captain Jack Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin have been tasked with bringing the news of the latest victory in the war with America back to the government in Britain. …
Reverse of the Medal
Häftad, 1997
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
139 kr
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On dry land, having been drawn into the half-worlds of London’s criminal underground and of government espionage, Jack Aubrey faces perhaps the greatest challenge of his life.With rumours of peace running rampant, Captain Jack Aubrey chances his luck on the stock exchange. However, when his plans …
Letter of Marque
Häftad, 1997
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
139 kr
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Thrown out of the navy for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey has lost everything he held most dear.In command of his beloved Surprise, but in a civilian capacity, Jack Aubrey must navigate a world apart from anything he has previously known, his friend Stephen Maturin at his side. Together …
Far Side of the World
Häftad, 1997
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
139 kr
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An enemy frigate is outward bound to play havoc with the vital British whaling trade, and must be stopped at all costs.Racing against time, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must chase the USS Norfolk as she rounds Cape Horn, pursuing her into the Great South Sea and beyond. Following the equator, …
Treason’s Harbour
Häftad, 1997
2,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
139 kr
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Malta, in 1813, is ostensibly a safe harbour, yet the island is a nest of French spies, and even those in authority are not to be trusted.As Captain Jack Aubrey cools his heels in a Maltese harbour, awaiting repairs to his ship, war rages on. Fearing that hostilities will end before he has any …
Ionian Mission
Häftad, 2021
166 kr
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Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin return in this novel to the seas where they first sailed as shipmates. But Jack is now a senior captain commanding a line-of-battle ship in the Royal Navy’s blockade of Toulon, and this is a longer, harder, colder war than the dashing frigate actions of his early …
Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey
Häftad, 2010
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
149 kr
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The adventure continues . . . At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write the twenty-first book in his famous and much-loved Aubrey–Maturin series. The chapters he left behind are presented here, both in printed version and a facsimile of his manuscript, which goes several pages …
Mauritius Command
Häftad, 1997
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
139 kr
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Can Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew defy the odds, and outmanoeuvre the French, to take two small but vital islands in the Indian Ocean?Life ashore on half pay, despite the joys of family life, is unlikely to satisfy a man of action such as Jack Aubrey. The sea calls to him. And so, when his …
Clarissa Oakes
Häftad, 1997
3,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
136 kr
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With factions on board, and multiple enemies to contend with, only the most careful navigation will save them.As he sails away from Port Jackson, Captain Jack Aubrey feels nothing but relief at leaving the penal colony and its inhabitants far behind. But, unknown to him, hidden among his crew is …
Nutmeg of Consolation
Häftad, 1997
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
139 kr
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On foreign shores, and far from home, a friend can become a foe in a heartbeat.Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island in the Dutch East Indies as the Napoleonic Wars rage on, circumstances look far from promising for Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew. And yet, having overcome the odds and contrived …
Surgeon's Mate
Häftad, 2021
162 kr
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British naval officer Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin, with his great love, Diana Villiers, speed home to England with news of their latest victory over the Americans. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French intelligence network in the New World, and the trio …
Wine-Dark Sea
Häftad, 1997
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
152 kr
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There is a fine line between privateer and pirate, between friend and foe.With a beleaguered Britain already facing war on two fronts – against Napoleon’s armies in Europe but also against the young and vigorous United States – the objective of ship’s surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin is to light the …
Post Captain
Häftad, 2021
166 kr
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It’s 1802. The Treaty of Amiens has brought an end to the hostilities between Great Britain and France. Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend, naval surgeon Stephen Maturin, are enjoying the respite in the English countryside, besotted with two beautiful cousins, Sophie Williams and Diana …
MASTER AND COMMANDER
Inbunden, 2026
257 kr
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This special hardback edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of first publication with a brand-new foreword by O’Brian’s stepson and biographer, Nikolai Tolstoy, and artist’s note by Geoff Hunt, and includes the complete text of the previously unavailable Men-of-War, O’Brian’s fascinating guide to …
Yellow Admiral
Häftad, 1997
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
139 kr
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The higher one climbs, the further there is to fall.As war with Napoleon seemingly draws to a close, opportunities for advancement are limited and Jack Aubrey faces the ultimate indignity – the possibility of being ‘yellowed’, or retired, and set aside with no squadron of his own. But the blockade …
Hundred Days
Häftad, 1999
139 kr
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Napoleon has escaped from Elba – the Hundred Days have begun.The war is over, the armies dispersed, and the former Emperor of the French has been consigned to a Mediterranean island, yet now he is marching again on Paris with an ever-growing army. Commodore Jack Aubrey and his convoy are tasked …
Commodore
Häftad, 1997
139 kr
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To whom does one’s true allegiance lie?Jack Aubrey’s long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold – first, inhibit the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and then, on his return, intercept a …
Blue at the Mizzen
Häftad, 2000
139 kr
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For a man of war, peacetime is the ultimate challenge.Leaving behind them a Europe still taking stock after the definitive battle of Waterloo, Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin set sail for Chile. But even with the newly minted peace, life at sea remains beset with danger and imminent …
Thirteen Gun Salute
Häftad, 2022
181 kr
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Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea with a new lease on life as a privateer. Now he is to shepherd Stephen Maturin—his friend, ship’s surgeon, and sometimes intelligence agent—on a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes that would put English …
Nutmeg of Consolation
Häftad, 2022
181 kr
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Shipwrecked on a remote island in the Dutch East Indies, Captain Aubrey, surgeon and secret intelligence agent Stephen Maturin, and the crew of the Diane fashion a schooner from the wreck. A vicious attack by Malay pirates is repulsed, but the makeshift vessel burns, and they are truly marooned. …
Fortune of War
Häftad, 2021
181 kr
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Captain Jack Aubrey arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the British Navy. He and his friend, surgeon Stephen Maturin, take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But before they can reach their destination, the War of …
