Desolation Island
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Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.
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21 primary booksAubrey & Maturin
Aubrey & Maturin is a 21-book series with 21 primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Patrick O'Brian and Richard Snow.
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The long stern chase in this book is one of the most dramatic and compelling stories of war at sea ever told, and of all the Aubrey/Maturin novels its final resolution is probably the scene that sticks with me most strongly and clearly.
The whole book is one long, slow, build, with enough sources of tension and interest to remain engrossing throughout. The whole series is worthwhile (this was a read-read for me) but this book is definitely one of the highlights.
This was one of the best of the series so far. The description of the sea battle during a storm was incredibly vivid, and the subsequent events were just as gripping.
