Product Description

The seventeenth Aubrey-Maturin novel. 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #668012 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.08" h x 5.39" w x 6.12" l, .56 pounds
• Binding: Audio CD

From Amazon.com
After several installments of gallivanting around the South Seas, Aubrey and Maturin return home to England, where the surgeon-cum-intelligence-agent discovers that his wife has disappeared. As if such a domestic crisis weren't enough, the intrepid pair are also dispatched to the Gulf of Guinea (to suppress the slave trade) and to Ireland (to rebuff an impending French invasion.) O'Brian's stunning range, coupled with his mind-bending command of minutiae, explain why James Hamilton-Paterson has called him "the Homer of the Napoleonic Wars."

From Publishers Weekly
This 17th installment in O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series of historical naval tales spent two weeks on PW's bestseller list.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile
In this installment of the popular series of nautical adventures, Jack Aubrey becomes commodore and tracks down slave traders. The novel is laced with fascinating sea lore and wisdom. This program has the talented British reader it needs. Roberts is a master at capturing the dialects of the sailors, who come from different social classes and corners of the British empire. He skillfully switches characters and conveys the nuances of the dialogue. P.B.J. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine