About this title: The fifth volume in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series. In one of the most exciting novels in this series, Captain Jack Aubrey and his ship's physician, Stephen Maturin, sail to Australia with a shipload of dangerous convicts and a beautiful spy, Louisa Wogan. A mysterious disease strikes, taking the lives of many of the crew, and the severely undermanned ship must outrun a Dutch warship in the frigid Antarctic waters.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1991-08-17
ISBN-13:9780393308129ISBN:039330812X
Description: Very Good. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. No creases in cover or spine. No names, no marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. Has some light edge and corner wear. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Reader copy. Spine creasing. Moderate to heavy cover/edge wear. Tanning to pages. Structurally sound, but has a well-read appearance. 1991 printing-different cover art. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780393308129ISBN:039330812X
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. crease front cover/first 10pgs. else Excellent. 325 p. Contains: Illustrations. Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback), 5. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780006499244ISBN:0006499244
Description: Very Good. Paperback, Very Good, clean, tight, some light cover edge wear, remainder mark. North American Orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. International orders are shipped on Tuesdays and Friday's. read more
Description: Good. Audio Book, Abridged, 3 Cassettes, ex-library with discard marks, in original box/case, rental stickers on tapes & case, post office daily. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Day Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780812870664ISBN:0812870662
Description: Very Good. Very nice paperback w/tight & square binding. Text is clean w/pgs lightly tanned. No remainder mark. Name & smiley face stamp on first front end paper. Faint crease @ lower back corner; o/w no cover or spine creases. Nice looking book. Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. W. W. Norton & Co., 1991. Fine Book. Overall, a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. W. W. Norton & Co., 1991. Fine Book. Aside from a light wrinkling to the first few pages, overall a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. W. W. Norton & Co., 1991. Fine Book. Overall, a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Norton, New York, NY
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780393308129ISBN:039330812X
Description: Fine. Trade paperback in pristine condition. Looks and feels unread. NO writing, highlighting, or dog-eared pages. Binding is tight and square. Cover is also excellent with NO spine creasing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1991-08-17
ISBN-13:9780393308129ISBN:039330812X
Description: Good. Mild shelf and corner wear; Mild spine creases and slant; Tanning and mild soiling to page edges; Mild rubbing and wear to covers and spine; ** Free USPS tracking and confirm on US orders ** read more
"This is my favorite of the Aubrey/Maturin series so far. I was lucky to be on vacation and found myself reading one or two chapters a day and finished the book in less than a week. I found this book to be faster paced than the other three I have read (I skipped the 4th one, but don't think I needed it for the story line), and now that I know the main characters better I find that I am catching the humor as well as the depth of the relationships more easily and the reading is more addicting.
I am still amazed that it is possible to describe a sea chase in writing in a way that is captivating and exciting. But Patrick O'Brian is a master stroyteller if ever there was one and I can't wait to read more of the books in this series."
"I believe this has been my favorite tale about Dr Maturin. The story of his intriguing in order to get misinformation disseminated to the enemies of Britain is the simple central plot and told with great force. The background is Jack Aubrey sailing in the Southern seas with a crippled ship damaged in a violent confrontation with a Dutch ship of the line."
"This is one of my favorites from the series. It contains what I believe to be arguably the most riveting sea chase in any novel. Captain Aubrey is to take the Leopard, a two deck ship of fifty guns to Botany Bay to come to the aid of William Bligh (yes that William Bligh of the Bounty) who is now Governor of New South Wales and seems to have yet another mutiny on his hands. On route, they are chased by the Waakzaamheid, a Dutch ship of the line (three decks of 74 guns) into the far southern ocean where a building storm pushes waves sixty, eighty, one hundred feet high. The Leapard is becalmed in the troughs between the waves while the taller Waakzaamheid is getting closer and closer. Captain Aubrey orders the ship to be lightened in an attempt to escape. Over the side goes stores, water, and finally the guns. All but two which are placed in the stern cabin to fire at the gaining enemy ship. Like a roller coaster the two vessels climb up the face of the huge waves then down into the valley between all he time firing at each other as the distance between them shrinks."
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