About this title: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All eighteen books are being re-issued in hardback by HarperCollins with stunning new jackets to coincide with a new film based on the adventures and to introduce these modern classics to a new generation. Master and ...
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Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780393307054ISBN:0393307050
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice clean copy. Small amount of cover and edge wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 411 p. Contains: Illustrations. Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback), 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780393325171ISBN:0393325172
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean pages & tight binding. A nice copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 459 p. Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback), 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780393325171ISBN:0393325172
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. As new, unread. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 459 p. Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780393325171ISBN:0393325172
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Excellent condition. Very light edge and corner wear. No marks. Tight, square book. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 459 p. Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback), 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780393325171ISBN:0393325172
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 459 p. Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. Trade Paperback. A Very Good soft cover. Light shelf wear. Clean and tight, lightly read copy. Later edition. Packed carefully and shipped promptly. Norton. read more
Description: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. Near Fine Book. Aside from a light crease to spine, 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: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. Near Fine Book. Lightly handled, with minimal wear to book. Overall, a clean and tight 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: Very Good+ Trade Paperback. W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. Very Good+ Book. Light wear to book and spine. Aside from light foxing, overall a clean and tight 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: Very Good+ Trade Paperback. W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. Very Good+ Book. Light wear to book and spine. Aside from crease to back cover, overall a clean and tight copy. Media Mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped Quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
"Merits three and a half, but I've got to quit competing with Santa Claus.
Good story, well told. I'm sure all the nautical stuff is accurate but laid on so heavily that it sometimes obscured the story and characters. And it's the development and relationship of those characters which makes Master and Commander worth reading.
"The first scene had great promise, and sections of prose throughout the book were striking. The main characters were also endearing. However, I felt greatly handicapped by my ignorance of nautical terminology. Much of the time, especially in the rather pivotal battle scenes, I had incredible difficulty following what was going on. As a result, I was never really fully drawn into the story.
post-script: I don't understand why Russel Crowe was cast for the part of Aubrey. I haven't seen the movie, so I can't comment on his portrayal, but I think of Russel Crowe as rather dark, which Aubry certainly is not. On my mental stage, I cast Zac Crofford, who seemed a pretty good fit for the ebullient, larger-than-life captain."
"i honestly dont give all my books 5 stars but this book which starts a series of 21 is among my all-time favorite historical novels. set in the 1800's they describe many of the events that occured with the british in their maritime wars with various countries including france, the u.s., the dutch and the spanish. adventuresome, suspenseful and often humerous...seafaring stories don't get much better than this."
"Based partially on the movie, and mainly on the review of my friend Brad I threw audio version of Master & Commander on my iPod, and am very glad that I did.
I think the first thing I appreciated about the book was O'Brian's engaging, yet efficient, style that kept the story moving along at a steady pace. Not only was the pacing crisp and the style absorbing, but O'Brian managed to pack in enough detail to keep naval aficionados happy, yet was accessible to landlubbers like me with minimum effort.
Beyond that his characterizations are very well done and not a single character, no matter how insignificant they seem, suffers from a lack of attention (a form of laziness I see all-too-frequently nowadays).
I'm glad I got around to enjoying this book, and look forward to the next adventures of Captain Jack and his heterosexual life-mate Stephen!"
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