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Post Captain #2 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: AUBREY-MATURIN | Reading Level: very good
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 gentl ...Show more
Richard Temple by Patrick O'Brian
19.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: good
This is the story of Richard Temple -- prisoner of war, sometime adventurer, lover and artist -- told with insight, empathy and drama by one of the world's master storytellers. Captive in a brutal German prison towards the end of World War II, Richard Temple has been stripped of everything that once def ...Show more
The Catalans by Patrick O'Brian
24.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one man's desperate bid to reclaim his humanity. Summoned from his medical practice in China by a bevy of anxious aunt ...Show more
The Commodore #17 by Patrick O'Brian
27.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey-Maturin Ser.
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 Fre ...Show more
The Far Side of the World by Patrick O'Brian
21.99 NZD
22.99 (4% off)
Category: Fiction
It is still the War of 1812. Patrick OâÂÂBrian takes his hero Jack Aubrey and his tetchy, sardonic friend Stephen Maturin on a voyage as fascinating as anything he has ever written. They set course across the South Atlantic to intercept a powerful American frigate outward bound to play havoc with the ...Show more
The Final, Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey by Patrick O'Brian
35.00 NZD
39.95 (12% off)
Category: Fiction
At the time of his death Patrick O'Brian was halfway through a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen. These are the chapters he had completed of the final voyage of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - the greatest friendship of modern literature. The story picks up from the end of Blue at the Mizzen ...Show more
The Fortune of War #6 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Captain Jack Aubrey, RN, arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Matu ...Show more
The Golden Ocean by Patrick O'Brian
25.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea - and the precursor to the famous Aubrey/Maturin series. The Golden Ocean is the first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea. The novel shares the same sense of excitement and the rich humour of the Aubrey/Maturin novels, invoking the elo ...Show more
The Hundred Days #19 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
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 w ...Show more
The Ionian Mission #8 by Patrick O'Brian
24.99 NZD
27.99 (10% off)
Category: Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the eight ...Show more
The Letter of Marque #12 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
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 the ...Show more
The Nutmeg of Consolation #14 by Patrick O'Brian
24.99 NZD
27.99 (10% off)
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the fourt ...Show more