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Blue at the Mizzen #20 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser. | Reading Level: good
For a man of war, peacetime is the ultimate challenge. Leaving behind them a Europe still taking stock after the definitive battle of Waterloo, Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin set sail for Chile. But even with the newly minted peace, life at sea remains beset with danger and imminent disaste ...Show more
Clarissa Oakes #15 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
With factions on board, and multiple enemies to contend with, only the most careful navigation will save them. As he sails away from Port Jackson, Captain Jack Aubrey feels nothing but relief at leaving the penal colony and its inhabitants far behind. But, unknown to him, hidden among his crew is on ...Show more
HMS Surprise #3 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin series | Reading Level: very good
How far will a man go in the name of revenge, honour, love or simple survival? Far from familiar seas, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must test themselves to the very limits of human endurance.Following a daring rescue, Jack Aubrey accepts a new command and a new commission to a far-flung destination ...Show more
Mauritius Command #4 by Patrick O'Brian
19.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
Can Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew defy the odds, and outmanoeuvre the French, to take two small but vital islands in the Indian Ocean? Life ashore on half pay, despite the joys of family life, is unlikely to satisfy a man of action such as Jack Aubrey. The sea calls to him. And so, when his friend, ...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 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
The Thirteen-Gun Salute #13 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
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 thirt ...Show more
The Wine-Dark Sea #16 by Patrick O'Brian
23.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin Ser.
There is a fine line between privateer and pirate, between friend and foe. With a beleaguered Britain already facing war on two fronts – against Napoleon’s armies in Europe but also against the young and vigorous United States – the objective of ship’s surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin is to light the ...Show more
The Yellow Admiral #18 by Patrick O'Brian
22.99 NZD
27.99 (17% 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 eight ...Show more