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Shipwrecked on a remote island in the Dutch East Indies, Captain Aubrey, surgeon and secret intelligence agent Stephen Maturin, and the crew of the
fashion a schooner from the wreck. A vicious attack by Malay pirates is repulsed, but the makeshift vessel burns, and they are truly marooned. Their escape from this predicament is one that only the whimsy and ingenuity of Patrick O'Brian - or Stephen Maturin - could devise.
In command now of a new ship, the
, Aubrey pursues his interrupted mission. The dreadful penal colony in New South Wales, harrowingly described, is the backdrop to a diplomatic crisis provoked by Maturin's Irish temper, and to a near-fatal encounter with the wildlife of the Australian outback.

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This book is part of the "Aubrey & Maturin" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

Master and Commander First published 1970 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:7.7/10

Post Captain First published 1972 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:5.6/10

H. M. S. Surprise First published 1973 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:5.4/10

The Yellow Admiral First published 1996 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.1/10

The Hundred Days First published 1998 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.2/10

The Thirteen Gun Salute First published 1989 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.5/10

Treason's Harbour First published 1983 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.6/10

The Mauritius Command First published 1977 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.7/10

The Ionian Mission First published 1981 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.6/10

The Far Side of the World First published 1984 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.9/10

Desolation Island First published 1977 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.4/10

The Commodore First published 1994 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.3/10

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