Desolation Island (Aubrey/Maturin)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (737 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 039330812X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 325 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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This one is special Michael Crawford This story is another outstanding tale by O'Brien. If you love wooden ships and men of iron, this is the story for you.O'Brian's research, not only of the time, not only of the war, not only of the diplomacy, but also of the vessels he puts into action is simply outstanding.. Albert E. Sanders said can't review this excellent book now. Sorry, can't review this excellent book now; am involved in a scientific paper that mustn't be interrupted. Have finished that book and am now into The Fortune of War and perhaps ca write a review of it when finished.. "Good chapter" according to Amazon Customer. In the Aubrey/Maturin story. As is often the case, the ship's adventures somehow reflect the inner struggle of one or both main characters. There is a struggle with an inner "desolation."
Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spyand a treacherous disease that decimates the crew. With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the undermanned, outgunned Leopard sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic, where, in mountain seas, the Dutchman closes. "The relationship between Aubrey and Maturinis about the best thing afloat.For Conradian power of description and sheer excitement there is nothing in naval fiction to beat the stern chase as the outgunned Leopard staggers through mountain waves in icy latitudes to escape the Dutch seventy-four."Stephen Vaughan, Observer Commissione
Several factors, including an attractive spy and a small-scale epidemic, conspire to change his plans, and before long his frigate is being pursued into Antarctic waters by a Dutch man-of-war. With his friend and cloak-and-dagger expert Stephen Maturin in tow, Aubrey sets off for Australia. Captain Bligh (yes, the guy from the Bounty) needs to be rescued, and the Royal Navy has the perfect man for the job: Captain Jack Aubrey. Five installments into the series, the Aubrey-Maturin story remains (to quote The Observer) "the best thing afloat since Horatio Hornblower."