Patrick O'Brian
Patrick O'Brian
Books by Patrick O'Brian
Blue at the Mizzen
Book 20, Hardback, 1999
"The old master has us again in the palm of his hand."—Los Angeles Times (a Best Book of 1999)
The Road to Samarcand: An Adventure
Hardback, 2007
An archaeological expedition with a cargo of priceless jade is pursued across the Gobi Desert into the snows of Tibet.
Post Captain
Book 2, Paperback, 1991
"Master and Commander raised almost dangerously high expectations, Post Captain triumphantly surpasses them...a brilliant book." —Mary Renault
Desolation Island
Book 5, Paperback, 1991
The Fortune of War
Book 6, Paperback, 1991
"A marvelously full-flavored, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship's longboat." —Times Literary Supplement
The Surgeon's Mate
Book 7, Paperback, 1992
"Vividly detailed 19th-century settings and dramatic tension punctuated with flashes of wry humor make O'Brian's nautical adventure a splendid treat." —Publishers Weekly
The Ionian Mission
Book 8, Paperback, 1992
"O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time, and The Ionian Mission is another rattling good yarn." —Stephen Vaughan, The Observer
The Far Side of the World
Book 10, Paperback, 1992
The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Russell Crowe.
Treason's Harbour
Book 9, Paperback, 1992
"Every [Aubrey-Maturin] book is packed to absolute straining with erudition, wit, history, and thunderous action." —Joe Hill
The Letter of Marque
Book 12, Paperback, 1992
"Fine stuff...[The Letter of Marque] leaves the devotee of naval fiction eager for sequels." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World