Patrick O'Brian

One of our greatest contemporary novelists, Patrick O’Brian is the author of the twenty volumes of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series, as well as many other books, including Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore, and biographies of Joseph Banks and Picasso.

Patrick O'Brian

One of our greatest contemporary novelists, Patrick O’Brian is the author of the twenty volumes of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series, as well as many other books, including Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore, and biographies of Joseph Banks and Picasso.

Books by Patrick O'Brian

  • The Yellow Admiral

    Patrick O'Brian

    Book 18, Paperback, 1997

    "Every [Aubrey-Maturin] book is packed to absolute straining with erudition, wit, history, and thunderous action." —Joe Hill
  • Blue at the Mizzen

    Patrick O'Brian

    Book 20, Paperback, 2000

    "The old master has us again in the palm of his hand." —Los Angeles Times
  • Hussein: An Entertainment

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2001

    A glittering adventure set in India at the height of the British Raj. The New York Times compared this book to Kipling's Kim and called it "a gorgeous entertainment."
  • Caesar: The Life Story of a Panda-Leopard

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2001

    "O'Brian was only 15 when [Caesar] was published, but he already possessed an instinct for deft plotting and uncomplicated narrative."—The New York Times
  • The Catalans: A Novel

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2007

    "One of the best novelists since Jane Austen."—Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Richard Temple: A Novel

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2007

    "One of the best novelists since Jane Austen."—Philadelphia Inquirer
  • The Road to Samarcand: An Adventure

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2008

    O'Brian's richly told adventure saga, with its muscular prose, supple dialogue and engaging characters, packs a nice old-school punch." --Publishers Weekly
  • 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey

    Patrick O'Brian, Richard Snow

    Book 21, Paperback, 2010

    To the delight of millions of Patrick O'Brian fans, here is the final, partial installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series, for the first time in paperback.
  • A Book of Voyages

    Patrick O'Brian

    Hardback, 2013

    Honoring Patrick O’Brian’s centenary, a collection of his favorite travel pieces, replete with perils, discomforts, and exotic pleasures.
  • Master and Commander

    Patrick O'Brian

    E Book, 1990

    The classic first novel of the epic Aubrey/Maturin series, widely considered “the best historical novels ever written” (Richard Snow, New York Times).