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

  • Master and Commander

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2021

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

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2021

    “If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the prose of Patrick O'Brian.” —Time
  • H. M. S. Surprise

    Patrick O'Brian

    Paperback, 2021

    "Few, very few books have made my heart thud with excitement. H.M.S. Surprise managed it." —Helen Lucy Burke, Irish Press
  • Blue at the Mizzen

    Patrick O'Brian

    Book 20, E Book, 2011

    "The old master has us again in the palm of his hand." —Los Angeles Times
  • The Hundred Days

    Patrick O'Brian

    Book 19, E Book, 2011

    "One of the best novelists since Jane Austen…The Hundred Days may be the best installment yet." —Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Richard Temple: A Novel

    Patrick O'Brian

    E Book, 2013

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

    Patrick O'Brian

    E Book, 2013

    O'Brian's richly told adventure saga, with its muscular prose, supple dialogue and engaging characters, packs a nice old-school punch." --Publishers Weekly
  • The Catalans: A Novel

    Patrick O'Brian

    E Book, 2013

    "One of the best novelists since Jane Austen."—Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey

    Patrick O'Brian, Richard Snow

    Book 21, E Book, 2012

    The final, partial installment of the Aubrey/Maturin series in a beautiful new package.
  • Caesar: The Life Story of a Panda-Leopard

    Patrick O'Brian

    E Book, 2012

    "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