Master And Commander B Format

In this | the first of Patrick O’Brian’s much lauded Aubrey–Maturin novels | discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller | rich with detail and character.1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is the biggest threat to peace yet seen.Newly promoted to command of his first ship | Captain Jack Aubrey | along with his crew | and new friend and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin | must patrol a Mediterranean fraught with peril but rich with rewards. A glimpse of white sails on the horizon could mean a prize to be taken – or a fight for survival.‘In Aubrey and Maturin | Patrick O’Brian has created two of the most enjoyable characters in twentieth-century fiction. One of the greatest authors to sail with.’MICHAEL PALIN‘There are two types of people in the world: Patrick O'Brian fans | and people who haven't read him yet.’LUCY EYRE | Guardian