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      H.M.S. Surprise

      by Patrick O'Brian
      Published
      Jan 1973
      Main Genre
      Action Adventure Action & Adventure
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      379
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      Aubrey/Maturin Book 3

      About This Book

      Third in the series of Aubrey-Maturin adventures, this book is set among the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and in the distant waters ploughed by the ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. But somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams: the ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet....

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      Book 3
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      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Action Adventure Historical

      Themes

      Military Nautical

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