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      The Far Side of the World

      by Patrick O'Brian
      Published
      Jan 1984
      Main Genre
      Action Adventure Action & Adventure
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      416
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      Aubrey/Maturin Book 10

      About This Book

      It is still the War of 1812. Patrick O'Brian takes his hero Jack Aubrey and his tetchy, sardonic friend Stephen Maturin on a voyage as fascinating as anything he has ever written. They set course across the South Atlantic to intercept a powerful American frigate outward bound to play havoc with the British whaling trade.

      If they do not come up with her before she rounds the Horn they must follow her into the Great South Sea and as far across the Pacific as she may lead them. It is a commission after Jack's own heart. Maturin has fish of his own to fry in the world of secret intelligence.

      Aubrey has to cope with a succession of disasters - men overboard, castaways, encounters with savages, storms, typhoons, groundings, shipwrecks, to say nothing of murder and criminal insanity. That the enemy is in fact faithfully dealt with no-one who has the honour of Captain Aubrey's acquaintance can take leave to doubt.

      Series Placement

      Book 10
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      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction Suspense

      Subgenres

      Action Adventure

      Themes

      Military Nautical

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