Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Now these evocative stories are bein

"O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time, and The Ionian Mission is another rattling good yarn." —Stephen Vaughan, The

Aubrey and Maturin return to the seas where they first sailed as shipmates, but to a harder war than during their younger days. A sudden turn of events takes th

Historisk søroman. Jack Aubrey er nu Commander på et linieskib, der skal undsætte Toulon, men den farefulde tur går også til de græske øer.