Bibliograph

The thirteen-gun salute, Patrick O'Brian

Type

Label

The thirteen-gun salute, Patrick O'Brian

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The thirteen-gun salute

Oclc number

23692637

Responsibility statement

Patrick O'Brian

Series statement

Aubrey- Maturin

Summary

"Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea with a new lease on life. Following his dismissal from the Royal Navy (a false accusation), he has earned reinstatement through his daring exploits as a privateer, brilliantly chronicled in The Letter of Marque. Now he is to shepherd Stephen Maturin-his friend, ship's surgeon, and sometimes intelligence agent-on a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes which would put English merchant shipping at risk. The journey of the Diane encompasses a great and satisfying diversity of adventures. Maturin climbs the Thousand Steps of the sacred crater of the orangutans; a killer typhoon catches Aubrey and his crew trying to work the Diane off a reef; and in the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang a classic duel of intelligence agents unfolds: the French envoys, well entrenched in the Sultan's good graces, against the savage cunning of Stephen Maturin"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

13 gun salute

Classification