Patrick O\'Brian\'s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written.
But Jack is now a senior Captain commandi.
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, veterans of many battles, return in this novel to the seas where they first sailed as shipmates.
This is the eighth book in the series.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery.
Patrick O\'Brian\'s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written