The Truelove (Aubrey-Maturin)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786160497 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 329 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this novel in the popular series, a British whaling vessel has been captured in the Sandwich Islands, and Captain Aubrey is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away is an escaped female convict. Only Stephen Maturin can fathom her secrets and a clue to identifying a highly placed French spy in London.
Here Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are assigned to help a Polynesian queen in her struggle with a Napoleon-backed rival, and a female convict is smuggled aboard by a midshipman in Australia. . Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly This entry in O'Brian's late-18th-century seafaring series will delight fans, while offering newcomers a good place to jump in
Kevin said Tedious account of tedium at sea. If you are interested in learning what happens at sea when boredom, monotony, ennui and endless accounts of filler material taken from every one of the good, action packed adventures that began this series then this is the book for you. I happen to like learning what a day may have looked like at sea in that era but not to the extent that it is all that we learn about over all the pages except the last thirty when the action begins but is broken with an abrupt. Still a Good Read Despite a Flaw or Two This 15th in the O'Brian series about unlikely friends Capt. Aubrey and Dr. Maturin during the Napoleonic period continues the tradition of the others in the series. It displays the author's encyclopedic knowledge of the world of that era, both seagoing and by land. It also is intricately plotted with an auxiliary character, Clarissa, supplying the missing piece of an espionage puzzle that has occupied Dr. Maturin for the previous 6 books.It's also odd in that. I like the series a lot, you should read it. Keep in mind it's one story across about 20 books sandiegokevin Some rambles:Unfortunately I didn't read the prior book "Nutmeg of Surprise" first, and I missed out on some stuff.This book is also called Clarissa Oakes, I'm not sure why they changed it to Truelove for the US Market.Enjoyable, much more action oriented for Aubrey, and a lot of psycho/social observations for MaturinIt's part of a series of books that are one long voyage (1813?). In some sense, it's a more efficient technique for both the writer and the reade