The Yellow Admiral (The Aubrey / Maturin Series, Book 18)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (677 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0053EL994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 376 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A waste of time" according to Cactus Kid. I have read many of the Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian. I must say, this is by far the weakest. NOTHING HAPPENS! The first part of the book has Aubrey and Maturin wandering around, mostly at Aubrey's home. They natter on about the land, politics, a little nature, and Aubrey's responsibilities as the member of parliament for the area. Once they get out to sea, they are on duty patroling outside Brest, to keep French ships from going in or out. Apparently none do. The admiral hates Aubrey, because he voted agains the admiral's nephew in a parliamentary vote about how to use land. The only action in the entire book is Au. Simply the Best, again and again "The Yellow Admiral" is 18th in the 20 novel Aubrey-Maturin series, featuring Captain Jack Aubrey and his companion ship surgeon Stephen Maturin, set in the year 1815. "The Yellow Admiral" one a episode in a grand epic, and as such the plot is of secondary importance. Revealing "how it comes out" does not really constitute a spoiler. For reader's new to the series, the titles often describe the ending of the novel, or the next novel in the series.The novel begins with a rather through summary of preceding novels in the series, through various second-hand accounts. So, a reader new to the series could start with "The Yellow Adm. The best adventure books you will ever read. I have loved every Aubry/Maturin novel in the series. I supposed one could read just "The Yellow Admiral" alone but that would be a waste as you wouldn't know the depth of the characters and their history together or what the naval terms were. Take my advice and start at the beginning of the series, and you will be greatly entertained. The whole series takes place on frigates and other types of men-of-war during the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century. The orders from the British High Command take the ship and crew everywhere in the world in order to fight the encroaching French. The two main characters are the captain a
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