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Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian (1993, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393035581
ISBN-139780393035582
eBay Product ID (ePID)170061
Product Key Features
Book TitleWine-Dark Sea
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistorical, Action & Adventure, Sea Stories
Publication Year1993
GenreFiction
AuthorPatrick O'Brian
Book SeriesAubrey/Maturin Novels Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-001521
Reviewslf Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the prose of Patrick O'Brian., They're funny, they're exciting, they're informative. . . there are legions of us who gladly ship out time and time again under Captain Aubrey., I haven't read novels [in the past ten years] except for all of the Patrick O'Brian series. It was, unfortunately, like tripping on heroin. I started on those books and couldn't stop.
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number16
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisThe sixteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series, and Patrick O'Brian's first bestseller in the United States., At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight and leave an indelible impression on the reader's imagination. Their ship, the Surprise , is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open boat journey and come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; and Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted., Their ship, the Surprise , is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open boat journey and come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; and Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted., At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight and leave an indelible impression on the reader's imagination. Their ship, the Surprise, is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open boat journey and come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; and Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted.
LC Classification NumberPR6029.B55W5 1993
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- Sep 22, 2021
A pleasant way of describing the Pacific
Took some effort to get the entire twenty volumes in hared cover. The O'Brien Aubrey-Maturin series is in reality a very long "soap opera" with each book a chapter in the 20-chapter book. The volumes are connected yet can stand on their own with some crafty flashback writing through character conversations. This is the 16th volume or chapter and continues the Pacific theater with this part starting with the warship Surprise leaving Botany BayVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 20, 2024
Excellent book, excellent read.
Great book in good condition, and a good, exciting read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
