List $17.95

Written by Patrick O'Brian - Performed by David McCallum - Abridged Fiction - 2 CASSETTES - 2.75 hours

Publisher, HighBridge Audio (November 2001)

The 17th novel in the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series of naval tales, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

"It is the exquisite, small details of daily life, whether ashore or at sea, that keep drawing us back to Mr. O'Brian's salty tales." --The New York Times

"The pleasures of O'Brian's novels defy enumeration." --Washington Post

The New York Times Book Review called the bestselling Patrick O'Brian series of nautical adventures "The best historical novels ever written."

This seventeenth novel in the Aubrey, Maturin series has been hailed as the best of the best. In Commodore join Captain Jack Aubrey and secret agent Stephen Maturin in their daring service to Her Majesty's Navy--and take a dramatic tour of their home-front adventures as well.