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Blue at the Mizzen

Blue at the Mizzen

ClassicsHistorical Fiction
Pages
272
Published
1999
Language
English

Synopsis

Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin sail the Surprise to the coast of South America to support the Chilean independence movement. While Aubrey navigates the complexities of naval command and the hope of a promotion, Maturin handles the delicate political espionage required to secure a new nation's future. This final completed installment of the series follows the duo through high-seas action and the shifting loyalties of a world at peace.

Prose complexity
10/10

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Genres

Classics Historical Fiction Military Adventure History

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Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O'Brian (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000) was an English novelist and translator, best known for the twenty-volume Aubrey–Maturin series of Napoleonic-era naval novels — beginning with Master and Commander (1969) — following the friendship between Royal Navy captain Jack Aubrey and physician-naturalist Stephen Maturin. He was born Richard Patrick Russ in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, and adopted the name Patrick O'Brian after the Second World War, presenting himself for...

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