The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian audiobook

The Fortune of War

By Patrick O’Brian
Read by Patrick Tull

Recorded Books, Recorded Books, Inc. 9780393308136

The Aubrey–Maturin Series: Book 6

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $44.99

    ISBN: 9781664506763

Runtime: 13.20 Hours
Category: Fiction/Historical
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

En route home, Aubrey and Maturin find themselves in deep trouble when their ship engages the U.S.S. Constitution in battle-and loses. Aubrey, now a POW in Boston, waits for word of a prisoner exchange, while Maturin renews a most cherished friendship.

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Editorial Reviews

“A marvelously full-flavored, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship’s longboat.” Times Literary Supplement (London)

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Author Bio: Patrick O'Brian

Author Bio: Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O’Brian (1914–2000), a translator and author of biographies, was best known as the author of the highly acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin series of historical novels. Set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars ,this twenty-volume series centers on the enduring friendship between naval officer Jack Aubrey and physician and spy Stephen Maturin. The Far Side of the World, the tenth book in the series, was adapted into a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. The film was nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Picture. He wrote acclaimed biographies of Pablo Picasso and Sir Joseph Banks. He also translated many works from the French, among them the novels and memoirs of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Lacouture’s biographies of Charles de Gaulle.

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Available Formats : Retail CD
Category: Fiction/Historical
Runtime: 13.20
Audience: Adult
Language: English