Product ReviewsAubrey/Maturin Novels Ser.: H. M. S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian (1991, Trade Paperback)

Near-perfect Condition

I received a paperback copy of H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian in near-perfect condition, with the spine and all pages intact, the coating on the covers (which has a tendency to peel) perfectly intact, and no blemishes except for a slight discolouration in one corner of the back cover. Altogether, a very good addition to a set of Aubrey-Maturins!Read full review...

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Jane Austen does naval warfare during the Napoleonic age. What could be better?

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Fun literary experience. Full of "Surprises" All puns intended

I recommend this book series unreservedly. It is a fabulous adventure series. my heart starts racing during the excellently described battle scenes. you can smell the salt air and feel the wind on your face as you set sail with Capt Aubry and Dr. Maturin. It has a great amount of adventure spiced with just enough romance and humor all seasoned with suspense. Great for young and old alike.Read full review...

Avast whining! Prepare to engage the larboard battery. Fire as she bears!

What do YOU do when you dog your watch? Are you guilty of skulking in the cable tiers or skylarking aloft? If you've a nautical bone in your body, you are not complete until you've immersed yourself in this series. The "Master and Commander" movie was based partly on this particular book. All of the books in that series and the movie itself bring to life 18th century navy life from a Royal Navy perspective. Every book in the series holds a valued position in my personal library. This particular book is among my most favorite.Read full review...

Third in the Aubrey/Maturin series

Adventure on the high seas continues with the a commission on the H.M.S. Surprise. In the time of Iron Men and wooden ship. The Captain takes his aging frigate around the Cape of Good hope during a wild storm. Onward he sails into into the Indian ocean and high adventure. He has little hope for a worthy prize ship but A French Fleet lurks over the horizon, promising high drama and battles to come.Read full review...

greatreading

i had already read 1 in hte series and found it to be really a really great novel it is fiction but it has alot valid information of the period of admiral nelson very good writing, the author has a vast knowlege of the period, i am now collecting the rest of the series highly recomended 20 books and an unfinished one bobRead full review...

Still trying to read Post Captain !

I am finding that the books are a good source of material for the movie, but, reading all that english dialect and nautical terms is tough. It is going very slow. I may never get to this book. The movie was such an advernture and such a "guy flick" I find I have respect for the books, I just can't get through them. Wish me luck.Read full review...

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Great Book would love to get set...looking for it now :

My husband and I would love to find the whole set, I am looking on ebay right now have found a few. The search is fun and the find will be wonderful :)

Worth reading the whole series.

I've read the first three books by Patrick O'Brian. Found them very well writern. He puts you in the time of the books.