Blue at the Mizzen, Patrick OBrian
Blue at the Mizzen, Patrick OBrian
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Blue at the Mizzen

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith

Abridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2000

Synopsis

In this, the twentieth installment of the Aubrey/Maturin series, Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace takes on an ugly complexion for Captain Jack Aubrey: the desertion of nearly half his crew; and the sudden dimming of his own career prospects in a peacetime navy. To cap it off, the Surprise is nearly sunk in a shattering night collision on the first leg of her journey to South America where Jack and Stephen are to help Chile assert her independence from Spain. In the end it is Jack's bold initiative to strike at the vastly superior Spanish fleet that precipitates the spectacular naval action that will determine both Chile's fate and his own.

About The Author

Patrick O’Brian’s many novels include Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, and The Unknown Shore, in addition to twenty volumes in the highly respected Aubrey/Maturin series. O’Brian wrote acclaimed biographies of Pablo Picasso and Sir Joseph Banks and translated many works from the French, among them the novels and memoirs of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Lacouture’s biography of Charles de Gaulle. Mr. O’Brian died in January 2000.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on December 21, 2021

Read this book in 2009, and its the 20th wonderful volume of the great "Aubrey/ Maturin" series. This tale starts off in AD 1815, after the Battle of Waterloo, and thus peace in Europe, and because of that peace Aubrey will see that many of his crew deserts him and their ship the "Surprise". On their......more

Goodreads review by Phillip on August 05, 2024

What I like about this book is how a deserving commander comes out on top in the end despite facing the dangers of the sea and the politics behind the scenes. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are now involved in the Chilian war of independence and take part openly as British naval officers. The Briti......more

Goodreads review by Brackman1066 on October 08, 2011

I can't believe it's over. I know, it's a little ungrateful to complain about the end of a 20-book series, but I'm still not ready. I also know that it's probably gotten tedious, my always giving 5 stars to the Patrick O'Brian books, but you know what? They're just better than most other books. I co......more

Goodreads review by David on November 04, 2015

This is another excellent historical novel by Patrick O'Brian, in the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series. In this story, Aubrey starts to feel passed over, as other, less experienced captains are promoted to the rank of admiral. Meanwhile, naturalist and surgeon Maturin falls in love with a beautifu......more

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