The Ionian Mission, Patrick OBrian
The Ionian Mission, Patrick OBrian
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The Ionian Mission

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Narrator: Patrick Tull

Unabridged: 15 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/26/2004

Synopsis

Shoved into a temporary command in "that rotten old Worcester," Aubrey is off to the Mediterranean to join the Royal Navy's blockade of the French port of Toulon, where he will be dispatched by Admiral Harte (unfortunately the same Admiral Harte he cuckolded years ago) on a secret mission that promises to embroil Aubrey in political conflict. His friend Stephen's help notwithstanding, Aubrey faces some of the choppiest waters of his career.

About 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katherine on January 20, 2021

Another reread, these books just flow, one to the next, and reading them is soothing, not because any one book reaches new literary heights, but because the quality of the writing is so high and so consistent, because the characters are familiar enough to feel like friends. An absolute go-to when I......more

Goodreads review by Ken-ichi on May 27, 2008

Seriously, these books are like crack. Some choice terms and quotes (defs mostly from King's invaluable A Sea of Words): Words fearnaught screen: thick felt used to cover hatches during battle. felucca (n): a small Spanish sailing vessel, but also a kind of fishing boat formerly used in the SF Bay Are......more

Goodreads review by Terry on December 09, 2019

Having lately read six books in the Aubrey-Maturin series in a row I can compare it to nothing so much as binge-watching a really good TV series on Netflix. That being said this volume is perhaps the weakest I’ve read thus far (not counting book one which was a real stumbling block for me way back w......more

Goodreads review by Clemens on December 18, 2021

Read this book in 2008, and its the 8th marvellous volume of the delightful "Aubrey/Maturin" series. In this tale Aubrey and Maturin, veterans of many battles, find themselves at first in the Mediterranean, at the blockade of Toulon, with Jack Aubrey now as a Senior Captain commanding a line-of-battl......more

Goodreads review by Karl on April 25, 2024

Captain Aubrey and Doctor Maturin are as delightful as ever, with Aubrey's unmatched skills as a seaman and naval warrior, and Maturin's efforts as a spy, fishing for French officers tired of Napoleon. Rich with humor and the details of 1800 British Naval life and war, every book in this series is a......more

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