The Thirteen Gun Salute (Aubrey-Maturin (Audio))
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786175125 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 146 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea, shepherding Stephen Maturin's diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes. A classic duel of intelligence agents unfolds.
Parts are familiar but there are new twists Kevin Another story limited in calendar length with a lot of color for the reader. I think it's a good story, although parts are familiar to the readers of all of the previous books. To be sure, O'Brian inserts new twists and certainly leaves the reader with a spectacular cliff hanger at. Wonderful naval stories - a great, quick read. Ed T. O'Brian puts the reader directly in the times of a British Naval officer and the voyages and actions encountered. The battle scenes are exciting as are the vivid descriptions of weather encountered under sail (storms and calms). An aspect of the writing and story lines in the Aubre. "O'Brian is one of the two or three best popular novelists of the 20th century" according to Robogeriat. O'Brian is one of the two or three best popular novelists of the 20th century. The NY Times reviewer was correct to compare his writing favorably to Jane Austen (Tolkein would come in a distant second). O'Brian accurately recreated the time, the politics, the persons and the challe
Conveying a diplomatic mission to the Sultan's court, Aubrey and company must also contend with orangutans, typhoons, and a squadron of wily French envoys. Will Napoleon Bonaparte form an alliance with the Malay princes of the South China Sea? Not if Jack Aubrey can help it.