books about: maturin (unfinished desolation wine-dark)

books about: maturin

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The Far Side of the World (Reprint) (Vol. Book 10) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

47 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1992

Great Novel!
This was perhaps one of the best novels in the series. For those that enjoyed the film, loosely based on this book and others from the Aubrey-Maturin set, the book is far greater than the movie. I greatly enjoyed this volume in the series.

The Mauritius Command (Vol. Book 4) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

35 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

Best so far
Best book in the series so far. The charcters are so alive that you feel like you are reading history.

21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey/Maturin Series)

39 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

For Devotees of the Series
Patrick O'Brian's unfinished twenty-first novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series was released four years after his death. Although at first I was hesitant to read an unfinished manuscript for many reasons, as a fan of the series, I am very happy to have had the opportunity to get one last glimpse of Admiral Aubrey and Dr. Maturin - and get a tiny glimpse inside Patrick O'Brian's creative process. ...

The Truelove (Vol. Book 15) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

19 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1993

The Best
The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels I have read the entire Aubrey-Maturin Series from the 1st (Master and Commander) through the 21st (The Unfinished Voyage) three times and I have the entire series in my library. I am a voracious reader and this is the best series I have ever read, no matter the genre. I suspect the forth reading will begin soon.

The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels

85 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

The complete set!
I couldn't resist buying this set. I originally read the series using the local library. At the time I looked for a comlete set and it would have cost over $400. This was a bargain in comparison. Each volume contains 4 novels. It is very convenient. As usual, the shipping was quick and the books were what I expected.

The Reverse of the Medal (Vol. Book 11) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

24 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

The turning point where a good series becomes great
The twelve books that precede The Reverse of the Medal in the Aubrey-Maturin series together form a coherent, engaging chronicle of naval warfare, intrigue, and romance. Had its thirteenth installment been simply more of the same, the appeal might have begun to pale; however, with a single plot twist, Patrick O'Brian changes the rules of the game completely, handing Aubrey and Maturin a whole new ...

The Fortune of War (Vol. Book 6) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

25 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

Enter The War of 1812, and The United States
THE FORTUNE OF WAR is the sixth volume in Patrick O'Brian's masterful adventure series about Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N. and his dear friend, Dr. Stephen Maturin. Though the Aubrey-Maturin novels can stand more-or-less alone, the narratives are closely linked. THE FORTUNE OF WAR in this way finds Aubrey's ship, HMS Leopard, limping into the fictional bay of Pulo Batang in the Spice Islands, after ...

H. M. S. Surprise (Vol. Book 3) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

54 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

Wonderful
This is an incredible series - well written and full of adventure and humor. If you've never been on a tall ship you may want to brush up on your nautical terms - When Aubrey and Maturin are at sea the jargon flows fast and furious! I've got almost 3 down and 17 to go!

Desolation Island (Vol. Book 5) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

52 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

Utterly sublime brilliance
If there is any better writing in the English language than the couple of chapters in Desolation Island where the Leopard is being pursued by the Waakzaamheid, and the aftermath thereof, then I've certainly never read it. You don't have to read many of these books before going back to other authors starts to feel like going from reading the Wall Street Journal to a British red-top tabloid. ...

Post Captain (Vol. Book 2) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

75 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

Great improvement over "Master and Commander"
An enormous improvement over "Master and Commander" in technique, richness, depth and interest. An utter delight to read and ultimately a simply brilliant novel. A great place to start the series, since the first book would probably not have given me any impetus to continue the series, but "Post Captain" presents the best of O'Brian fully-formed: cheeky, elegant, deep and delightful.

The Patrick O'Brian Muster Book: Persons, Animals, Ships and Cannon in the Aubrey-Maturin Sea Novels

6 reviews
Anthony Gary Brown

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006

It's the great reference book of the world, sure.
Of "our world, our wooden world," as O'Brian wrote in the Nutmeg of Consolation. As an O'Brian devotee who is compiling a quotation book for naval officers and mariners (The Literary Mariner; look for it next year), I have found this Muster Book to be more useful, in its own way, than even Dean King's excellent Sea of Words. King's work is mostly a wonderful timesaver--you needn't hunt up terms ...

The Ionian Mission (Vol. Book 8) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

21 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

The Ionian Mission (Aubrey Maturin Series)
Husband loves this guy and is too busy reading to write a review. I think he is now on the 7th or 8th of the series

The Surgeon's Mate (Vol. Book 7) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

23 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

Maturin's book
The focus is on Stephen Maturin in this seventh installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series, which, though it isn't the best or most exciting of the first seven books, is still a ripping good read. Returning to England following their escapades in North America, Aubrey and Maturin try to settle into life at home -- Jack with his family and Stephen with his scientific pursuits -- but their pasts ...

The Nutmeg of Consolation (Vol. Book 14) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

21 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1993

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Patrick O'Brian continues to impress with his ability. It is unfortunate that he passed away before completing the Aubrey story.

Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin Classics)

14 reviews
Charles Robert Maturin

Penguin Classics, 2001

THIS BOOK IS THE GRANDFATHER OF POE, MARY SHELLEY, BRAM STOKER, JOYCE AND EVEN DICKENS WITH GREAT INTRO BY SAGE
I found the introduction extremely informative and helpful, and well structured with "chapter headings". Sage's learned and informative frequent footnotes are also extremely helpful at all times, the fruit of his own extensive research into this landmark work, the motherlode of so much that follows up to our fallen post-literate times. From the start you can see the heavy influence this work ...

The Wine-Dark Sea (Vol. Book 16) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

19 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

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Patrick O'Brian continues to impress with his ability. It is unfortunate that he passed away before completing the Aubrey story.

The Commodore (Vol. Book 17) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

19 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

The Aubrey-Maturin series is simply the best fiction ever written
Patrick O'Brian's "The Commodore" is the seventeenth book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series. The Aubrey-Maturin books are quite simply the best fiction I've ever read. I enjoy them so much that I find it difficult to read any other fiction now. Although there are twenty (completed) Aubrey-Maturin novels, in a sense they are one long, unending story. O'Brian tells the story of an ...

The Yellow Admiral (Vol. Book 18) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

27 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

Simply the Best, again and again
"The Yellow Admiral" is 18th in the 20 novel Aubrey-Maturin series, featuring Captain Jack Aubrey and his companion ship surgeon Stephen Maturin, set in the year 1815. "The Yellow Admiral" one a episode in a grand epic, and as such the plot is of secondary importance. Revealing "how it comes out" does not really constitute a spoiler. For reader's new to the series, the titles often describe ...

Harbors and High Seas, 3rd Edition : An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of ...

31 reviews
Dean King, John B. Hattendorf

Holt Paperbacks, 2000

Habors and High Seas, 3rd Edition
The completion of the entire Aubrey-Maturin series of 20 novels. An essential reference to all who have the have bought the boxed set. Love it, Love it, love it!

The Hundred Days (Vol. Book 19) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

61 reviews
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

The Aubrey-Maturin series is simply the best fiction ever written
Patrick O'Brian's "The Hundred Days" is the nineteenth book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series. The Aubrey-Maturin books are quite simply the best fiction I've ever read. I enjoy them so much that I find it difficult to read any other fiction now. Although there are twenty (completed) Aubrey-Maturin novels, in a sense they are one long, unending story. O'Brian tells the story of an ...