The Ionian Mission

Informationen zum Autor Patrick O’Brian was born in 1914 and published his first book, Caesar , when he was only fifteen. In the 1960s he began work on the idea that, over the next four decades, evolved into the twenty-novel long Aubrey–Maturin series (with an extra unfinished volume published posthumously). In 1995 he was awarded the CBE, and in 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He died in January 2000 at the age of 85. Klappentext Whether close to home or far away, there are no safe harbours while Napoleon seeks to dominate the known world. Jack Aubrey, veteran of numerous battles, has been promoted to senior captain commanding a ship that has been sent out to reinforce the squadron blockading Toulon. Compared to the early days of the Napoleonic conflict, the action is slow, cold and dull. But a sudden turn of events takes Aubrey, and ship's surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin, off on a hazardous mission to the Greek Islands, where the skill, daring and, indeed, luck of both men will be tested to the utmost. With so much at risk, will a Turkish alliance carry the day? 'I envy those who have never read Patrick O'Brian: an enormous pleasure awaits you.' Irish Times 'Wonderfully spacious, generous, funny, intelligent books.' JOHN LANCHESTER Zusammenfassung Whether close to home or far away, there are no safe harbours while Napoleon seeks to dominate the known world.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Brian, O&apos, Patrick O’Brian, Patrick O’Brian, Patrick OâEUR(TM)Brian, Patrick OBrian, Patrick O'Brian
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.1997
• EAN: 9780006499220
• ISBN: 978-0-00-649922-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Harper Collins Paperbacks; Master & Commander; Harper Collins Paperbacks; Master & Commander; Aubrey-Maturin; Aubrey/Maturin Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Adventure, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, FICTION / Medical, Mediterranean Sea, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Sea stories, Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages