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Patrick O'Brian
In this, the first of Patrick O'Brian’s much lauded Aubrey-Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller, rich with detail and character.
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Back in print and now in hardback, the deeply personal and ingenious literary first novel written under Patrick O'Brian's own name, newly introduced by Nikolai Tolstoy.
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A glittering adventure set in India at the height of the British Raj. The New York Times compared this book to Kipling’s Kim and called it a gorgeous entertainment.
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One of the best novelists since Jane Austen. -Philadelphia Inquirer
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The first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea, a precursor to the acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series.
The Aubrey-Maturin series … ebbs and flows with the timeless tide of character and the human heart. -Ken Ringle, Washington Post
Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one…
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The final, partial installment of the Aubrey/Maturin series in a beautiful new package.
Fine stuff…[The Letter of Marque] leaves the devotee of naval fiction eager for sequels. -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World
A novel set in wartime in 1812 and featuring Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey sets sail across the South Atlantic to intercept a powerful American frigate that intends to disrupt the…
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Henri Charriere
An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies, daring prison breaks and heroic adventure on shark-infested seas.
Patrick J O'Brian
Firefighter Paul Clouse is the prime suspect when his wife of six years is brutally murdered on Halloween night. Working to restore the West Baden Springs Hotel as a side…
Finding Nadeau, the man responsible for the plague, could provide a cure to the zombie plague, or get them all killed. Will revenge get the better of Metzger or will…
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Nikolai Tolstoy
To many, Patrick O'Brian was the greatest British novelist of the 20th century. This volume tells the story of O'Brian’s life up to his decision to move to Collioure in…
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Simone de Beauvoir
Long considered one of Simone de Beauvoir’s masterpieces, a profoundly moving recounting of her mother’s death.
The best historical novels ever written… . On every page Mr. O'Brian reminds us with subtle artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change, but people…
An intimate portrait of Patrick O'Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy.
To the delight of millions of Patrick O'Brian fans, here is the final, partial installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series, for the first time in paperback.
Patrick O'Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All eighteen books are to be re-issued in hardback by HarperCollins with stunning new…
O'Brian’s richly told adventure saga, with its muscular prose, supple dialogue and engaging characters, packs a nice old-school punch. –Publishers Weekly
A collection of startlingly vivid short stories from Patrick O'Brian, author of the highly acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series.
Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian’s second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one…
The sixteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series, and Patrick O'Brian’s first bestseller in the United States.
O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time, and The Ionian Mission is another rattling good yarn. -Stephen Vaughan, The Observer
The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language. -J. de Courcy Ireland
The inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe.
An overwhelming, outstanding novel…! -Irish Times
The seventeenth novel in the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series of naval tales, which the New York Times Book Review has described as the best historical novels ever written.
Patrick O'Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All twenty books are being re-issued by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.
The old master has us again in the palm of his hand. -Los Angeles Times (a Best Book of 1999)
Honoring Patrick O'Brian’s centenary, a collection of his favorite travel pieces, replete with perils, discomforts, and exotic pleasures.
The best historical novels ever written. -Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review
The relationship [between Aubrey and Maturin]…is about the best thing afloat…For Conradian power of description and sheer excitement there is nothing in naval fiction to beat the stern chase as…
Vividly detailed 19th-century settings and dramatic tension punctuated with flashes of wry humor make O'Brian’s nautical adventure a splendid treat. -Publishers Weekly
The best biography of Picasso. -Kenneth Clark
There are two types of people in the world: Patrick O'Brian fans, and people who haven’t read him yet. -Guardian
A welcome reissue of O'Brian’s moving and very fine first novel. -Kirkus Reviews
One of the best novelists since Jane Austen…The Hundred Days may be the best installment yet. -Philadelphia Inquirer
O'Brian was only 15 when [Caesar] was published, but he already possessed an instinct for deft plotting and uncomplicated narrative. -The New York Times
A marvelously full-flavored, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship’s longboat. -Times Literary Supplement
It has been said that this series is some of the finest historical fiction of our time….Aubrey and Maturin have been described as better than Holmes and Watson, the equal…
One of the best novelists since Jane Austen….The Hundred Days may be the best installment yet….I give O'Brian’s fans joy of it. -Philadelphia Inquirer
Every [Aubrey-Maturin] book is packed to absolute straining with erudition, wit, history, and thunderous action. -Joe Hill
