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The Commodore

(Vol. Book 17)

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The Commodore

By: Patrick O'Brian
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Having survived a long and desperate adventure in the Great South Sea, Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin return to England to very different circumstances. For Jack it is a happy homecoming, at least initially, but for Stephen it is disastrous: his little daughter appears to be autistic, incapable of speech or contact, while his wife, Diana, unable to bear this situation, has disappeared, her house being looked after by the widowed Clarissa Oakes.

Much of The Commodore takes place on land, in sitting rooms and in drafty castles, but the roar of the great guns is never far from our hearing. Aubrey and Maturin are sent on a bizarre decoy mission to the fever-ridden lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea to suppress the slave trade. But their ultimate destination is Ireland, where the French are mounting an invasion that will test Aubrey's seamanship and Maturin's resourcefulness as a secret intelligence agent.

The subtle interweaving of these disparate themes is an achievement of pure storytelling by one of our greatest living novelists.

©1994 Patrick O'Brian (P)2014 Audible, Ltd Action & Adventure Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction France Sailing

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A good story but the need to repeat earlier facts makes it a bit repetitious for the seasoned listener

Good enough

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fascination insight to the Royal Navy tackling the slave trade. the Gold Coast description is vivid

Gold Coast story

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Excellent, as always. Such an amazing and epic tour through Napoleonic era naval life. Such intrinsic knowledge of naval lore, but woven into a completely engaging yarn that you wish could go on forever.

The series continues to develop

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The most rewarding climax ever in any of the books that I can still remember

Stephen’s Zenith

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Well performed and very believable. One of the best books in the series. Even though towards the end of the series a good stand alone book.

One of his better books

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It was a joy as always to listen to these these books that are very well read. Although the story was interesting I thought it a bit thin compared to the other books

Great book, well read.

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Probably the best in the series . High adventure and a happy ending .Very good indeed!

Excellent

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Good stuff and a wonderful narrator.
I can feel seasick on a boating pond despite all my seafaring ancestry so much of the pleasure of PO’s work is a vivid experience of the sea.

Excellent as a,l ways.

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Flawless and creative reading of an uneven story. While profound knowledge of Napoleonic marine operation is impressive , the plot, pacing and character portrayal were all uneven.

Atmospheric

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The genius that is Patrick O’ Brian raised to greater heights by the extraordinary narration by Ric Jerrom.

This series is the pinnacle of its genre. Naval battles and attendant lives and living all presented with accuracy so as to put you in the thick of it.

Utter bliss

Utterly sublime in all its parts

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