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H.M.S. Surprise follows the variable fortunes of Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy as he attempts to hold his ground against admirals, colleagues and the enemy, accepting a mission to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies. The voyage takes him and his friend Stephen Maturin to the strange sights and smells of the Indian sub-continent, and through the archipelago of spice islands where the French have a near-overwhelming superiority. Rarely has a novel managed to convey more vividly the fragility of a sailing ship in a wild sea. Rarely has a historical novelist combined action and lyricism of style in the way that O' Brian does. His superb sense of place, brilliant characterisation, and a vigour and joy of writing lift O'Brian above any but the most exalted of comparisons.
Genre: Historical
Genre: Historical
Used availability for Patrick O'Brian's H.M.S. Surprise
Hardback Editions
January 2002 : UK Hardback
Title: HMS "Surprise" (Windsor Selection S.)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7540-1460-6 / 978-0-7540-1460-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C
Availability: Amazon UK
June 2000 : USA Hardback
Title: H M S Surprise (Thorndike Famous Authors)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7862-1934-3 / 978-0-7862-1934-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Availability: Amazon UK
1973 : UK Hardback
November 1994 : USA Hardback
Paperback Editions
June 2007 : UK Paperback
January 2007 : UK Paperback
1997 : UK Paperback
June 2000 : UK Paperback
May 1991 : USA Paperback
December 1975 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
August 2013 : USA Audio CD
June 2012 : USA Audio edition
Title: H.M.S. Surprise: Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 3
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon
June 2012 : UK Audio edition
Title: H.M.S. Surprise: Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 3
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon UK
May 2010 : UK Audio CD
Title: HMS Surprise
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-726171-3 / 978-0-00-726171-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Availability: Amazon UK
June 2005 : UK Audio edition
Title: H.M.S. Surprise: Aubrey-Maturin, Book 3
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Availability: Amazon UK
August 2004 : USA MP3 CD
July 2004 : USA Audio CD
April 2004 : USA Audio Cassette
April 2004 : USA Audio CD
Title: H.M.S. Surprise
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7861-8633-X / 978-0-7861-8633-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Availability: Amazon CA
March 2004 : USA Audio CD
March 2004 : USA Audio Cassette
December 2003 : USA Audio edition
Title: H.M.S. Surprise: Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 3
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon
September 2002 : UK Audio CD
September 2001 : USA Audio Cassette
August 1998 : USA Audio Cassette
March 1997 : UK Audio Cassette
November 1995 : UK Audio Cassette
February 1993 : UK Audio Cassette
1993 : USA Audio CD
Title: H.M.S. Surprise
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 1-4025-9179-9 / 978-1-4025-9179-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: RecordedBooks
Availability: Amazon
1992 : USA Audio CD
Title: H.M.S. Surprise
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7887-4904-8 / 978-0-7887-4904-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Availability: Amazon
1992 : USA Audio CD
Title: H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey/Maturin series, Volume Three)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 1-4025-2828-0 / 978-1-4025-2828-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books/Borders
Availability: Amazon
Kindle Editions
December 2011 : UK Kindle edition
Title: HMS Surprise (Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 3) (Aubrey & Maturin series)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: HarperCollins
Availability: Amazon UK
May 1991 : USA Kindle edition
Title: H. M. S. Surprise (Vol. Book 3) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Availability: Amazon