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The commodore

After a dangerous tour of duty in the Great South Sea, Jack and Stephen finally return to their families in England. For Jack, the return is joyful, but for Stephen, it is heartbreaking. His wife, Diana, has left for parts unknown; his young daughter has all the symptoms of autism. To escape these painful circumstances, Stephen joins Jack on a bizarre decoy mission to the lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea.

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  • "After a dangerous tour of duty in the Great South Sea, Jack and Stephen finally return to their families in England. For Jack, the return is joyful, but for Stephen, it is heartbreaking. His wife, Diana, has left for parts unknown; his young daughter has all the symptoms of autism. To escape these painful circumstances, Stephen joins Jack on a bizarre decoy mission to the lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea."@en
  • "Aubrey and Maturin return home to England to find that Maturin's daughter is autistic and his wife, unable to stand the pain of her daughter's impairment, has run away. In addition to this sad drama, the two seamen are sent to Guinea to halt the slave trade and then to Ireland where the French are preparing for an attack on England."
  • "Aubrey and Maturin ride high after quelling French invasion plans off Ireland's coast, but Maturin grapples with new, unexpected lows at home."
  • "Aubrey and Maturin ride high after quelling French invasion plans off Ireland's coast, but Maturin grapples with new, unexpected lows at home."@en
  • ""Set in the early 19th century, Aubrey and Maturin take a small fleet of ships to the Gulf of Guinea to put down the slave trade."--Container."
  • "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 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."@en
  • "Captain Jack Aubrey and secret agent Steven Maturin are in Her Majesty's Navy, disrupting slave traders in the Gulf of Guinea."@en
  • "For years, critics have hailed Patrick O'Brian's seafaring adventure series as "the best historical novels ever written." With elegant language, eccentric characters, and authentic period atmosphere, the series transports you to the high-seas of the Napoleonic era. Its heros-- blustery Captain Jack Aubrey and dreamy Dr. Stephen Maturin-- have never been more breathtakingly alive than in their seventeenth adventure."@en
  • "Aubrey and Maturin ride high after quelling French invasion plans off Ireland's coast, but Maturin grapples with new, unexpects lows at home."@en
  • "In The Commodore, you'll join Captain Jack Aubrey and secret agent Steven Maturin in their daring service to Her Majesty's Navy."
  • "Captain Jack Aubrey and secret agent Steven Maturin disrupt slave traders in the Gulf of Guinea, engage the French, and battle demons of the human heart in London."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "Jack Aubrey attains the rank of commodore and is able to secure post rank for an officer whose career he has fostered from early days."
  • "In the 17th volume, Aubrey and Maturin quell French invasion plans off Ireland's coast, but Maturin grapples with unexpected lows at home."@en
  • "Having survived a long, 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's disastrous. His little daughter appears to be autistic, while his wife, Diana, unable to bear this situation, has disappeared, with the child looked after by the widowed Clarissa Oakes. Much of the story takes place on land, but soon Aubrey and Maturin are sent on a 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. The climax of the story is one of those grand, thrilling fleet actions on which the British Navy's supremacy was founded."@en
  • "The 18th Century heroes, Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin of the Royal Navy, are sent to the fever-ridden Gulf of Guinea to disrupt the slave trade. But their ultimate destination is Ireland where the French are mounting an invasion, a mission that will test Aubrey's seamanship and Maturin's talents as a secret agent. By the author of The Wine-Dark Sea."@en

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  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
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  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Sea stories"
  • "Sea stories"@en
  • "Naval history"@en
  • "Naval history"
  • "Audiobooks"
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  • "The commodore"
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  • "The Commodore"
  • "The Commodore"@en

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