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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 Clari...

A stark tale encompassing the cruelty and beauty of the natural world, and a clear demonstration of the storytelling gift that would later flower in the Aubrey/Maturin series. When he was fourteen years old and beset by chronic ill health, Patrick O'Brian began creating his first fictional character. "I did it in my bedroom, and a little when I should have been doing my homework, " he confessed in a note on the original dust-jacket. Caesar tel...

The excitement of the Aubrey/Maturin series soars to new heights in this volume, as Jack, again the daring frigate commander of old, stakes all on a desperate solo night raid against the might of the Spanish viceroy in Peru.

When Terry Levine is called to investigate a triple homicide five hours away from home, he knows the case won't be routine. A veteran investigator with the New York State Police, Levine quickly suspects he may be dealing with a blossoming serial killer. A task force comprised of state troopers, the FBI, and Erie County Sheriff's Department personnel follow what few leads come their way. With no answers forthcoming, Levine thinks outside the bo...

Shipwrecked on a remote island and threatened by Malay pirates, Captain Aubrey and crew barely escape before facing a diplomatic crisis at the harrowingly dreadful penal colony in New South Wales.

Earphones Awards winner Simon Vance juggles multiple characters, accents, and dramatic and comedic scenes with aplomb....Vance's warm, welcoming voice captures colorful characters, entertaining relationships....Readers in search of a handful of excellent companions with whom to spend many enjoyable hours will be hail and well met.

Earphones Awards winner Simon Vance juggles multiple characters, accents, and dramatic and comedic scenes with aplomb....Vance's warm, welcoming voice captures colorful characters, entertaining relationships....Readers in search of a handful of excellent companions with whom to spend many enjoyable hours will be hail and well met.

One year after his hometown of Muncie, Indiana is invaded by terrorists bent on revenge, Sergeant Tim Packard takes a personal day to chaperone his daughter at a theme park. When a park guest dies right before his eyes, everyone thinks a tragic accident has occurred, but Packard knows better. His presence is the catalyst of an evil plan. A terrorist known as Chung-Hee Kim orders Packard to call his officers to the park under the threat of hund...

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Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea, shepherding Stephen Maturin's diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes. A classic duel of intelligence agents unfolds.

Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea, shepherding a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes. Stephen Maturin climbs the Thousand Steps of the sacred crater of the orangutans, a killer typhoon catches Aubrey and his crew trying to work the Diane off a reef, and at the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang a classic duel of intelligence agents unfolds: the French envoys, well-entrenched in the Sultan...

Dopo il naufragio su un'isola del Mar cinese meridionale e un terribile attacco dei pirati malesi, il capitano Jack Aubrey e l'amico Stephen Maturin riescono a raggiungere Batavia. Al comando di un nuovo vascello, Aubrey può proseguire la sua missione contro la nave francese "Cornélie" e, soprattutto, ritrovare il veliero da guerra "Surprise" sul quale proseguirà con Maturin il viaggio fino al Nuovo Galles del Sud. Qui saranno testimoni degli ...

La culminación y cierre del impresionante ciclo de las aventuras de Aubrey y Maturin es una novela basada de nuevo en la biografía de Thomas Cochrane, en este caso en su viaje con destino a Chile para contribuir a la independencia de ese país. Sin embargo, por el camino estará a punto de irse a pique y tendrá que enfrentarse a los más variados problemas (deserciones, adulterios, espionaje...), aunque por fin parece que su tan ansiado ascenso e...

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This story begins where Patrick O'Brian's devoted fans would want it to, with a sloop in the South China Sea barely surviving a killer typhoon. The time is the 1930s and the protagonist a teenaged American boy whose missionary parents have just died. In the company of his rough seafaring uncle and an elderly English cousin, an eminent archaeologist, Derrick sets off in search of ancient treasures in central Asia. Along the way they encounter a...

Following a disastrous attempt to sell the West Baden Springs Hotel, Paul Clouse and his family move into the historic building. Clouse hopes to regain trust from local residents, after several gruesome incidents, by creating jobs with his newly-constructed a casino near the famed hotel. His family is constantly surrounded by bodyguards as the hotel opens to the public for the first time since 1932. Clouse senses his family may still be in dan...

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Basada en la biografía de Thomas Cochrane y sus escarceos en la Bolsa y la política, es novela muestra algunas de las facetas menos conocidas de la vida de los oficiales de Marina en períodos de paz, y recrea con la fidelidad e intensidad a la que O'Brian nos tiene acostumbrados los anhelos, las iluciones y las esperanzas de esos hombres endurecidos en el mar. El hallazgo de una carta creará algunas complicaciones en la vida familiar de los Au...