Description
Buoyed by a hard-won naval victory, Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin race toward home aboard a fast mail packet—only to find that speed invites pursuit. When Maturin is seized and carried off to Spain, Aubrey must rely on seamanship, nerve, and the fragile bonds of loyalty as the chase tightens around him and Diana Villiers. Across shifting seas and hostile ports, the novel blends high-stakes adventure with the intimate pressures of command, medicine, and love in wartime. In Patrick O’Brian’s signature style—rich with nautical detail and character-driven tension—every maneuver and conversation carries the weight of themes like duty versus desire, survival under captivity, and the moral complexity of war.
Available Editions
paperback
W. W. Norton & Company
Published Jan 1, 1994
382 pages
ISBN: 9780393037074
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Details
First Published
1980
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian.