Description
After a brief season of hard-won domestic calm, Stephen Maturin and Captain Jack Aubrey are pulled back into the demands of duty as the wider conflict with Napoleon’s forces continues to cast its shadow. Set once more in the Mediterranean, their mission carries them to the Ionian Islands, where local power struggles among Turkish beys and opportunistic pirates blur the lines between politics and predation. As alliances shift and loyalties are tested, Maturin’s sharp intellect and sly medical-and-intelligence methods must mesh with Aubrey’s seamanship and tactical nerve to keep the voyage on course. With its blend of maritime realism, espionage intrigue, and character-driven tension, this eighth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series captures the drudgery and boredom that often accompany war as vividly as the action itself.
Available Editions
paperback
Chivers
Published Jul 1, 2002
576 pages
ISBN: 9780754017004
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Details
First Published
1981
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brian.