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Desolation Island is the fifth novel in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series, published in 1978. It follows Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin on a mission to Australia, where they encounter a Dutch ship, a mutiny, and a remote island.
1 Jan 2001 · Desolation Island is the fifth book in the Aubrey-Maturin series, set in the Napoleonic Wars. It follows the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin, who sail to Australia to rescue Governor Bligh.
Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of historical novels has been described as "a masterpiece" (David Mamet, New York Times), "addictively readable" (Patrick T. Reardon, Chicago Tribune), and "the best historical novels ever written" (Richard Snow, New York Times Book Review), which "should have been on those lists of the greatest novels of the 20th century" (George Will).
5 Dis 2011 · A historical naval adventure novel about Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin in the Antarctic. The book is part of the Aubrey/Maturin series and has 4.7 ratings on Amazon.com.
Desolation Island. Patrick O'Brian. W. W. Norton & Company, 1994 - Fiction - 325 pages. Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon...
About Desolation Island. Sent to rescue Governor Bligh, former captain of HMS Bounty, Jack Aubrey sets off for Australia in the Leopold with his friend Stephen Maturin and a hold full of convicts in this fifth of the Aubrey/Maturin series.
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