"The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language."--J. de Courcy Ireland

The tenth installment in the beloved, epic Aubrey/Maturin series and inspiration for the major motion picture starring Russell Crowe. The War of 1812 continues,

On dry land, having been drawn into the half-worlds of London’s criminal underground and of government espionage, Jack Aubrey faces perhaps the greatest chall

Thrown out of the navy for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey has lost everything he held most dear.

The seventeenth novel in the sweeping Aubrey-Maturin series of naval tales, which the New York Times Book Review has described as "the best historical novels ev