The Mauritius Command
by Patrick O'Brian
Taste attributes: adventurehistoricalwarromancelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn expansive adventure novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the fourth book in the series.
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- Author
- Patrick O'Brian
- Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 360
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- Open Library
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