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Book: The Commodore

Number 17 in the Aubrey/Maturin series, The Commodore starts well, builds well and even has a dramatic finish. The last...

Posted by Jeffrey on December 6, 2007 5:07 AM

Book: The Wine-Dark Sea

I started O'Brian's The Wine-Dark Sea a couple of days ago and expect I'll finish it this week. The edition...

Posted by Jeffrey on November 20, 2007 1:03 PM

Book: The Truelove

O'Brian's The Truelove is a well-crafted story of intrigue, a screwed-up relationship, some healthy ones and lots of sailing. I...

Posted by Jeffrey on November 16, 2007 5:14 AM

Book: Thirteen-Gun Salute

Patrick O'Brian's 13th in the series, the Thirteen-Gun Salute is a bit disappointing. I felt as if I had stepped...

Posted by Jeffrey on November 4, 2007 5:12 AM

Book: The Thirteen Gun Salute

I was able to pick up O'Brian's The Thirteen Gun Salute while at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St....

Posted by Jeffrey on October 15, 2007 7:20 AM

Book: The Letter of Marque

This was Patrick O'Brian's 12th book in the Aubrey/Maturin series. First off, I enjoyed it. There were still contrived details...

Posted by Jeffrey on September 11, 2007 4:51 AM

Book: The Far Side of the World

This was Patrick O'Brian's 10th book in the Aubrey/Maturin series and if you're going to read it because its title...

Posted by Jeffrey on August 29, 2007 5:09 AM

Book: The Reverse of the Medal

This was Patrick O'Brian's 11th book in the Aubrey/Maturin series and while I prefer to be sailing one of the...

Posted by Jeffrey on August 3, 2007 9:00 PM

Book: Treason's Harbor

This was Patrick O'Brian's 9th book in the Aubrey/Maturin series and the title just about says it all. Most of...

Posted by Jeffrey on July 8, 2007 11:00 PM