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Loading... The Ionian Mission (Master/ Commander) [UNABRIDGED] (Aubrey-Maturin) (original 1981; edition 2005)by Simon Vance (Narrator) Patrick O'Brian
Work InformationThe Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brian (1981)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Book 8 in the series. Thoroughly absorbing as ever ( ) Read by Patrick Tull, This one gets pretty deep into Turkish politics toward the latter half and it's a bit deeper than I care to dive on such topics. I find my mind wandering and losing the narrative. Still, it's O'Brian, and it's great on all the same levels as every other book in the series, and in this one, Pullings will finally get his step. Some great narration of the battle at the end with Jack and the Surprises fighting among the Turks first with cannon and carronades, then hand to hand. I thoroughly enjoyed the subplot with the ancient Admiral Thornton wanting to battle the French to put a final touch on his life's work, and then not being able to catch them when at last they come out of Toulon. Heartbreaking. Graham, the irascible would-be spy, and one-eyed Martin who will become a regular later, make appearances. Good old Babbington is also there as captain of the Dryad. Stephen's presence is less felt in this book as Graham, who speaks Turkish, is the prime negotiator for the British. Stephen does get set ashore for some spy intrigues in a march, but fails in the mission because the amateur Graham spoils it. Admiral Harte is also trying to get Jack into trouble by issuing vague orders, and Jack calls him out on his shenanigans in front of the blockade's commander Admiral Thornton. Harte has to back down. Read this one with a map because the movements are a little hard to follow. This one ends a little too abruptly for my taste. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, veterans now of many battles, return to the seas where they first sailed as shipmates. But Jack is now a senior captain commanding a line-of-battle ship in the Royal Navy's blockade of Toulon, and this is a longer, harder, colder war than the dashing frigate actions of his early days. A sudden turn of events takes him and Stephen off on a hazardous mission to the Greek Islands, where all his old skills of seamanship and his proverbial luck when fighting against odds come triumphantly into their own. The fierce, thrilling action in this historical adventure novel will keep listeners riveted until the final page is read. .No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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