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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Codice articolo 2207270006
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. The excitement of the Aubrey/Maturin series soars to new heights in this volume, as Captain Aubrey, again the daring frigate commander of old, stakes all on a desperate solo night raid against the might of the Spanish viceroy in Peru. Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace takes on an ugly complexion for Jack Aubrey: drunken, violent celebrations of the English sailors in Gibraltar; the desertion of nearly half his crew; and the sudden dimming of his own career prospects in a peacetime navy. To cap it all off, the "Surprise" is nearly sunk in a shattering night collision on the first leg of her journey to South America, where Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are to help Chile assert her independence from Spain. The delay occasioned by repairs reaps a harvest of strange consequences. The bereaved Stephen Marurin experiences a startling emotional rebirth, and an amorous adventure in a mangrove swamp with the beautiful and accomplished naturalist Christine Wood leads to a proposal of marriage, Jack, meanwhile, is persuaded to accept as a mid-shipman the bastard of the Duke of Clarence (later King William IV). Young Horatio Hanson--officially unacknowledged, but clearly his father's favorite--is one of O'Brian's most engaging characters, and the distinction he earns in the coming campaign will have important repercussions on Jack's fortunes. The South American expedition is a desperate affair, starting with near disaster in the ice-choked Seas far south of the Horn and further marred by bitter divisions in the Chilean naval command. In the end, Jack's bold inactive to strike at the vastly superior Spanish fleet precipitates the spectacular naval action that will determine both Chile's fate and his own. Codice articolo 859
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace brings with it both the desertion of nearly half of Captain Aubrey's crew and the sudden dimming of Aubrey's career prospects in a peacetime navy. When the Surprise is nearly sunk on her way to South Americawhere Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are to help Chile assert her independence from Spainthe delay occasioned by repairs reaps a harvest of strange consequences. The South American expedition is a desperate affair; and in the end Jack's bold initiative to strike at the vastly superior Spanish fleet precipitates a spectacular naval action that will determine both Chile's fate and his own. "The old master has us again in the palm of his hand."Los Angeles Times (a Best Book of 1999) Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780393048445
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