Master and Commander

Celebrating forty years at sea with Jack and Stephen—an anniversary edition with a special low introductory price.

Observer

Patrick O Brian can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time.

Patrick O'Brian's historic naval adventure novels were solely the pleasure of British readers until the late '80s; but for Americans, it's better late than never. The appearance of the author's Aubrey-Maturin series in the States, with its compelling protagonists and rich period detail from the Napoleonic Wars, earned thousands of fans including Iris Murdoch, Eudora Welty and Tom Stoppard.