445 75378773-3cd4-4a8a-b98d-67ad8be9e57f The Fortune of War Patrick O'Brian calibre (0.8.17) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 1979-04-30T03:00:00+00:00 EDITORIAL REVIEW: "A marvellously full-flavoured, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship's longboat."'Times Literary Supplement Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best-armed frigate in the Navy. He and his friend Stephen Maturin take passage for England in a dispatch vessel. But the War of 1812 breaks out while they are en route. Bloody actions precipitate them both into new and unexpected scenes where Stephen's past activities as a secret agent return on him with a vengeance. . HarperCollins 9780393037067 eng Historical Fiction