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  • The Wine-Dark Sea

  • Written by: Patrick O'Brian
  • Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
  • Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (38 ratings)

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The Wine-Dark Sea

Written by: Patrick O'Brian
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Publisher's Summary

At the opening of a voyage filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are in pursuit of a privateer sailing under American colours through the Great South Sea. Stephen's objective is to set the revolutionary tinder of South America ablaze to relieve the pressure on the British government which has blundered into war with the young and uncomfortably vigorous United States. The shock and barbarity of hand-to-hand fighting are sharpened by O'Brian's exact sense of period, his eye for landscape and his feel for a ship under sail.

©1993 The Estate of the late Patrick O'Brian CBE (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

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Not his best

I have read all of the books in this series up to this one - story wise this one is definitely not in the top 5. Little action and a lot of conversation especially related to the Doctor’s travels in the mountains. There were times I thought that the author was laying the groundwork for something to come but no. Rick Jerrold does a masterful job of narrating as per usual.

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Highly enjoyable.

Another great O'Brian yarn, although not as exciting as some. Jerrom's performance is , once again, superb.

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