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"A marvelously full-flavored, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship's longboat." —Times Literary Supplement

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"The Aubrey-Maturin novels are by a long shot the best things of their kind…they are uniquely excellent." -- Terry Teachout - New York Times Book Review
"I fell in love with [O’Brian’s] writing straightaway…It’s about friendship, camaraderie. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin always remind me a bit of Mick and me." -- Keith Richards
"No one else writing in the genre today can match [O’Brian’s] erudition, humour, inventiveness and flair." -- Kevin Myers - Irish Independent

The Fortune of War

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A Paperback / softback by Patrick O'Brian

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    Publisher: WW Norton & Co
    Publication Date: 30/11/2021
    ISBN13: 9780393541632, 978-0393541632
    ISBN10: 0393541630
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    "A marvelously full-flavored, engrossing book, which towers over its current rivals in the genre like a three-decker over a ship's longboat." —Times Literary Supplement

    Trade Review
    "The Aubrey-Maturin novels are by a long shot the best things of their kind…they are uniquely excellent." -- Terry Teachout - New York Times Book Review
    "I fell in love with [O’Brian’s] writing straightaway…It’s about friendship, camaraderie. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin always remind me a bit of Mick and me." -- Keith Richards
    "No one else writing in the genre today can match [O’Brian’s] erudition, humour, inventiveness and flair." -- Kevin Myers - Irish Independent

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