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"[N]ovels of extraordinary, quirky attractiveness, oblique and complicated charm, a rich and reliable intelligence....The close friendship between Aubrey and Maturin, the core to which the series adheres, is wildly improbable, entirely affecting and, for such is the casual grace with which O'Brian presents it, entirely believable....It is a pleasure to read a contemporary historical novel written not by machine but by hand."Patrick O'Brian is the author of 'The Thirteen Gun Salute', published 1991 under ISBN 9780393029741 and ISBN 0393029743.
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