Thirteen Gun Salute

"[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.O'Brian, Patrick is the author of 'Thirteen Gun Salute', published 2002 under ISBN 9780786219377 and ISBN 0786219378.