The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Series - Patrick O’Brian

Category: Adults, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Military
Language: English
Keywords: Aubrey Maturin Aubrey/Maturin Historical Fiction Naval Fiction Patrick O’Brian Patrick Tull Tall Ships

Written by Patrick O’Brian
Read by Patrick Tull
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 32 Kbps
Unabridged

The complete and unabridged Aubrey/Maturin Series by Patrick O’Brian narrated by Patrick Tull. My own rips. Also included are the novels themselves in ePub, Kindle and PDF format.The novels are not my rips. It took me quite some time to gather all this together. I’ll seed as long as I can, but please help.

The series focuses on two main characters, naval officer Jack Aubrey and physician, naturalist, and spy Stephen Maturin, and the ongoing plot is structured around Aubrey’s ascent from Lieutenant to Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Jack Aubrey is a large man (both literally and figuratively) with an energetic, gregarious, cheerful, and relatively simple personality and a deep respect for naval tradition. Remarkable early success earned him the nickname “Lucky Jack Aubrey” and a reputation as a “fighting captain”, a reputation which he sought to retain throughout his career. But while frequently “brilliant” and much respected at sea, he is less competent on land, as indiscreet liaisons, impertinent remarks, and poor financial decisions often bring him trouble. Aubrey’s professional life of daring exploits and reverses was inspired by the chequered careers of Thomas Cochrane and other notable captains of the Royal Navy from the period.

Irish-Catalan Dr. Stephen Maturin ostensibly serves as an adept ship’s surgeon on Aubrey’s various commands. However, unknown to many of his associates, he also serves as a particularly skilled volunteer intelligence agent for the British Admiralty. Maturin is described as a small, quiet, “ugly” man who is known to cast a “dangerous, pale, reptilian eye” towards his enemies. Unlike his action-oriented friend, Maturin is very well educated with several intellectual pursuits. He is passionately fascinated by the natural world, and takes every opportunity to explore the native wildlife of his ships’ ports of call around the world. He is also deeply introspective, and frequently muses on philosophical concepts of identity and self-understanding in his ciphered personal journal. Another aspect of this complex character is portrayed by his long-lasting and frequently frustrating romantic pursuit of the beautiful but unreliable Diana Villiers. He uses several addictive substances, including laudanum and coca leaves, arising from scientific curiosity, control of his reactions to physical problems, and substance dependence. He has the values of a gentleman of the era, including a strong sense of honour and involvement in duels. The latter led him to develop a strong skill with pistols and duelling by swords.

Maturin’s various professional roles and personal interests allow the series to leave the sea and explore different aspects of the political and social order during the Napoleonic Era. Eventually, Maturin upstages Aubrey in character development within the series due to the diverse situations in which O’Brian can place him.

1.) Master and Commander
2.) Post Captain
3.) HMS Surprise
4.) The Mauritius Command
5.) Desolation Island
6.) The Fortune of War
7.) The Surgeon’s Mate
8.) The Ionian Mission
9.) Treason’s Harbour
10.) The Far Side of the World
11.) The Reverse of the Medal
12.) The Letter of Marque
13.) The Thirteen Gun Salute
14.) The Nutmeg of Consolation
15.) Clarissa Oakes – (The Truelove in the US)
16.) The Wine-Dark Sea
17.) The Commodore
18.) The Yellow Admiral
19.) The Hundred Days
20.) Blue at the Mizzen
21.) The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey – (21 in the US)