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  • The Surgeon's Mate

  • Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 7
  • By: Patrick O'Brian
  • Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
  • Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (796 ratings)
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The Surgeon's Mate

By: Patrick O'Brian
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
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Summary

Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by despatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers soon become menacing. The chase that follows through the fogs and shallows of the Grand Banks is as thrilling, as tense, and as unexpected in its culmination as anything Patrick O'Brian has written.

Then, among other things, follows a shipwreck and a particularly sinister internment in the notorious Temple Prison in Paris. Once again, the tigerish and fascinating Diana Villiers redresses the balance in this man's world of seamanship and war.

©1981 Patrick O'Brian (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

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Great story, great narration, missing a few words

Same quality as the previous volumes in the series. I’d take off half a star as there is a name missing about two-thirds into the book. The name is repeated 2 or 3 times during a conversation with Jack and each time the name is omitted as if censored. One imagines that a difficult pronunciation required another try but was later forgotten.
Still top fare though in this wonderful series.

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A creditable action!

i am so glad i finally discovered these wonderful books but whats more Ric Jerroms narration is fantastic! I cannot imagine listening to these tales narrated by anyone else and heres hoping theres more to come soon as i cant wait to get book 8 as narrated by ric

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Rip snorting and pacey, another excellent read!

Couldn't wait for bedtime to pick up where Jack, Stephen and Diana had got to.

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As painful as surgery

disappointed apart from a couple of adventures
the main tex was retelling you what I already know from the first six books.

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Excellent!

Brilliant story well written and very well told! Wish I’d discovered these books years ago!

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Excellent story

Finished too quickly, brilliantly told and great pace throughout from Ric Jerrom. Another seafarering adventure with a few onshore twists.

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Superb performance again

A very creditable incursion to Napoleonic France - Maturin to the fore again, showing OBrian's versatility and imagination

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Excellent

Yet another good book, working my way through the series, as you finish one book you are left eager to move onto the next.

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A compelling and informative yarn

OBrien shows off his elephantine nautical and ornithological mastery whilst forming the tasserai of a plot into a masterpiece....much of it!

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rousing!

performed very well, this series works perfectly as audio books.... o'brian's writing style is more self confident with each book in the series.

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