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This wiki is devoted to the life and works of the English novelist and translator Patrick O'Brian, and especially to his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels. Articles submitted to the site will explore and explain O'Brian's works, their historical settings, and related projects such as the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

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The Novels

 * 1) Master and Commander (1970)
 * 2) Post Captain (1972)
 * 3) HMS Surprise (1973)
 * 4) The Mauritius Command (1977)
 * 5) Desolation Island (1978)
 * 6) The Fortune of War (1979)
 * 7) The Surgeon's Mate (1980)
 * 8) The Ionian Mission (1981)
 * 9) Treason's Harbour (1983)
 * 10) The Far Side of the World (1984)
 * 11) The Reverse of the Medal (1986)
 * 12) The Letter of Marque (1988)
 * 13) The Thirteen Gun Salute (1989)
 * 14) The Nutmeg of Consolation (1991)
 * 15) Clarissa Oakes (1992) - (The Truelove in the USA)
 * 16) The Wine-Dark Sea (1993)
 * 17) The Commodore (1995)
 * 18) The Yellow Admiral (1996)
 * 19) The Hundred Days (1998)
 * 20) Blue at the Mizzen (1999)
 * 21) The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (2004) - (21 in the USA)

Major Characters

 * John "Lucky Jack" Aubrey
 * Stephen Maturin
 * Sophie (Williams) Aubrey
 * Diana Villiers
 * Mrs. Williams
 * Sir Joseph Blaine
 * Samuel Mputa aka Sam Panda
 * Preserved Killick
 * Barrett Bonden
 * Awkward Davies
 * Nathaniel Martin
 * Joe Plaice
 * Thomas Pullings
 * William Reade
 * Heneage Dundas

P.S. If you know anything about this man or his books (especially the Aubrey-Maturin series) please join us and help out. - Admiral Kaizer, administrator