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Desolation Island
- Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 5
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy - and a dangerous disease which decimates the crew.
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- vince
- 09-04-13
Another good one!
This audio book carries on the good work of the others in the series. The ocean going life of Captain Jack continues when he is sent on a mission to Australia but he has to make a lengthy detour after his ship is damaged in action. Ric Jerrom does a great job of narrating and if you like the other books this will not disappoint. I look forward to listening to the next book.
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- 100 percent Scots
- 27-07-20
Wonderful
O'Brian's ability to capture the power of the sea and wind as the ships fly down the massive waves is breathtaking.
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- william hedges
- 22-12-22
Another good sea yarn…
Totally enjoyable and absorbing if you enjoyed horn-blower, you will love Aubrey, well read and a good pace to the story…
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- Alex Bowling
- 08-03-16
best on series
best in the series. the long chase down to the Cape will have you sweating for our likely duo
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- Beenz 7
- 03-12-19
Superb, O’BRIAN AT HIS BEST.
Ric Jerrom does a magnificent, exciting period sea adventure proud.
Patrick O’Brian evokes the period as no other. All together a wonderful read.
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- N. Bowdren
- 02-03-17
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it makes one wish they were a sailor in a man of war. very enjoyable.
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- Green Henry
- 17-06-21
I just love these
I'm working my way through the series and this one is well up to standard. Ric Jerrom is excellent as usual. If you like them, you love them!
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- Thomas
- 22-04-21
Long chase
The long, multi-day chase in this book as they flee a dangerous ship is honestly some of the most compelling fiction I've read in years.
Be warned that this series is prone to jump from scene to scene mid-sentence, which can make following it in audio form a little tougher. But if you have uninterrupted time, these books are great.
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- I.F.Coyle
- 14-04-13
Another winner
Having read all these books (twice) over the years, I still find them endlessly fascinating, and Mr Jerrom's reading has added immensely to my enjoyment of them all.
Desolation Island starts off slowly, as many in this series do, but builds to a clever, exciting (go on, I'll say it, "rip-roaring", but I'm drawing the line at swashbuckling!) climax with everything you could wish for in a sea-adventure: sea-chases, battles, plague, near-mutiny, a spectacular wreck on a desert island. All seen through the contrasting eyes of our two very different, but complementary heroes, Stephen Maturin and "Lucky" Jack Aubrey.
Excellent...really didn't want it to end. I've already downloaded the next one. Why no "Mauritius Command" though?
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- D4S
- 29-07-23
audible keeps skipping on this story. disappointed
as per title. audible quality is really low, very disappointing, and I will be looking at other suppliers.
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