2009 # 77
Patrick O'Brian - H.M.S. Surprise - Finished - 6/4/2009
607 Pages LP - More tales of the sea with Aubrey and Maturin which finds then sailing around the horn and on to India and beyond to deliver a diplomat and staff to meet with a local potentate. Aubrey is commanding the Surprise and meets heavy weather around the horn and holds off a French fleet that is aiming to take on a convoy of East Indiamen in the Indian ocean.
ISBN - 0-7862-1934-3, Fiction, Pages - 379, Print Size - L, Rating - 4.25