Patrick O'Brian's twenty-one-volume Aubrey/Maturin series has delightedgenerations of devoted fans, inspired a blockbuster film, and sold millionsof copies in twenty-four languages. These five omnibus volumes, beautifullyproduced and...

"Master and Commander" ist der erste Band der Aubrey-Maturin-Serie von Patrick O'Brian. Die Geschichte spielt zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts während der Napoleonischen Kriege und folgt den Abenteuern von Jack Aubrey, einem aufstrebenden...

At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and...