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"O'Brian is the Homer of an epic of affection."--Newsweek

"This is sea fiction with excellent technical detail for readers with a sophisticated vocabulary."
--Library Journal

Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea with a new lease on life. Following his
dismissal from the Royal Navy on a false accusation, he has earned reinstatement through his
daring exploits as a privateer. Now he is to shepherd Stephen Maturin--his friend, ship's surgeon,
and sometimes intelligence agent--on a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte
and the Malay princes.

The journey of the Diane encompasses a satisfying diversity of adventures. Maturin climbs
the Thousand Steps of the sacred crater of the orangutans; a killer typhoon catches Aubrey and
his crew trying to work the Diane off a reef; and in the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang, a
classic duel of intelligence agents unfolds, with the French envoys, well entrenched in the sultan's
good graces, against the savage cunning of Stephen Maturin.