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The Yellow Admiral

by Patrick O’Brian

Book 18 in the Aubrey–Maturin Novels series.

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Peace appears close, but Jack Aubrey’s career and estate are both threatened. His opposition to enclosure angers influential neighbours, while his seniority raises the prospect of promotion without employment—the humiliating status of a yellow admiral.

Operations off Brest and Stephen Maturin’s work in France unfold alongside Napoleon’s first abdication. Plans for service in Chile offer Jack an escape from stagnation, until news of Napoleon’s return from Elba sends him back toward war.

Historical periods

Napoleonic Era War of the Sixth Coalition Hundred Days / War of the Seventh Coalition Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Genres

Espionage Exploration & Survival Fiction Maritime Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Napoleon1769–1821

Series reading order

Books in Aubrey–Maturin Novels

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