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The Ionian Mission

by Patrick O’Brian

Book 8 in the Aubrey–Maturin Novels series.

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Jack Aubrey commands HMS Worcester in the fleet blockading Toulon, where long months of discipline, illness and political irritation replace the excitement of independent cruising. Stephen Maturin continues his intelligence work while observing the human cost of service in an ageing ship.

A new assignment takes them into the Ionian Islands and the unstable politics of Ottoman-controlled Greece. Jack must negotiate alliances among local rulers while preparing for a naval confrontation in confined waters.

Historical periods

Napoleonic Era Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Genres

Espionage Exploration & Survival Fiction Maritime Fiction War Fiction

Series reading order

Books in Aubrey–Maturin Novels

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