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The Letter of Marque
First published 1988
Struck from the Navy List, Jack Aubrey commands Surprise as a privately owned letter-of-marque ship financed by Stephen Maturin. He seeks prizes and a decisive success that might restore his reputation and return him to naval service.
A daring operation against a French port offers that chance, while Stephen’s personal life reaches a crisis involving Diana Villiers. The voyage joins privateering, intelligence work and domestic reconciliation to Jack’s effort to recover his name.
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