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| Original Title: | The Reverse of the Medal |
| ISBN: | 0393309606 (ISBN13: 9780393309607) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Aubrey & Maturin #11 |
| Characters: | Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin |
Patrick O'Brian
Paperback | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 4.41 | 8196 Users | 282 Reviews
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Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make certain investments in the City. This innocent decision ensnares him in the London criminal underground and in government espionage—the province of his friend Stephen Maturin. Is Aubrey's humiliation and the threatened ruin of his career a deliberate plot? This dark tale is a fitting backdrop to the brilliant characterization and sparkling dialogue which O'Brian's readers have come to expect.
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| Title | : | The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin #11) |
| Author | : | Patrick O'Brian |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | July 17th 1992 by W. W. Norton Company (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure |
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Ratings: 4.41 From 8196 Users | 282 ReviewsComment On Epithetical Books The Reverse of the Medal (Aubrey & Maturin #11)
The journey continues and the friendship grows regardless of the setbacks that abound in The Reverse of the MedalAfter an epic voyage to the Pacific in The Far Side of the World, the HMS Surprise sails home, chasing a privateer, during which background information is relayed that will be useful later on. So, pay attention! Then "later on" comes quick-like and our hero Captain Jack Aubrey takes a sketchy tip and dives into the stock market on a "sure thing." Aubrey is lucky to have his goodI have a true confession: Patrick O'Brian has made me a fan of naval historical fiction. His engrossing world in both The Reverse of the Medal and the entire Aubrey-Maturin Series is at once as alien as any science fiction story and yet startlingly compelling. Readers who embark on this series of books will find the Napoleonic language difficult at first, but will be well-rewarded in the end as they become immersed in it. On the human side, O'Brians characters are flawed and yet thoroughly
Great story of course as expected with an extremely bittersweet ending. I may not be able to wait long for the next one.
Jack is ashore, so of course he is at sea, taken aback, on the rocks, until Stephen sails in to save him. O'Brian has an awe-inspiring way of leaving some of the most dramatic moments offstage, to be inferred only from the observed reactions afterwards.
These novels are maddeningly, consistently, entertainingly four-star novels. Until now. O'Brian's writing is as incisive as ever, his well-developed sense of irony as sharp here as in any of the previous books. But from almost the first word through the incredibly thrilling conclusion, this entry is just a slightly more brilliantly plotted work than what has come before. There are more surprises and amazing turns of narrative here than in perhaps the last two or three combined--and that is
Unusually for a Master and Commander novel, whilst reading The Reverse of the Medal I was almost more diverted by the plot than the character interactions. Whilst the latter were, as ever, charming and delightful, it was a more plot-driven installment than usual. This may have been connected to being set largely on land, in England. Also, Aubrey and Maturin did not spend a large portion of the book in each others company, their conversations largely being with others. Nonetheless, the whole was
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