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The Wine-Dark Sea (Audio Cassette)

by Patrick O'Brian (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)

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Audio Cassette
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (November 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786149027
ISBN-13: 978-0786149025
Product Dimensions: 23,5 x 16,6 x 3,3 cm
Shipping Weight: 450 g

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In this installment of O'Brian's maritime epic, Captain Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise are pursuing an American privateer through the Great South Sea. As is his custom, O'Brian grabs your attention with the first, beautifully memorable sentence: "A purple ocean, vast under the sky and devoid of all visible life apart from two minute ships racing across its immensity." And he doesn't relinquish it until 260 pages later, by which point Jack Aubrey is delighted at the mere fact of being alive. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Though the Jack Aubrey-Stephen Maturin books can be profitably read separately, as fans know, together they read as one long, wonderful novel. This 16th installment (following The Truelove ) is no doubt the best chapter yet. In the early 1800s, Bluff Jack, captain of the privateer Surprise , steers his frigate across the Pacific to South America, around Cape Horn and into the Atlantic, taking French and American prizes, fighting off a Yankee Man of War and suffering dire eye and leg wounds for his trouble. Subtle Stephen, ship's doctor and British intelligence agent, almost pulls off a coup in Peru and must escape across the Andes, losing some toes to frostbite for his efforts. Favorite characters reappear here: Killick, Jack's crabby steward; Sarah and Emily Sweeting, precocious Melanesian waifs attached to Maturin's sick-berth; Sam, Jack's illegitimate black son and rising Churchman. The naval actions are bang-on and bang-up--fast, furious and bloody--and the Andean milieu is as vivid as the shipboard scenes. As usual, readers can revel in the symbiotic friendship of Jack and Stephen, who make for a marvelous duo, whether in their violin and cello duets or in their sharp dialogue. If O'Brian hasn't quite had a break-out book yet, then this deserves to be it. 40,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Comment on High Cotton Review, Sep 28 2002

Par	J. C. Lautsch (Orange, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

Ce commentaire est de: The Wine-Dark Sea (Paperback)

The joy of Patrick O'Brian's books is the accuracy of his language among the characters as they speak ("Give you joy!") and the accuracy of the depictions of naval events. This includes accuracy of naval terminology. I have listened to all of these books as Books-On-Tape and often find myself replaying sections to hear the language spoke again. This approach may assist persons like High Cotton "could not get into these books". One of the greatest things about these books is their unparalleled historical accuracy. When you hear a naval battle described, you can be assured it happened just as described. How does the author place a fictional character and fictional ship into real events? Cleverly! Such as by having the hero captured by the enemy and observe the battle from the deck of the enemy's vessel. Or by having the hero's vessel arrive a few minutes behind the actual combatants and not actually taking a role in the action, but seeing and describing it. In one of the books, Capt. Aubrey was called on the carpet at the Admiralty Offices in London for his provisioning of his ship. Indignantly, he recites from memory what "vittels" and other supplies he provisioned his last voyage with. In fact, the author, Patrick O'Brien, was given access to real Admiralty records. What his character Aubrey was reciting was from an actual invoice of provisions for a naval warship during the Napoleanic War. Very interesting stuff if you like history and if you like ships at sea. Highly recommended, especially if you hear the novels read (spoken) rather than reading them. Star Trek fans will love these books!

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Too Heavy on Naval Termonology, Oct. 4 2001

Par	high_cotton (Glastonbury, CT USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

Ce commentaire est de: Wine-Dark Sea (Hardcover)

This is the second Aubrey/Maturin book that I have read. I did not enjoy the first one. I figured, however, that I had to give the series another try because Patrick O'Brian has so many fans. I fared no better with this one.
I just cannot get into these books. O'Brian's repeated use of archaic nautical words and phrases is more than distracting. It is overwhelming and it buries the stories. I would suggest staying clear of this stuff unless you are well-versed in 18th century naval termonology.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Aubrey chases a privateer through the South Seas, Mai 25 2001

Par	Joseph H Pierre "Joe Pierre" (Salem, OR USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Ce commentaire est de: The Wine-Dark Sea (Paperback)

Another incomparable tale by that master of sea stories, the late Patrick O'Brian. Part of the Aubrey/Maturin series, this one follows the book "The Truelove," which led His Majesty's Hired Vessel "Surprise" to the Hawaiian (Sandwich) Islands to protect British whaling interests there, which were threatened by a pioneer of communism, Monsieur Dutourd, who was endeavoring to set up his own idealistic society there at the expense of British interests.

As this book starts, Dutourd's ship, the "Franklin," is being pursued by Aubrey in the "Surprise," on a strange, wine-colored sea in unusual weather. Soon the reason for the strange sea and weather becomes evident as an erupting volcano causes damage to both ships. The story revolves around British intelligence agent Dr. Maturin's attempt to influence political events in Peru, several battles at sea with the concomitant taking of prizes, battle with a pirate, deaths and injuries in battle, and the nearly deadly struggle of Dr. Maturin's medical assistant, the Rev. Martin, with his conscience.

No one knew nautical lore and the square-rigged vessels of the Napoleonic era (ca. 1800) as well as Patrick O'Brian. Many of his sea battles are taken directly from the annals of the British Admiralty, and his dialogue is replete with period expressions that lend even greater authenticity to his tales.

I recommend that a newcomer to this series start with "Master and Commander," the first book of the series. Untold hours of pleasure await you. ...

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Entering in the middle
As usual, I came into this particular series amidships-but no matter, all and any of the books are wonderful, either individually or in seriatim... Lisez davantage

Publi� le Avril 23 2001 par Mark D Horowitz

5.0�toiles sur 5 Please do not read this book - YET
Why would I recommend not reading this book? The answer is simple; I urge you to start at the beginning and buy Master and Commander, the first book. Lisez davantage

Publi� le Juil 30 2000 par Stephen P. Kemp

5.0�toiles sur 5 Prose as luscious as the South Seas.
The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian

There are few prose stylists writing today who can compare with Patrick O'Brian for the smooth, evocative and fluid stories which come from... Lisez davantage

Publi� le Jui 29 2000 par Stephen Richmond

5.0�toiles sur 5 AUTHENTIC GOLD
I once had a creative writing instructor who insisted all ofhis students read one of O'Brian's novels to learn what truly superiorwriting was all about. Lisez davantage

Publi� le Mars 16 2000

4.0�toiles sur 5 An enjoyable companion to "The Truelove"
"The Wine Dark Sea" is a slightly misleading title for this exciting continuation of the Aubrey/Maturin books. Lisez davantage

Publi� le Janv. 7 2000 par L. Alper

5.0�toiles sur 5 As with all O'Brian work - brilliant!
This was my introduction to Patrick O'Brian's work. While it begins a bit slowly, the pace quickens soon after as it thrusts Stephen Maturin into some death-defying intrigue and... Lisez davantage

Publi� le Mai 8 1999

5.0�toiles sur 5 Aubrey & Maturin return aboard HMV Surprise
Here is O'Brian's continuation of this great series. Now returning from almost certain disaster in the Pacific isles, Aubrey and Maturin are once again aboard HMV Suprise, now... Lisez davantage

Publi� le Janv. 16 1996