The Yellow Admiral

Name: The Yellow Admiral
Author: Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 9780393317046

Patrick O'Brian

2000 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Fiction, historicalMaturin, stephen (fictitious character), fictionGreat britain, fictionAubrey, jack (fictitious character), fictionFiction, action & adventure

About this book

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All twenty books are being re-issued by Harper Perennial with stunning new jackets.

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A patient, character-first epic that asks you to sit with worldbuilding before any payoff arrives. Readers who love long arcs and slow-burn relationships tend to finish it twice; readers chasing momentum often DNF in the first hundred pages. Plan for unhurried evenings.

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A character-driven with strong prose, joyful and immersive read.

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20 books · ongoing

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