Re-reading Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin series

Join Jo Walton as she begins a weekly read-along of the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian.

Although set in the seafaring Napoleonic era and featuring no supernatural elements, Jo Walton ascribes the same attraction to Pat O’Brian’s Aubrey-Marutin series that she receives from science fiction. “The truly great thing about these books is that they suck you into their world and while you are reading you are entirely caught up within it, and it is as alien and fascinating a world as anything you might find around another star.”

	Introduction 10/04/10 – “Not a moment to be lost”: Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin Series
	Master and Commander (1969) 10/04/10 – “It could not have fallen more happily”: Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander
	Post Captain (1972) 10/11/10 – Out of his element: Patrick O’Brian’s Post Captain
	H.M.S. Surprise (1973) 10/18/10 – Jack, you have debauched my sloth! Patrick O’Brian’s H.M.S. Surprise
	The Mauritius Command (1977) 10/25/10 – Showing away: Patrick O’Brian’s The Mauritius Command
	Desolation Island (1978) 11/1/10 – The voyage of the world: Patrick O’Brian’s Desolation Island
	The Fortune of War (1979) 11/8/10 – The American navy was the staple diet of conversation: Patrick O’Brian’s The Fortune of War
	The Surgeon’s Mate (1980) 11/15/10 – I know you mean it kindly, Stephen: Patrick O’Brian’s The Surgeon’s Mate
	The Ionian Mission (1981) 11/22/10 – Parenthesis: Patrick O’Brian’s The Ionian Mission
	Treason’s Harbour (1983) 11/29/10 – Ain’t I elegant? Patrick O’Brian’s Treason’s Harbour
	The Far Side of the World (1984) 12/06/10 – Around the Horn: Patrick O’Brian’s The Far Side of the World
	The Reverse of the Medal (1986) 12/13/10 – Rode his luck to death: Patrick O’Brian’s The Reverse of the Medal
	The Letter of Marque (1988) 12/20/10 – He was a stranger: Patrick O’Brian’s The Letter of Marque
	The Thirteen Gun Salute (1989) 01/03/11 – Shaken down so well: Patrick O’Brian’s The Thirteen Gun Salute
	The Nutmeg of Consolation (1991) 01/10/11 – From the mizentop: Patrick O’Brian’s The Nutmeg of Consolation
	Clarissa Oakes (aka The Truelove) – (1992) 01/17/11 – She is under your protection: Patrick O’Brian’s Clarissa Oakes (AKA: The Truelove)
	The Wine Dark Sea – (1993) 01/24/11 – I still have hopes: Patrick O’Brian’s The Wine Dark Sea
	The Commodore – (1995) 01/31/11 – The chief argosy of your command: Patrick O’Brian’s The Commodore
	The Yellow Admiral – (1996) 02/07/11 – How happy I am to see you: Patrick O’Brian’s The Yellow Admiral
	The Hundred Days – (1998) 02/14/11 – A chill fell upon Stephen’s heart: Patrick O’Brian’s The Hundred Days
	Blue at the Mizzen – (1999) 02/21/11 – A fine clear deck: Patrick O’Brian’s Blue at the Mizzen
	The final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey – 2004 02/28/11 – Forever Bailing: Patrick O’Brian’s last unfinished novel and the end of the Aubrey-Matrurin series