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It’s simply amazing what people accomplished in the age of sail. This is an excellent story, and the Movie with Russell Crowe of the same name is based largely on this particular book in the series, but some others also. In the Royal Navy you must always choose the lesser of two weevils.

Halfway through the series. A lot of this book is in the Russel Crowe movie of the same name. Though the movie borrows from other books in the series.

Waaaaaayyyyy better than the excellent movie. Stephen Maturin is far more complicated, capable, and complimentary to Jack Aubrey.

If you’ve never read any of these please please please read #3, HMS Surprise. If you read it and don’t like it we’re different.

A great story.

Terrific.

Excellent