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The Commodore

AuthorPatrick O'Brian

NarratorGraham Roberts

SeriesAubrey-Maturin, Book 17

Duration15h

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels

PublisherIsis

VersionUnabridged

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Aubrey and Maturin are sent on a bizarre decoy mission to the fever-ridden lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea to suppress the slave trade. But their ultimate destination is Ireland, where the French are mounting an invasion which will test Aubrey's seamanship and Maturin's resourcefulness as an intelligence agent. The seventeenth book in the Aubrey-Maturin series.

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