from the back:

"Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his former ship the Surprise to command as a privateer, more politely termed a letter of marque. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace."

on its way to hyphen8

Thanks very much for this generous RABCK!

There isn't much that can keep Jack Aubrey off the high seas...not even getting tossed out of the navy.

Time for this book to move on, otherwise Jack & Stephen might get restless!

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