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The Aubrey/Maturin Series "The best historical novels ever written."—Richard Snow, The New York Times Books in the series Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Tie-in books to the acclaimed motion picture. Other books by O'Brian "[O'Brian] is better than anyone at historical fiction....[He] is as able and graceful with the English language as a writer can be."—Neil Paulson, Denver Post Other books by O'Brian Lobscouse and Spotted Dog The definitive food reference to the Aubrey/Maturin novels. The Lobscouse and Spotted Dog Page Background Reading What's a polychrest? Don't know a mizzen from a mainstaysail? These books may help! Books for background reading

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