276 pages
English language
Published Dec. 27, 1979 by Stein and Day.
276 pages
English language
Published Dec. 27, 1979 by Stein and Day.
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail to Australia with a hold full of convicts. On board is a beautiful and dangerous spy, and a treacherous disease which decimates the crew.