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Resumen del libro

Aubrey y Maturin ven como el azar trastoca sus planes y les lleva a navegar por la costa africana, lo que supone un auténtico festín para la afición botánica de Maturin. Esto es aprovechado por Patrick O'Brian para reproducir el momento en el que los avances científicos se suceden con gran rapidez, a través del mejor conocimiento de la fauna y la flora. Por otro lado, una vez conocidas ya las aguas de Sudamérica, Jack Aubrey debe enfrentarse a unas costas que ha estudiado a fondo sobre el papel, pero del que apenas tiene un conocimiento directo. Y eso supone un riesgo del que no podrá librarse sin poner en acción su talento como navegante.

Biografía del autor

Patrick O'Brian, CBE born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey Maturin series of sea novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and centred on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series, the first of which is Master and Commander, is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially finished 21st novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.<br><br>O'Brian wrote a number of other novels and short stories, most of which were published before he achieved success with the Aubrey Maturin series. He also translated works from French to English, and wrote two biographies.