Misión en Jonia

Resumen del libro

El capitán Jack Aubrey recibe la orden de hacerse cargo del viejo y defectuoso Worcester y participar en el bloqueo de Tolón, donde le espera una nueva y delicadísima misión: buscar un alidado que le ayude a expulsar a los franceses de aquellas aguas. Stephen Maturin, cirujano, espía y sobre todo amigo, será de inestimable ayuda para llevar a buen puerto tal empresa; pero el Mediterráneo es un avispero lleno de sorpresas desagradables.

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.