The Thirteen-Gun Salute

Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 13

By: Patrick O'Brian

Narrated by: Patrick Tull

Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin set sail aboard the Diane for the South China Sea, shepherding a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes. If their mission fails, English merchant shipping in the area will be threatened. At the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang, the stage is set for a duel of intelligence agents, pitting the savage cunning of Stephen Maturin against the French envoys, who are already entrenched in the Sultan's favor.

The thirteenth installment of Patrick O'Brian's hugely successful Aubrey/Maturin series.

Don't miss the rest of the Aubrey/Maturin series.©1989 Patrick O'Brian (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"The best historical novels ever written." (The New York Times Book Review)

Dramatic characters and action

I love the series. Recommend it to anyone who’ll listen. Best literary friendship I’ve ever enjoyed. Great action. I’ll listen to the last book and perhaps go back to the beginning again.

Another adventure begins !

I love these books; I'm not sure what took me 60 years to discover them. As a young man they might have changed my life. Even now I can find myself immersed in the stories and I completely tune out everything else going on in the world. Thanks Patrick. I can only Imagine how compelling and how driven you must have been to write these stories, considering it took you the last 30 years of your life to get them published. Bravo, good on you.

Fantastic Book - Fantastic Narration

I've been listening to audio books for close on 25 years and Patrick Tull takes the art to perhaps its highest level. When I think of Jack Aubrey, I hear Tull's booming but subtle Hampshire tones. When I think of Stephen Maturin, I hear Tull's nuanced Dublin brogue. I lose myself entirely in his characterization. The performance is only to be surpassed by O'Brian's masterful, detailed, entirely believable world created by some of the best prose since Jane Austen. Tull's reading and O'Brian's prose are a powerful cocktail, capable of suspending anyone's disbelief. I drink it often and gladly.

Brilliant book well matched with best reader TULL

Vivid writing, fascinating characters and situations. Patrick Tull is without equal as a reader. No-one else comes near.

Fun story and great vocals

Yet another yarn from P. O. B. that takes you around the world with two very different yet companionable characters.