First published 1991
Commissioned to save the exiled Governor Bligh, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin sail to Australia with a hold full of convicts. But a treacherous disease decimates Aubrey's crew, and a beautiful and dangerous spy slips aboard. As the mission unravels, Aubrey and Maturin must confront the enemy within and the unforgiving desolation of the open sea.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, mission-gone-wrong
Setting: Great Britain, Australia
Period: 19th century
Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company