description: Read by Tim Pigott-SmithThree cassettes, Approx. 5 hoursThe 5th novel in Patrick O'Brian's hugely successful Aubrey/Maturin SeriesCommissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack  Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts.  Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy--and a treacherous disease that decimates the crew.  With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the under-manned, out-gunned Leopard sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic where, in mountainous seas, the Duthman closes...
language: English
title: Desolation Island
titlecomplete: Desolation Island (Aubrey/Maturin Book 5)
characters: Stephen Maturin, Jack Aubrey
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Adventure, Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Maritime, Audiobook, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 14293
series: Aubrey & Maturin
publisher: Random House Audio