{"product_id":"9780006499152","title":"Master and Commander : Book 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  O'Brian, Patrick \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 October 1996 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Aubrey-Maturin' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 28 | 312g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this, the first of Patrick O'Brian's much lauded Aubrey-Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller, rich with detail and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is the biggest threat to peace yet seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Newly promoted to command of his first ship, Captain Jack Aubrey, along with his crew, and new friend and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, must patrol a Mediterranean fraught with peril but rich with rewards. A glimpse of white sails on the horizon could mean a prize to be taken - or a fight for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'In Aubrey and Maturin, Patrick O'Brian has created two of the most enjoyable characters in twentieth-century fiction. One of the greatest authors to sail with.'MICHAEL PALIN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'There are two types of people in the world: Patrick O'Brian fans, and people who haven't read him yet.'LUCY EYRE, Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39944726642875,"sku":"9780006499152","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780006499152.jpg?v=1713449777","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780006499152","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}