And of course having characters isolated in the middle of the goddamn sea gives more scope. I must say that all the advisors john collee who wrote creation, and peculiarly also wrote master and commander, he wrote the script with jon amiel. Patrick o brians work, and master and commander in particular, is not served well by these. In the 1960s two of obrians seafaring books for children, the golden ocean 1956 and the unknown shore 1959, caught the attention of a. The aubreymaturin series master and commander, post captain, hms surprise, the mauritius command the aubreymaturin series, vol. But i began patrick obrians master and commander knowing i would hate it. It wasnt primarily the nelson and napoleonic period, more the human relationships. In addition to the aubreymaturin novels, patrick obrian wrote several books including the novels testimonies, the golden ocean, and the unknown shore.
Although the quality dims over the last five volumes, the first fifteen are faultless. I fell in love with his writing straightaway, at first with master and commander. To ask other readers questions about master and commander, please sign up. The first novel, master and commander, was published in 1969 and the last. The far side of the world is a 2003 american epic period wardrama film cowritten, produced and directed by peter weir, set in the napoleonic wars. Time and again i hear people say, oh, i tried that book, but i kept getting. Book 1 aubreymaturin novels and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Obrian is best known for his jack aubreystephen maturin series that spanned 21 novels and was adapted into the motion picture master and commander. Books by patrick obrian author of master and commander. In the year 1800, jack aubrey sits next stephen maturin at a musical performance in port mahon, minorca, a base of the british. Master and commander is the first of patrick obrians now famous aubrey maturin novels, regarded by many as the greatest series of historical novels ever. Master and commander begins english author patrick obrians lush and literary epic seafaring historical fiction series based on the career of a naval captain during the time of the napoleonic wars. Master and commander is a nautical historical novel by the english author patrick obrian, first. As a brilliant adaptation of patrick obrians beloved aubreymaturin series, this movie is unusual in a.
The book proved to be the start of the 20novel aubreymaturin series, set largely in the era of the napoleonic wars, that obrian continued working on up until his death in 2000. Master and commander and nautical historical novels. Genre, literary fiction, nautical fiction, historical fiction. Master and commander and the series of nautical historical novels by patrick obrian was the topic for this installment of read this book. In master and commander, the first novel in obrians 20volume series, he pretended to be a danish ship under quarantine, an episode partly based on a real event, in order to deceive a larger. Book 1 aubreymaturin novels and millions of other books are available for instant. Through out the entire series obrian delves into the themes of love, war and friendship. Norton issued the far side of the world eight years after its initial publication, as a paperback in 1992. The far side of the world and longtime onion writer john krewson always speaks highly of them. Master and commander is a nautical historical novel by the english author patrick obrian, first published in 1969 in the us and 1970 in uk. The films plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author patrick obrians aubreymaturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of jack aubreys naval career.