The thirteen-gun salute
Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea with a new lease on life, having earned reinstatement to the Royal Navy through his exploits as a privateer. Now he shepherds Stephen Maturin on a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes which could put English merchant shipping at risk. At the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang, the stage is set for a duel of intelligence agents, pitting Stephen against the French envoys
Print Book, English, 1994, ©1989
W.W. Norton, New York, 1994, ©1989