Author: O'Brian, Patrick
Publisher: Flamingo
Format: PB 300 pp
Another magnificent Aubrey/Maturin adventure from the pen of the incomparable Patrick O'Brian. Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Jack Aurbrey and 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 which threatens the crew. In a thrilling chase through an Antarctic storm, the Leopard is outmanned and outgunned, the quarry not the hunter. PB. 300pp.