The Wine-Dark Sea (Aubrey/Maturin Novels, 16) (Book 16)
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ISBN: 0393312445 / Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, October 1994
Two privateers pursue a prize through the Great South Sea, confronting the dangers of the ocean and their own private demons as they suddenly find themselves hunted in a chase south of Cape Horn
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At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight and leave an indelible impression on the reader's imagination.Surprise
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