Desolation Island

Commissioned to rescue Governor Blight of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon 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 decimates the crew.

The ingredients of a wonderfully powerful and dramatic O’Brian novel are heightened by descriptive writing of rare quality.