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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview β H. Amid sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent explore ships of the East India Company. Aubrey is on the defensive, pitting wits and seamanship against an enemy enjoying overwhelming local superiority. Somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies the prize that could make him rich - ships sent by Napoleon to attack the China Fleet.
Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published May 17th by W. Norton first published More Details Original Title. Jack Aubrey , Stephen Maturin. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about H.
Surprise , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Nov 22, Jason Koivu rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , historical-fiction.
My favorite of the first three novels and perhaps of the entire series! HMS Surprise deftly combines the best aspects of the first two books. Love, friendship and war. Frankly, there's so much going on it's hard to believe O'Brian fits it all in comfortably!
