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"The historical fiction-reading public is divided into two groups," declared Booklist critic Brad Hooper. "Those who love Patrick O'Brian already and those who stand to fall in love with him once they've read him." O'Brian, who died in early 2000, enjoye...

H.M.S. SURPRISE This long-out-of-print naval adventure in the series that started with Master and Commander (see The Mauritius Command below) finds Captain Jack Aubrey in charge of the H.M.S. Surprise. His ship's surgeon and friend, Stephen Maturin, sidelines in espionage and natural science....

Sailing ships are considered much more friendly to the environment than their diesel-guzzling counterparts. Nevertheless, H.M.S. Rose has gone a step further. All 13,000 square feet of the 179-foot vessel's sail inventory is made from plastic car fenders and plastic soda bottles --...