Master and Commander (Book 1)

The opening salvo of the Aubrey-Maturin epic, in which the surgeon introduces himself to the captain by driving an elbow into his ribs during a chamber-music recital. Fortunately for millions of readers, the two quickly make up. Then they commence one of the great literary voyages of our century, set against an immaculately-detailed backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. This is the place to start--and in all likelihood, you won't be able to stop.

• Post Captain (Aubrey/Maturin)
• H. M. S. Surprise (Aubrey / Maturin)
• The Mauritius Command (Aubrey/Maturin)
• Desolation Island (Aubrey/Maturin)
• A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
• The Fortune of War (Aubrey / Maturin)
• The Ionian Mission (Vol. Book 8) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
• The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey/Maturin)
• The Far Side of the World (Vol. Book 10) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
• Treason's Harbour (Vol. Book 9) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)