Aubrey-Maturin Books in Order
Patrick O'Brian's sweeping series of naval historical novels follows Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and his friend Stephen Maturin, a physician, naturalist, and secret intelligence agent, through their adventures during the Napoleonic Wars. It comprises twenty completed novels and one unfinished final volume published after the author's death.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1969 · Patrick O'Brian
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this opening novel introduces ambitious Royal Navy lieutenant Jack Aubrey, newly handed command of the small…
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Buy on Amazon1972 · Patrick O'Brian
With a fragile peace declared, Jack Aubrey finds himself ashore, hounded by creditors and entangled in romantic rivalry with Stephen Maturin over two…
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Buy on Amazon1973 · Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey is given the frigate Surprise and ordered to carry a diplomatic envoy to the East Indies, while Maturin pursues both his intelligence duties…
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Buy on Amazon1977 · Patrick O'Brian
Promoted to commodore, Jack Aubrey is sent to orchestrate a campaign to wrest the islands of Mauritius and Reunion from French control in the Indian…
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Buy on Amazon1978 · Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey is ordered to sail the aging Leopard to the penal colony of New South Wales, carrying convicts and an alluring, dangerous prisoner of interest…
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Buy on Amazon1979 · Patrick O'Brian
Shipwrecked survivors Aubrey and Maturin take passage homeward, only to be caught up in the War of 1812 after the outbreak of hostilities with…
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Buy on Amazon1980 · Patrick O'Brian
Escaping America, Aubrey and Maturin reach Halifax, where Stephen is reunited with Diana Villiers, and then face a perilous crossing of the Atlantic…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Patrick O'Brian
Returned to the Mediterranean aboard a worn-out ship of the line, Aubrey endures the tedium of blockade duty off Toulon before being sent on a…
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Buy on Amazon1983 · Patrick O'Brian
Operating out of Malta, Aubrey and Maturin undertake a series of Mediterranean missions while Stephen grows aware that French agents have penetrated…
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Buy on Amazon1984 · Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey is ordered to take the Surprise around Cape Horn into the Pacific to intercept an American frigate preying on British whalers. The arduous…
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Buy on Amazon1986 · Patrick O'Brian
Returning to England after a long Pacific voyage, Aubrey is caught up in a fraudulent stock-exchange scheme and finds his naval career and reputation…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Patrick O'Brian
Stripped of his naval rank, Aubrey buys the Surprise and sails her as a privateer, hoping that a brilliant feat of arms might restore his name and…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey and Maturin are dispatched on a diplomatic voyage to the South China Sea to secure a treaty with a Malay sultanate, countering French efforts…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Patrick O'Brian
Marooned with their company after losing their ship, Aubrey and Maturin must improvise an escape, building and arming a small vessel to carry on…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Patrick O'Brian
Continuing across the Pacific, Aubrey hunts a privateer while Maturin undertakes a hazardous intelligence mission ashore in South America, aiming to…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Patrick O'Brian
Restored to the Navy and made a commodore, Aubrey leads a squadron on a mission against the West African slave trade and a planned French descent on…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Patrick O'Brian
Threatened with the loss of his beloved estate and frustrated in his hopes of promotion to flag rank, Aubrey endures the politics of the peacetime…
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Buy on AmazonThe Hundred Days (Aubrey-Maturin (Audio))
1998 · Patrick O'Brian
With Napoleon escaped from Elba and the Hundred Days underway, Aubrey and Maturin are sent to the Mediterranean to thwart a plot to ferry mercenary…
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Buy on AmazonBlue at the Mizzen (Aubrey-Maturin)
1999 · Patrick O'Brian
After Napoleon's fall, Aubrey sails south to chart waters and then to aid the cause of Chilean independence, while still hoping at last to hoist his…
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Buy on AmazonFINAL UNFINISHED VOYAGE OF JACK AUBREY
2004 · Patrick O'Brian
Left incomplete at the author's death, this fragment opens what would have been the next chapter of Aubrey and Maturin's adventures, published as the…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Aubrey-Maturin books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and the official patrickobrian.com chronology; the novels form one continuous narrative Start with “Master and Commander.”
How many books are in the Aubrey-Maturin series?
We list 20 books by Patrick O'Brian , published between 1969–2004.
Where can I buy the Aubrey-Maturin books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.