About “The thirteen-gun salute”
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 to win the same prize. The long passage east is shadowed by intrigue, betrayal, and a treacherous envoy, leading toward disaster on a remote shore.
Book details
- First published
- 1989
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