Post Captain

Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 2

By: Patrick O'Brian

Narrated by: Patrick Tull

Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

The Peace of Amiens has left Jack Aubrey with no ship, no enemy to pursue, and no possibility of prize money to supplement his meager income. His decision to seek refuge from his troubles, and creditors, in France proves doubly disastrous.

Don't miss the rest of the Aubrey/Maturin series.

©1972 Patrick O'Brian (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC.

Critic reviews

"The best historical novels ever written." (The New York Times Book Review)
"No writer alive can move one as O'Brian can; no one can make you laugh so loud with hilarity, whiten your knuckles with unbearable tension or choke with emotion. He is the master." (Irish Times)

An entertaining listen.

At times it has a Jane Austen feel, but the action is excellent, particularly the storming of the French harbor.

Great story

Odd background noise and conversation in the narration. Otherwise another great book in the series. Will be continuing the Aubrey-Maturin series.

arrr!

for whatever reason, i could only get the first section at 48mb, so it sounded like someone was reading it to me over the phone, but the other sections were fine. anyhow, at first i thought, my god, are they ever going to sink anybody? but i wound up glad that we got a better look at all the characters involved. a fine book. can't wait to get to the next.

Great Book!

Loved it! I used to be in the US Navy. Makes me miss my navy days.

What a contrast from life today.

Would you listen to Post Captain again? Why?

I have listened to it before. Great series.

What other book might you compare Post Captain to and why?

The entire Aubrey Maturin series. Krakatoa, The Great Influenza and other historical novels and biographies.

What does Patrick Tull bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Like other good narrators he tries to bring a time to the language.

If you could take any character from Post Captain out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Captain Aubrey.

Any additional comments?

Good listen. Tough to turn it off.

It's a Long Series,

This is the 2nd of Patrick O'Brien's great series of the Captain and the Doctor. For some reason, even when I read books for the first time many years ago, Post Captain was a little long-winded. But, it does set us up for so many things to come in future novels.
We do spend a lot of laborious time on shore, when we would rather be at sea fighting a battle. Orator Patrick Tull is really quite at the top of his game, taking us to many emotions both with excitement and color. That alone may be worth this audible.
The stage is set, and it's a long series! You have to read Poat Captain to get to HMS Surprise and beyond. Enjoy.
It's Patrick O'Brien.

A solid book

If you could sum up Post Captain in three words, what would they be?

Brings Captain Aubrey and the Dr. together

What did you like best about this story?

Always rooting for Jack

What about Patrick Tull’s performance did you like?

Love his uses his voice

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, but love the series

Disappointing Audio

Any additional comments?

I love the Master and Commander series so very dearly, but this recording was a bit vexing. Occasionally another voice can be heard faintly in the background, although it appears to be saying the same words just a fraction later than Patrick Tull says them. I still think Patrick Tull does the best reading of these books, I was just a little put off by the phantom voice in the background!

Loved

Great reading …can’t wait for the next one. Truly a classic series of books. Thanks

Utterly engrossing.

This series makes me nostalgic for a time I have never seen. Easy to imagine a life at sea, and the writing is as beautiful as one hopes it would be.