The Reverse of the Medal

Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 11

By: Patrick O'Brian

Narrated by: Patrick Tull

Jack Aubrey is back in London after a successful mission. On the advice of an acquaintance he uses the time to invest some of his prize money. However when the investments link him to London's powerful criminal element and land him in jail it looks as if he has lost his post captaincy and the H.M.S. Surprise. It is once again up to ship's surgeon and covert agent Stephen Maturin to rescue his hapless friend.Don't miss the rest of the Aubrey/Maturin series.©1986 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)

"[Narrator Patrick] Tull's characterization of these two heroes, his mastery of dialect and his rousing reading of these dramatic sea sagas have become a standard against which all other productions of O'Brian's work must be measured.... Historical fiction doesn't get any better, and Tull's narration is 'Prime.'" ( AudioFile)

One of the best of the series

One of the best of the series. Works towards one of the most emotionally satisfying moments in the series.

Awesome

Unmatched story telling & reading. You can't go wrong with this series. A terrific book.

the best right up there with Alexander Dumas

as usual the reading was excellent and the storyline magnificent. I just wish Patrick O'Brian was still alive to provide more

Superb, excitong, and moving (as always)

I've read the entire Aubrey/Maturin series a half dozen times, and now I'm so enjoying listening to the pitch-perfect narration by Patrick Tull. It took 11 n₩ovels, but finally in this one the traitor working for the French, who has wreaked havoc for so long, is finally unmasked! As the good doctor might say, I give you joy of this incomparable book (the whole series really being one magnificent book).

A Painfully Realistic Story

The story is so realistic that you feel you are living it. One of the best books showing how quickly life can change.