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"The writer of sea-tales within the British language."—J. De Courcy IrelandAll Patrick O'Brian's talents are on parade in this book of plot and action, set partly in Malta, partly within the dangerous, pirate-infested waters of the Red Sea. While Chief Aubrey concerns about repairs to his ship, Stephen Maturin presumes the middle point for the salons and dockyards of Malta are living with Napoleon's agencies, and the admiralty's intelligence community is sacrificed. Maturin's crafty may be the only bulwark against ruin of Aubrey's bold quest.