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Patrick O’Brian Books in Order
Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series. These sea novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centre on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series, the first of which is Master and Commander, is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially finished 21st novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Patrick O’Brian's book series? Patrick O’Brian has written 3 book series. The most notable is the Aubrey/Maturin series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Patrick O’Brian
- #1
Master and Commander(1969) - #2
Post Captain(1972) - #3
H.M.S. Surprise(1973) - #4
The Mauritius Command(1977) - #5Desolation Island(1977)
- #6
The Fortune of War(1978) - #7The Surgeon's Mate(1980)
- #8The Ionian Mission(1981)
- #9Treason's Harbour(1983)
- #10
The Far Side of the World(1984) - #11The Reverse of the Medal(1986)
- #12The Letter of Marque(1988)
- #13The Thirteen-Gun Salute(1989)
- #14
The Nutmeg of Consolation(1991) - #15
The Truelove / Clarissa Oakes(1992) - #16The Wine-Dark Sea(1993)
- #17The Commodore(1994)
- #18The Yellow Admiral(1996)
- #19The Hundred Days(1998)
- #20Blue at the Mizzen(1999)
- #2121: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey(2004)
- #1
Men-of-War(1974) - #2
Picasso(1976) - #3
Joseph Banks(1987) - #4Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea(1998)
- #5
High Seas: Stories of Battle and Adventure from the Age of Sail(2002) - #6
Great Modern Stories(2009) - #7Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection(2009)
- #8A Book of Voyages (1947(19)
- #9The Last Pool(1950)
- #10Testimonies(1952)
- #1
Caesar(1930) - #2
Hussein(1938) - #3Testimonies(1952)
- #4
The Catalans(1953) - #5The Road to Samarcand(1954)
- #6The Golden Ocean(1956)
- #7The Unknown Shore(1959)
- #8Richard Temple(1962)
- #9
No Pirates Nowadays(2014) - #10
Noughts and Crosses(2014) - #11
Two’s Company(2014) - #12
The Chian Wine(1974) - #13The Rendezvous and Other Stories(1994)
- #14
Collected Short Stories(1995) - #15
No Pirates Nowadays and Other Stories: Three Nautical Tales(2014) - #16
Beasts Royal: Twelve Tales of Adventure(2015) - #17
The Uncertain Land and Other Poems(2019)
About Patrick O’Brian
Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series. These sea novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centre on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series, the first of which is Master and Commander, is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially finished 21st novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.
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