The Fortune of War

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The Fortune of War is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-spy Stephen Maturin through sea battles and espionage during the Napoleonic Wars.

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instanceOf Aubrey–Maturin novel
nautical novel
novel
author Patrick O’Brian NERFINISHED
character Diana Villiers NERFINISHED
Sophia Aubrey NERFINISHED
countryDepicted United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followedBy The Surgeon’s Mate NERFINISHED
follows Desolation Island NERFINISHED
genre historical fiction
naval fiction
hasFictionalUniverse Aubrey–Maturin universe NERFINISHED
hasProtagonistOccupation Royal Navy captain
hasSecondaryProtagonistOccupation intelligence agent
physician
hasTheme duty
friendship
loyalty
war at sea
language English
literaryMovement late 20th-century historical fiction
literaryStyle nautical realism
mainCharacter Jack Aubrey NERFINISHED
Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableEventDepicted battle between HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake
capture of USS Chesapeake
originalMediaType hardcover
print
positionInSeries sixth novel
publicationDate 1979
publisher Collins NERFINISHED
Harper & Row NERFINISHED
series Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
War of 1812 NERFINISHED
subject Age of Sail naval warfare
Anglo-American naval conflict
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
espionage

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Stephen Maturin appearsIn The Fortune of War
Aubrey–Maturin series hasBook The Fortune of War
Patrick O'Brian notableWork The Fortune of War