A classic Patrick O’Brian novel, back in print after many years with three bonus tales of nautical adventure. Newly orphaned Derrick is entrusted to the care of his gruff uncle Sullivan, Captain of The Wanderer. After surviving a killer typhoon on the South China Sea, and accompanied by their eccentric elderly cousin, they set off across land to discover the treasures of Central Asia. Derrick befriends a fierce Mongol warrior and must help him battle a ruthless Chinese warlord. Given a gift of priceless jade, the group is pursued into the inhospitable mountains of Tibet where they are caught between fierce mountain monks and a terrifying unnamed creature that stalks them through the snow. This special edition includes three bonus tales – Noughts and Crosses, Two’s Company & No Pirates Nowadays – that are prequels to the adventure of The Road to Samarcand, and are published together for the very first time.
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A classic Patrick O’Brian novel, back in print after many years with three bonus tales of nautical adventure.
'You are in for the treat of your lives. Thank God for Patrick O’Brian: his genius illuminates the literature of the English language, and lightens the lives of those who read him' Irish Times 'Any contemporary novelist should recognize in Patrick O’Brian a Master of the Art’ Sunday Telegraph ‘The best historical novels ever written’New York Times
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• The Road to Samarcand has been out of print for many years and is a must-have addition to any fan's collection • Special edition includes three short ‘prequel’ stories appearing together for the first time • Elegant new package designed to match the recent A Book of Voyages, edited by O’Brian • Patrick O'Brian's novels will appeal to all fans of Bernard Cornwell, George MacDonald Fraser and CS Forester • O'Brian's profile has also never been higher. He was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime's contribution to literature. Interest in him continues unabated both in the UK and the US Competition: The Golden Ocean; The Unknown Shore; The Final, Unfinished Voyage Of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 21) (Aubrey & Maturin Seri; No Pirates Nowadays; Blue At The Mizzen (Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 20) (Aubrey & Maturin Series)
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008112936
Publisert
2015-02-12
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
240 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
336

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Patrick O’Brian, until his death in 2000, was one of our greatest contemporary novelists. He is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. He is the author of many other books including Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime’s contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He lived for many years in South West France and he died in Dublin in January 2000.