Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy -- and a treacherous disease which decimates the crew. The ingredients of a wonderfully powerful and dramatic O'Brian novel are heightened by descriptive writing of rare quality. Nowhere in contemporary prose have the majesty and terror of the sea been more effectively rendered than in the thrilling chase through an Antarctic storm in which Jack's ship, under-manned and out-gunned, is the quarry not the hunter.
Used availability for Patrick O'Brian's Desolation Island
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Hardback Editions
May 2001 : Hardback
| Title: Desolation Island (Windsor Selection) Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7540-1544-0 / 978-0-7540-1544-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2001 : Hardback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7862-1926-2 / 978-0-7862-1926-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 1998 : Hardback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-222145-4 / 978-0-00-222145-0 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1979 : Hardback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-8128-2590-X / 978-0-8128-2590-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Stein & Day Pub Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1978 : Hardback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian Publisher: Collins Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-725587-X / 978-0-00-725587-0 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperPerennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2003 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick. O'Brian Publisher: HarperCollins Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
February 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books) Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7540-2412-1 / 978-0-7540-2412-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1998 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-778747-2 / 978-0-00-778747-0 (UK edition) Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
May 1997 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-649924-4 / 978-0-00-649924-4 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1996 : Paperback
| Title: DESOLATION ISLAND Author(s): Patrick O'Brian Publisher: london harper collins/book people Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
August 1991 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island (Aubrey Maturin Series) Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-393-30812-X / 978-0-393-30812-9 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1991 : Paperback
| Title: DESOLATION ISLAND Author(s): Patrick O'Brian Publisher: W. W. Norton Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-616603-2 / 978-0-00-616603-0 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1979 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-615586-3 / 978-0-00-615586-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Fontana Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1978 : Paperback
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian Publisher: William Collins and Sons Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
July 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 1-84559-968-3 / 9781845599683 (UK edition) Publisher: Soundings Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2005 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7861-2922-0 / 978-0-7861-2922-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
February 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: Desolation Island [UNABRIDGED] Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7861-8227-X / 978-0-7861-8227-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
September 2004 : Audio CD
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7861-8399-3 / 978-0-7861-8399-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
September 2004 : MP3 CD
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7861-8408-6 / 978-0-7861-8408-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7861-2865-8 / 978-0-7861-2865-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
September 2001 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian, Patrick Tull ISBN: 1-4025-0224-9 / 978-1-4025-0224-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1999 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-375-40836-3 / 978-0-375-40836-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
December 1997 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-105469-4 / 978-0-00-105469-1 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1993 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-7887-6944-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
1993 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island (Aubrey Maturin Series) Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 1-55690-839-3 / 9781556908392 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Cassette
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 1-85496-512-3 / 9781854965127 (UK edition) Publisher: Soundings Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
July 2008 : Unknown
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-729657-6 / 978-0-00-729657-6 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
May 2006 : Unknown
| Title: Desolation Island Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-712569-0 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
2005 : Unknown
| Title: Desolation Island (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips) Author(s): Patrick O'Brian ISBN: 0-00-721736-6 / 978-0-00-721736-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Audiofy/Blackstone Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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