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Desolation Island 

 (Aubrey / Maturin, book 5)

by

Patrick O'Brian

Desolation Island

(The fifth book in the Aubrey / Maturin series)
(1978)
A novel by

Patrick O'Brian

 

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.
 
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Hardback Editions

2009 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B002MXNWG2Title: Desolation Island (Book 4 Aubrey/Maturin series)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Folio Society
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January 2006 : Leather Bound
Cover of ISBN: B002E0H4OETitle: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Easton Press
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May 2001 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0754015440Title: 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
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January 2001 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0786219262Title: Desolation Island (Thorndike Press Large Print Famous Authors Series)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7862-1926-2 / 978-0-7862-1926-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
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May 1998 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0002221454Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-222145-4 / 978-0-00-222145-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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January 1994 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B001JQUXMOTitle: Desolation Island (Aubrey Maturin Series)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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January 1989 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B001TX43A0Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): O'Brian Patrick
Publisher: Collins
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March 1979 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 081282590XTitle: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-8128-2590-X / 978-0-8128-2590-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Stein & Day Pub
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1978 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B001Q7VSDYTitle: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Stein & Day
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Paperback Editions

June 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 000725587XTitle: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-725587-X / 978-0-00-725587-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperPerennial
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January 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0007296576Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-729657-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Collins
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January 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002CNURA6Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Harper Collins
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2003 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0014C24S4Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick. O'Brian
Publisher: HarperCollins
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February 2002 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0754024121Title: 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
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May 1997 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0006499244Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-649924-4 / 978-0-00-649924-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper
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January 1996 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0019EHB8KTitle: DESOLATION ISLAND
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: london harper collins/book people
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January 1994 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B001TB37Y0Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: harper Collins
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January 1994 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002CNUAK8Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: harper Collins
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January 1994 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0007787472Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-778747-2 / 978-0-00-778747-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Collins
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January 1992 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002MLOMV8Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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August 1991 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 039330812XTitle: Desolation Island (Vol. Book 5) (Aubrey/Maturin Series)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-393-30812-X / 978-0-393-30812-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
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1991 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0012MCPC6Title: Desolation Island [The fifth book in The Aubrey/Maturin Series]
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., London
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February 1989 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0006166032Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-616603-2 / 978-0-00-616603-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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January 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002MHHYS0Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Fontana
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January 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000KF3XUOTitle: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Fontana
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March 1979 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0006155863Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-615586-3 / 978-0-00-615586-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Fontana
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January 1978 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002J7PUD4Title: DESOLATION ISLAND
Author(s): Patrick O'BRIAN
Publisher: Fontana, London
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Audio Editions

2008 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 160775391XTitle: Desolation Island - on Playaway
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 1-60775-391-X / 9781607753919 (USA edition)
Publisher: Playaway
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July 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1845599683Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 1-84559-968-3 / 9781845599683 (UK edition)
Publisher: Soundings Audio Books
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2006 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: B002CD33KCTitle: Desolation Island Complete & Unabridged
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
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August 2005 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0786129220Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7861-2922-0 / 978-0-7861-2922-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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February 2005 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 078618227XTitle: Desolation Island [UNABRIDGED] (Aubrey-Maturin)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7861-8227-X / 978-0-7861-8227-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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September 2004 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 0786183993Title: Desolation Island (Patrick O'Brian)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7861-8399-3 / 978-0-7861-8399-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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September 2004 : MP3 CD
Cover of ISBN: 0786184086Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7861-8408-6 / 978-0-7861-8408-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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September 2004 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0786128658Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7861-2865-8 / 978-0-7861-2865-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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September 2001 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1402502249Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian, Patrick Tull
ISBN: 1-4025-0224-9 / 978-1-4025-0224-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
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November 1999 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0375408363Title: Desolation Island (Aubrey-Maturin)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-375-40836-3 / 978-0-375-40836-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Random House Audio
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December 1997 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0001054694Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-105469-4 / 978-0-00-105469-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Audio
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1993 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0788769448Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-7887-6944-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
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1993 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1402539304Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick, O'Brian
ISBN: 1-4025-3930-4 / 978-1-4025-3930-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books LLC
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1993 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1556908393Title: Desolation Island (Aubrey Maturin Series)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 1-55690-839-3 / 978-1-4025-3929-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
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Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1854965123Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 1-85496-512-3 / 9781854965127 (UK edition)
Publisher: Soundings
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Other Editions

December 2008 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 1433268442Title: Desolation Island [With Earbuds] (Aubrey-Maturin)
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 1-4332-6844-2 / 978-1-4332-6844-1
Publisher: Playaway
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May 2006 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 0007125690Title: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
ISBN: 0-00-712569-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins
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2005 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 0007217366Title: 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
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1993 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B002I64H30Title: Desolation Island [Unabridged Library Edition]
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
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1989 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B001OOUYEITitle: Desolation Island
Author(s): Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: Fontana
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1989 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B0000EEU4DTitle: Desolation island
Author(s): Patrick OBrian
Publisher: Fontana
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