Patrick O'Brian · novel series
Aubrey-Maturin books in order
Twenty completed naval novels about Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr Stephen Maturin, followed by a posthumously published unfinished continuation.
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Reading order
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Publication order
- 1
Master and CommanderAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 1969
- 2
Post CaptainAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1972
- 3
H.M.S. SurpriseAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1973
- 4
The Mauritius CommandAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1977
- 5
Desolation IslandAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1978
- 6
The Fortune of WarAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1979
- 7
The Surgeon's MateAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1980
- 8
The Ionian MissionAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1981
- 9
Treason's HarbourAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1983
- 10
The Far Side of the WorldAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1984
- 11
The Reverse of the MedalAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1986
- 12
The Letter of MarqueAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 1988
- 13
The Thirteen-Gun SaluteAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 1989
- 14
The Nutmeg of ConsolationAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 1991
- 15
Clarissa OakesAmazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 1992
- 16
The Wine-Dark SeaAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 1993
- 17
The CommodoreAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 1994
- 18
The Yellow AdmiralAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 1996
- 19
The Hundred DaysAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 1998
- 20
Blue at the MizzenAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 1999
- 21
The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack AubreyAmazon ↗Book 21 · unfinished-novel · 2004 Optional