Companion Books to The
Aubrey-Maturin Novels

A Sea of Words: A Companion for Patrick O’Brian’s Seafaring Tales

“An excellent introduction on the use of sea language, removing much of the mystery that surrounds this subject . . . if anything, enhancing its romantic aura . . . an outstandingly useful passkey to the wooden world of Britain’s Royal Navy.”

–Sea History

Harbors and High Seas: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Aubrey-Maturin Novels

“For armchair seafarers who follow every adventure of Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin . . . here is the ideal Baedeker.”  

–Kirkus Review

Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson, 1793-1815

“Readers of naval fiction will revel in the eyewitness accounts of living and fighting at sea in the days of sail, which are gathered in this wonderful anthology.”

—Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (ret.)

The World of Patrick O’Brian

“We’ve needed this book for a very long time.”

—Captain Edward L. Beach, USN (ret.), author of Run Silent, Run Deep