Desolation Island -- Patrick O'Brian

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/al-1965/Title: Desolation Island Series: Aubrey/Maturin (abridged), Book 5 Author: Patrick O'Brian Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins Release date: 08-01-00 Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 stars, 38 ratings Genres: Sea Adventures Publisher's Summary: Sent to rescue Governor Bligh, former captain of HMS Bounty, Jack Aubrey sets off for Australia in the Leopold with his friend, Stephen Maturin, and a hold full of convicts in this fifth of the Aubrey/Maturin series. A beautiful and dangerous spy lurks among these prisoners, as does an even more lethal traveling companion, gaol fever, a treacherous disease that decimates the crew. With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the under-manned, outgunned Leopold sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic. There in mountainous seas, the Dutchman closes.