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Reviewed on February 15, 2000
Patrick O'Brian, who passed away this January at age 85, did not authorize King's intriguing and extraordinarily detailed biography--which is understandable, since O'Brian fictionalized so much of his life. O'Brian is best known for his 20-book naval series on the Napoleonic wars--and, more particularly, the friendship between the two protagonists, Capt. Jack Aubrey and surgeon/intelligence agent Stephen Maturin. King (author of A Sea of Words and Harbors and High Seas and editor of H...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
