A return to fine form for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin after the uncharacteristically weak Fortune of War. Our intrepid pair travel home from Nova Scotia, but barely have time to put their affairs in order before they're off to the Baltic for a series of adventures that nicely balance war strategy and sailing challenges. As with Desolation Island, the meaning of the title doesn't become clear until near the end of the book.
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