LEADER 01641ojm 2200277z- 450 001 9910148875403321 005 20230912161814.0 010 $a0-00-721733-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000923997 035 $a(BIP)014060349 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000923997 100 $a20231107c2005uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aYellow Admiral 210 $cHarperCollins UK 330 8 $aThe higher one climbs, the further there is to fall.As war with Napoleon seemingly draws to a close, opportunities for advancement are limited and Jack Aubrey faces the ultimate indignity - the possibility of being 'yellowed', or retired, and set aside with no squadron of his own. But the blockade of Brest presents dangers to equal those of the furthest shores.Who poses the greater threat to a naval man through and through? A resurgent Bonaparte or the Admiralty itself?'On every page [O'Brian] reminds us with noble artistry of the most important of all historical lessons: that times change but people don't, that the griefs and follies and victories of the men and women who were here before us are in fact the maps of our own lives.'RICHARD SNOW, New York Times'These novels are a brilliant achievement. They display staggering erudition on almost all aspects of eighteenth-century life.'Times Literary Supplement 517 $aYellow Admiral, The 610 $aFiction 610 $aLiterature and fiction 676 $a823/.914 700 $aO'Brian$b Patrick$f1914-2000$0780171 702 $aHardy$b Robert$f1925-2017$4oth 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910148875403321 996 $aYellow Admiral$93651404 997 $aUNINA