Aubrey-Maturin books in order
Aubrey-Maturin is a series of 21 books by Patrick O'Brian: 6,949 pages, about 127 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 21
- books
- 6,949
- pages
- 127 hours
- to read them all
- 255 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Master and Commander 7.6 h 2 
Post Captain 9.7 h 3 
HMS Surprise 7.6 h 4 
The Mauritius Command 6.6 h 5 
Desolation Island 6.0 h 6 
The Fortune of War 6.0 h 7 
The Surgeon's Mate 7.0 h 8 
The Ionian Mission 6.7 h 9 
Treason's Harbour 6.8 h 10 
The Far Side of the World 6.8 h 11 
The Reverse of the Medal 5.3 h 12 
The Letter of Marque 5.3 h 13 
The Thirteen-Gun Salute 5.9 h 14 
The Nutmeg of Consolation 5.9 h 15 
Clarissa Oakes 5.3 h 16 
The Wine-Dark Sea 5.4 h 17 
The Commodore 5.4 h 18 
The Yellow Admiral 4.9 h 19 
The Hundred Days 5.2 h 20 
Blue at the Mizzen 4.8 h 21 
The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey 3.5 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
Master and Commander 1969 7.6 h
This is book 1 in the Aubrey/Maturin series.
- 2
Post Captain 1972 9.7 h
Presents the continuation of Jack Aubrey's life as the Peace of Amiens docks the Commander onshore, to France, and back to sea.
- 3
HMS Surprise 1973 7.6 h
- 4
The Mauritius Command 1977 6.6 h
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written.
- 5
Desolation Island 1978 6.0 h
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail to Australia with a hold full of convicts.
- 6
The Fortune of War 1979 6.0 h
Sixième épisode des aventures maritimes du capitaine Jack Aubrey.
- 7
The Surgeon's Mate 1980 7.0 h
- 8
The Ionian Mission 1981 6.7 h
- 9
Treason's Harbour 1983 6.8 h
- 10
The Far Side of the World 1984 6.8 h
- 11
The Reverse of the Medal 1986 5.3 h
First edition in Polish.
- 12
The Letter of Marque 1988 5.3 h
In The Letter of Marque, Jack is once again aboard his beloved Surprise but stripped of his post captaincy for a crime he did not commit.
- 13
The Thirteen-Gun Salute 1989 5.9 h
- 14
The Nutmeg of Consolation 1991 5.9 h
- 15
Clarissa Oakes 1992 5.3 h
In this book the characters of Clarrisa Oakes, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin emerge more complex, sophisticated and wholly mature beings than ever before as they reflect on the…
- 16
The Wine-Dark Sea 1993 5.4 h
1st American ed.
- 17
The Commodore 1995 5.4 h
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written.
- 18
The Yellow Admiral 1996 4.9 h
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written.
- 19
The Hundred Days 1998 5.2 h
Set in the days succeeding Napoleon's escape from Elba, where Aubrey and Maturin are in the thick of Europe's attempt to prevent the French Emperor from regaining his power, by…
- 20
Blue at the Mizzen 1999 4.8 h
- 21
The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey 2004 3.5 h
How much is left
| After book 1, Master and Commander | about 120 hours left |
| After book 2, Post Captain | about 110 hours left |
| After book 3, HMS Surprise | about 103 hours left |
| After book 4, The Mauritius Command | about 96 hours left |
| After book 5, Desolation Island | about 90 hours left |
| After book 6, The Fortune of War | about 84 hours left |
| After book 7, The Surgeon's Mate | about 77 hours left |
| After book 8, The Ionian Mission | about 70 hours left |
| After book 9, Treason's Harbour | about 63 hours left |
| After book 10, The Far Side of the World | about 57 hours left |
| After book 11, The Reverse of the Medal | about 51 hours left |
| After book 12, The Letter of Marque | about 46 hours left |
| After book 13, The Thirteen-Gun Salute | about 40 hours left |
| After book 14, The Nutmeg of Consolation | about 34 hours left |
| After book 15, Clarissa Oakes | about 29 hours left |
| After book 16, The Wine-Dark Sea | about 24 hours left |
| After book 17, The Commodore | about 18 hours left |
| After book 18, The Yellow Admiral | about 14 hours left |
| After book 19, The Hundred Days | about 8 hours left |
| After book 20, Blue at the Mizzen | about 4 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 127 hours 24 minutes
All 21 books, 6,949 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
255 days (about 37 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.