{"product_id":"9780006499282","title":"The Thirteen-Gun Salute : Book 13","description":"\u003cp\u003eby O’Brian, Patrick | Historical fiction \u003cbr\u003ePublished 12\/06\/1997 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of the Aubrey-Maturin series \u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 25mm | 272g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntrusted with a secret mission, the perils of the South China Sea await.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the fight against the French, a treaty with the Sultan of Pulo Prabang, a piratical Malay state, may prove decisive. Captain Jack Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin, along with a hand-picked crew, must survive the dangers of the high forties and convey a diplomatic envoy to ensure this key alliance, but dangers, both natural and man-made, will dog their every move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When echoes of the past return, no one is safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘If Jane Austen had written rousing sea yarns, she would have produced something very close to the prose of Patrick O'Brian.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Written with the most engaging enthusiasm that can’t fail to give pleasure to anybody who enjoys historical adventure flavoured with more than a dash of realism.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306965082487,"sku":"9780006499282","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9780006499282.jpg?v=1784202810","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780006499282","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}