#55 in Historical fiction
The Ionian Mission
8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 1051 ratingsConfidence 26%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 378
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesAubrey-Maturin seriesVolume 8 of 21
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About the book
The Ionian Mission is the eighth historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1981. The story is set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Reading order · Aubrey-Maturin series
Full order & progress →- Master and CommanderStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - Post Captain
8.28.2 / 10 - HMS Surprise
–Not ranked yet - The Mauritius Command
8.28.2 / 10 - Desolation Island
8.28.2 / 10 - The Fortune of War
8.28.2 / 10 - The Surgeon's Mate
8.28.2 / 10 - The Ionian MissionThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Treason's Harbour
–Not ranked yet - The Far Side of the World
–Not ranked yet - The Reverse of the Medal
–Not ranked yet - The Letter of Marque
–Not ranked yet - The Thirteen-Gun Salute
–Not ranked yet - The Nutmeg of ConsolationThe Nutmeg of Consolation–Not ranked yet
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–Not ranked yet - The Wine-Dark Sea
–Not ranked yet - The Commodore
–Not ranked yet - The Yellow Admiral
–Not ranked yet - The Hundred Days
–Not ranked yet - Blue at the Mizzen
–Not ranked yet - The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack AubreyThe Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 51 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 9 | 18% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 42 | 82% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Ionian Mission?
It has 378 pages — shorter than 64% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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