#36 in Historical fiction
The Mauritius Command
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Patrick O’Brian’s “The Mauritius Command” is a stirring fourth Aubrey-Maturin novel built on a naval campaign in the Indian Ocean. Some readers notice that Jack Aubrey, temporarily promoted to commodore, watches more of the action than he leads, and that Stephen Maturin has less room than usual. It rewards readers who already enjoy the series and like their fiction close to the historical record.
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About the book
The Mauritius Command is the fourth naval historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1977.
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 CommandThis book
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 Mission
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
- Clarissa Oakes
–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 8.7 across 71 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% 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 | 9.2 | 10 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 61 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Mauritius Command?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 73% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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