#16 in Adventure
The Surgeon's Mate
8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 1054 ratingsConfidence 27%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 400
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesAubrey-Maturin seriesVolume 7 of 21
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About the book
The Surgeon's Mate is the seventh historical novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series written by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1980. The story is set during the War of 1812 and 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 MateThis book
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 54 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.3 | 8 | 15% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 46 | 85% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Surgeon's Mate?
It has 400 pages — shorter than 57% of the ranked books in Adventure.
In this book
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