Aubrey-Maturin book 5 · 1978
Desolation Island
Jack commands the Leopard, carrying convicts to New South Wales, and is chased into the far south by a Dutch warship.
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Book facts
- Author
- Patrick O'Brian
- Series
- Aubrey-Maturin, book 5 of 21
- Published
- 1978
- Setting
- Set at sea
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Desolation Island
7 recurring or key characters from Patrick O'Brian’s chart.
Lead 2
- Jack AubreyRoyal Navy captain, "Lucky Jack"
- Stephen MaturinSurgeon, naturalist and spy
Major 3
- Preserved KillickAubrey's grumbling steward
- Barret BondenAubrey's coxswain
- Diana VilliersSophie's cousin, loved by Stephen
Minor and cameo 2
- Tom PullingsMidshipman who rises to captain
- Sophia WilliamsJack's wife
Also featuring these characters
Other Patrick O'Brian books that share the most characters with Desolation Island.
- HMS Surprise1973 · Aubrey-Maturin · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Surgeon's Mate1980 · Aubrey-Maturin · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Post Captain1972 · Aubrey-Maturin · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Ionian Mission1981 · Aubrey-Maturin · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon