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Stephen Maturin

Surgeon, naturalist and spy · Patrick O'Brian

Stephen Maturin is a surgeon, naturalist and secret agent.

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Character facts

First appearance
Master and Commander (1969)
Latest appearance
The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (2004)
Books
21 (21 as lead)
Series
Aubrey-Maturin
Author
Patrick O'Brian
Circle
Aubrey and Maturin

Where to meet Stephen Maturin

Stephen Maturin first appears in Master and Commander (1969), as the lead, book 1 of the Aubrey-Maturin series.

Buy Master and Commander

Every book with Stephen Maturin

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1969LMaster and Commanderlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  2. 1972LPost Captainlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  3. 1973LHMS Surpriselead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  4. 1977LThe Mauritius Commandlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  5. 1978LDesolation Islandlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  6. 1979LThe Fortune of Warlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  7. 1980LThe Surgeon's Matelead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  8. 1981LThe Ionian Missionlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  9. 1983LTreason's Harbourlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  10. 1984LThe Far Side of the Worldlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  11. 1986LThe Reverse of the Medallead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  12. 1988LThe Letter of Marquelead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  13. 1989LThe Thirteen-Gun Salutelead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  14. 1991LThe Nutmeg of Consolationlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  15. 1992LClarissa Oakeslead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  16. 1993LThe Wine-Dark Sealead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  17. 1994LThe Commodorelead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  18. 1996LThe Yellow Admirallead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  19. 1998LThe Hundred Dayslead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  20. 1999LBlue at the Mizzenlead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  21. 2004LThe Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubreylead · Aubrey-MaturinBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Barret BondenAubrey's coxswain21
Jack AubreyRoyal Navy captain, "Lucky Jack"21
Preserved KillickAubrey's grumbling steward21
Tom PullingsMidshipman who rises to captain21
Sophia WilliamsJack's wife20
Diana VilliersSophie's cousin, loved by Stephen11