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Character · Aubrey and Maturin · 21 books

Tom Pullings

Midshipman who rises to captain · Patrick O'Brian

Tom Pullings is a midshipman who rises to captain.

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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 minor)
Series
Aubrey-Maturin
Author
Patrick O'Brian
Circle
Aubrey and Maturin

Where to meet Tom Pullings

Tom Pullings first appears in Master and Commander (1969), in a minor role, book 1 of the Aubrey-Maturin series.

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Every book with Tom Pullings

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

  1. 1969·Master and Commanderminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  2. 1972·Post Captainminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  3. 1973·HMS Surpriseminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  4. 1977·The Mauritius Commandminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  5. 1978·Desolation Islandminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  6. 1979·The Fortune of Warminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  7. 1980·The Surgeon's Mateminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  8. 1981·The Ionian Missionminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  9. 1983·Treason's Harbourminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  10. 1984·The Far Side of the Worldminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  11. 1986·The Reverse of the Medalminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  12. 1988·The Letter of Marqueminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  13. 1989·The Thirteen-Gun Saluteminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  14. 1991·The Nutmeg of Consolationminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  15. 1992·Clarissa Oakesminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  16. 1993·The Wine-Dark Seaminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  17. 1994·The Commodoreminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  18. 1996·The Yellow Admiralminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  19. 1998·The Hundred Daysminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  20. 1999·Blue at the Mizzenminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy
  21. 2004·The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubreyminor role · Aubrey-MaturinBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Barret BondenAubrey's coxswain21
Jack AubreyRoyal Navy captain, "Lucky Jack"21
Preserved KillickAubrey's grumbling steward21
Stephen MaturinSurgeon, naturalist and spy21
Sophia WilliamsJack's wife20
Diana VilliersSophie's cousin, loved by Stephen11