
The Unknown Shore
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Narrated by:
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Patrick Tull
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By:
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Patrick O'Brian
Inspired by the Wager disaster, The Unknown Shore is an immediate precursor to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series that displays all the splendid prose and attention to detail that delight O'Brian's millions of fans.
Patrick O'Brian's first novel about the sea, The Golden Ocean, took inspiration from Commodore George Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740.
In The Unknown Shore, O'Brian returns to this rich source and mines it brilliantly for another, quite different tale of exploration and adventure.
The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sank. The survivors were soon involved in trouble of every kind. A surplus of rum, a disappearing stock of food, and a hard, detested captain soon drove them into drunkenness, mutiny, and bloodshed. After many months of privation, a handful of men made their way northward under the guidance of a band of Indians, at last finding safety in Valparaiso.
This saga of survival is the background to the adventures of two young men aboard the Wager: midshipman Jack Byron and his friend Tobias Barrow, an alarmingly naive surgeon's mate. Patrick O'Brian's many devoted readers will take particular interest in this story, as Jack and Toby form a kind of blueprint for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, the famed heroes of the great Aubrey/Maturin series to come.
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"Here is an unexpected bonus: a precursor to the Aubrey-Maturin series...with all the charm of the author's mature works." (The New York Times)
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Wonderful predecessor to the Aubrey Maturin series
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An amazing journey
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Not for listening in a car
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Told with the same wit as his later books, part of the story made me laugh out loud, and the fact that the underlying story is based on true occurrence makes it all the more incredible as to the hardship that they endured in the second part of the book.
Also the narrator does a fantastic job!
Great story for lovers of the nautical adventures
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As Good as the Series
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Would you listen to The Unknown Shore again? Why?
Six or nine times because I hear something new each time and the story is so excellently written and narrated. I love Patrick O'Brian's wordsmithery.What other book might you compare The Unknown Shore to and why?
Don't know, other than Cold Mountain, it's just one of my favorites.What about Patrick Tull’s performance did you like?
Virtually everything.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
One really vicious trip through a frozen hell and back again.Any additional comments?
I'll most likely listen to it again...and again.Spellbinding.
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What made the experience of listening to The Unknown Shore the most enjoyable?
I enjoyed the story line it had some funny parts and dramaWhat other book might you compare The Unknown Shore to and why?
It was the early start of the Audrey series and Mr O'Brian has a real talent to weave a story to get the reader interested in all the charactersHave you listened to any of Patrick Tull’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Patrick Tull is a true professional and adds his gift to the characters in the storyWas there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Many both on a level of human of enteraction and the qualities of the people involvedAny additional comments?
I am glad I had a chance read the early work and enjoyed itEarly start for the Aubrey series good book
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the story was mostly true,
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Underappreciated Masterpiece
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Nautical adventure
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