{"product_id":"the-wine-dark-sea-9781324021544","title":"The Wine-Dark Sea","description":"At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight and leave an indelible impression on the reader's imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Their ship, the \u003cem\u003eSurprise\u003c\/em\u003e, is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open boat journey and come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; and Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324021544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Patrick O'Brian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42314542743733,"sku":"9781324021544","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_395979b9-bb27-46e8-a855-cde049aef956.jpg?v=1659410903","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wine-dark-sea-9781324021544","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}