The 19th novel in O'Brian's bestselling series of naval tales is
set in the days following Napoleon's escape from Elba. For most,
the Hundred Days campaign heralded an unwelcome return to warfare,
but for Jack Aubrey it rejuvenates his career. Appointed to command
a squadron he is given some dangerous and difficult missions -
troubles compounded by a lack of ships, men, confusing political
allegiances, and Jack is not as young as he was. However, he has
his trusty companion Stephen Maturin to help him, and together they
focus on defeating their old enemy. (Kirkus UK)
Following the extraordinary success of The Yellow Admiral, this latest Aubrey-Maturin novel brings alive the sights and sounds of North Africa as well as the great naval battles in the days immediately following Napoleon?s escape from Elba. Aubrey and Maturin are in the thick of the plots and counterplots to prevent his regaining power. Coloured by conspiracies in the Adriatic, in the Berber and Arab lands of the southern shores of the Mediterranean, by night actions, fierce pursuits, slave-trading and lion hunts, The Hundred Days is a masterpiece.
?O?Brian is far and away the best of the Napoleonic storytellers and The Hundred Days is one of the best of the series: a classic naval adventure, crammed with incident, superbly plotted and utterly gripping?This is O?Brian at his brilliant, entertaining best and when he is on this form the rest of us who write of the Napoleonic conflict might as well give up and try a new career. Fans of the series will need no encouragement to buy this book, but if you are new to Aubrey and Maturin then this is as splendid an introduction as you could wish for.? Bernard Cornwell
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