Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian; The Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 2; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Simon Vance

"We've beat them before and we'll beat them again."

In 1803, Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens, and Captain Jack Aubrey, taking refuge in France from his creditors, is interned. He escapes from France, from debtor's prison, and from a possible mutiny and pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French-held harbor. Stephen Maturin's struggles, with himself as much as with a proud and intelligent woman, are woven into Aubrey's, straining their friendship at times to the breaking point.

The excitement continues in this second installment of Patrick O'Brian's highly acclaimed series.

"It has been said that this series is some of the finest historical fiction of our time…Aubrey and Maturin have been described as better than Holmes and Watson, the equal of Quixote and Panza…All this is true. And the marvel is, it hardly says enough."—Los Angeles Times

"They're funny, they're exciting, they're informative. There are legions of us who gladly ship out time and time again under Captain Aubrey."—New Yorker

"Master and Commander raised almost dangerously high expectations…Post Captain triumphantly surpasses them…a brilliant book."—Mary Renault

The late Patrick O'Brian was the author of more than twenty Aubrey-Maturin historical adventures. There are over five million copies of his books in print.

Simon Vance, a former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader, is a full-time actor who has appeared on both stage and television. He has recorded over four hundred audiobooks and has earned over twenty Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, including one for his narration of Theft by Peter Carey. A twelve-time Audie finalist, Simon has won three Audie Awards, including one for Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and the 2008 Booklist Voice of Choice Award. He has also been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.