The Thirteen-Gun Salute

Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea with a new lease on life following reinstatement into the Royal Navy. Maturin climbs the Thousand Steps of the sacred crater of the orangutans. A killer typhoon catches Aubrey and his crew as they try to work the Diane off a reef. In the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang, a diplomatic mission tries to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes that would put English merchant shipping at risk.