Captain Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, and the crew of the Diane are by turns shipwrecked, attacked by pirates, and marooned when their vessel burns. But out of the ashes rises the Nutmeg, hardy enough for the harshest of seas and battles. A thoroughly entertaining, swashbuckling adventure. 14th in the series. "Stylish, epic... witty, literate, and engaging."—Kirkus Reviews