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Captain bligh yes, the guy from the bounty needs to. In addition to the aubreymaturin books, he wrote several novels including testimonies, the golden ocean, and the unknown shore, as well as biographies of joseph banks and picasso. Desolation island the patrick obrian mapping project. About patrick obrian patrick obrian, born 1914, was a prolific novelist, biographer and translator. Patrick obrian writing styles in desolation island. This miniseries continues through fortune of war, and is concluded in the surgeons mate. Obrian is best known for his jack aubreystephen maturin series that spanned 21 novels and was adapted into the motion picture master and commander. It is preceeded by the stand alone mauritius command. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Besides the aubreymaturin books, he also wrote a few standalone novels and short story collections.