The Fortune of War
| Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian |
| Master and Commander (1970) |
| Post Captain (1972) |
| HMS Surprise (1973) |
| The Mauritius Command (1977) |
| Desolation Island (1978) |
| The Fortune of War (1979) |
| The Surgeon's Mate (1980) |
| The Ionian Mission (1981) |
| Treason's Harbour (1983) |
| The Far Side of the World (1984) |
| The Reverse of the Medal (1986) |
| The Letter of Marque (1988) |
| The Thirteen-Gun Salute (1989) |
| The Nutmeg of Consolation (1991) |
| Clarissa Oakes (1993) |
| (called The Truelove in the USA) |
| The Wine-Dark Sea (1993) |
| The Commodore (1995) |
| The Yellow Admiral (1996) |
| The Hundred Days (1998) |
| Blue at the Mizzen (1999) |
| 21 (2004) |
| (called The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey outside the USA) |
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The Fortune of War (1979) is a novel by Patrick O'Brian, the sixth in the Aubrey–Maturin series.
Set during the War of 1812, it contains lightly fictionalized accounts of the battles between HMS Java and USS Constitution, and between HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake.
This book extensively explores Stephen Maturin's character while he and Jack Aubrey are held captive in Boston, as he is able to manifest his various roles; doctor, spy, and tormented lover.