

"The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men."
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Captain Jack Aubrey

Dr. Stephen Maturin

1st Lt. Thomas Pullings

Mr. Allen, Master

Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward

Midshipman Hollom

Midshipman Blakeney

Midshipman Calamy

Barrent Bonden, Coxswain

2nd Lt. William Mowett

Captain Howard, Royal Marines

Joe Plaice, Able Seaman

Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate

Mr. Hogg, Whaler

Midshipman Boyle
Midshipman Williamson
Mr. Hollar, Boatswain

Mr. Lamb, Carpenter
Joseph Nagle, Carpenter's Mate

William Warley, Cpt. of Mizzentop

Faster Doudle, Able Seaman

Awkward Davies, Able Seaman

Nehemiah Slade, Able Seaman

Padeen, Loblolly Boy

Black Bill, Killick's Mate
French Captain