The fifth book in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Capt. Jack Aubrey sails for Australia in the 'Leopard' with a hull full of convicts to rescue William Bligh. What he and his crew come to face, however, is a treacherous disease and an encounter with a Dutch man-of-war. The sea chase with the Dutch ship is one of the most spellbinding scenes we have ever read -- you will not be able to put the book down until it ends.