The Golden OceanThe first novel Patrick OBrian ever wrote about the sea and the precursor to the famous Aubrey Maturin series. The Golden Ocean is the first novel Patrick OBrian ever wrote about the sea. The novel shares the same sense of excitement and the rich humour of the Aubrey Maturin novels, invoking the eloquent style and attention to historical detail that OBrian readers admire so much. The protagonist of this story is Peter Palafox, son of a poor Irish