Main Characters
- Jack Aubrey - Captain in the Royal Navy and appointed Captain of HMS Surprise.
- Stephen Maturin - ship's surgeon, friend to Jack and intelligence officer.
- Sophie Williams - Jack's love interest
- Mrs. Williams - Sophie's mother
- Diana Villiers - Stephen's love interest
- Dil - Female child, Stephen's Indian guide
- Richard Canning - Rich merchant, Diana's "protector" in India
- Tom Pullings - Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, third of the Surprise
- Barrett Bonden - Jack's coxswain
- Preserved Killick - Jack's steward
- Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois - French Admiral
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