For anyone that wants to go super deep on the series I cannot recommend this podcast enough: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lubbers-hole-a-pat...

They unpack each novel paragraph by paragraph and sometimes line by line. After reading the novels 5x through I found a whole new realm of depth and enjoyment. O’Brian is a truly masterful writer and his learning and erudition are simply astounding sometimes.

As for the audiobooks, Patrick Tull cannot hold a candle to Simon Vance’s sublime narration. Sadly blackstone audio isn’t making them available right now unless you can find them on your local library’s app.