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Originally Posted by CRussel
While I enjoyed the Hornblower books, I enjoyed the Patrick O'Brien Aubrey/Maturin books far more. The depth of the characters, and the scientific and historical details (beyond the simple battle stuff) is far more compelling, IMHO. Highly recommended, though I'm not sure they're available from the library yet. (Haven't looked, I already have them all in both audio and pBook format.)
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I've already read the Aubrey/Maturin books (except the unfinished one publshed after his death), and I think I have the whole set in paperback. That's partly why I was interested in going back to the "originals." But not quite interested enough to pay for them.
As I was reading I was wondering where Aubrey and Sharpe would be. It's still early days, so I guess Aubrey's maybe a lieutenant, and Sharpe's still in India.