Faster searching ??? Calibre is a LIBRARIAN and manager. Click and the book will be delivered
That is what the Tag browser does for you.
Click any Author
Click a Series
Click a Publisher
Click a (topic) tag If assigned
(complete names are almost instant because those are indexed in the database. Partial values take a few instants longer because those indexes need be parsed. NO WAY a human can do it faster using the OS )
AND MANY MORE singly or in combination
Or simply type into the search bar
Code:
tags:"=Science Fiction.Military" and authors:drake
(I use hierarchical format for my tags YMMV)