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Originally Posted by mightyhorton
I've got to agree with CBinRI. I lost months of productivity when I found the O'Brian series. They are so rich with character, with history, with the salty sea, with lessons on life, with action, with contemplation..... plus, as long as you can stand really really long sentences and bad puns, they are just so much fun to read.
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If you like those, check out the Hornblower series by C.S. Forester if you haven't already. As excellent as the Aubrey/Maturin books are, the Hornblower books are even better. More action and intrigue and no getting side-tracked on nature hikes with Maturin. Also, the rich-again, poor-again storyline in the Aubrey/Maturin books can sometimes get a bit wearisome.