Master and Commander (book 1 of the Aubrey series)

I read all of Hornblower and figured to give this one a shot next, little did I know.....

WOW, the writing style was just so different,but told such a story after reading that very fatefull meeting in the Governors house at port Mahon!!

To me this was just like being back and living in England at that specific time and place. I really did feel like I was there while reading this book. It took some getting used to but Aubrey and Martin were just a perfect match, as most know and love about this series!!

Collecting and reading the whole series was almost the best book experience that I have ever had, with a few exceptions. But this series really got me into Age of Fighting Sail.

Cheers, spoiler Icons as usual for those who hav'nt read this, but I wonder how many members have not...!! LOL

link to the site review

http://www.historicnavalfiction.com/index.php/book-title-index/m/559

Tom

Master & Commander is book 1

Joolz wrote:Master & Commander is book 1

Ya, I'm lossing it, up for 26 hours now, time for some sleep me thinks!!!!

Cheers, sorry for the slip!!

Tom

No worries, though Master & Commander isn't actually set in England! I love it of course, though it has quite a distinct flavour from the remainder of the series, eg main characters are not yet fully formed.

More of an "English flavor" is what I meant joolz, sorry I was'nt that clear, I'm no writer as you can tell, to say the least!!

It was nice to see that they were not that developed as each following book showed a diferent aspect of each at times. If they were all fleshed out from book one and on, not sure I would have loved it as much.

Cheers, thanks for the post!

Tom

I loved Master and Commander. The Aubrey/Maturin series is what started me in HNF and is still the standard by which I judge all others.