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What would you like the next book to cover?

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What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by Astrodene on Thu 21 Aug 2008, 18:54

Personally I would like a book that covers the period preceeding 'The Flag Captain' when he first gets command of Eurylus. 'The Flag Captain' indicates that during this period he was in Irish waters, an area not covered in the other novels, and effectively running things with a sick Admiral. More detail would be interesting.

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Re: What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by andrewstep on Sat 11 Sep 2010, 06:14

I think an adventure prior to In Gallant Company, detailing his first voyage in the Trojan would be cool. A bit more filling out of the lieutenant role and the start of the revolution in America

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Re: What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by Corpsman Up on Sun 10 Jul 2011, 16:19

I am just starting with the "Darkening Sea". I enjoyed more of the shipboard life and interaction of crew of earlier books. The American War was a more interesting that Flag and above with all the personal love stories. Sea action reads better than bedroom action.


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Re: What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by malchya on Mon 15 Aug 2011, 18:13

Hear, hear!

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Re: What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by malchya on Thu 18 Aug 2011, 14:18

Want to know what I would really like to see? A complete departure. Let's take the Hyperion, my favorite of all fictional vessels (okay, so my daughter reminded me that I'm forgetting NCC - 1701...maybe) and follow her career before Bolitho. Make the ship the continuing character as opposed to her commander.

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Re: What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by reb01501 on Thu 18 Aug 2011, 18:29

So how did Hyperion earn that distinction? Smile

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Re: What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by malchya on Thu 18 Aug 2011, 18:36

I've been reading in this genre for more than 40 years, and in all of that time the one ship that has felt the most solid to me is the "old Hyperion." I can't really even say why, especially given the historic inconsistencies inherent in Kent's writing, but she simply feels real to me. That goes a long way toward explaining why Enemy in Sight ranks as my favorite novel in the genre. I've often thought that, should I strike oil in the back forty or patent a better mousetrap, she is the ship I would build.... Okay; I would actually build a 74 based on the design of the Bellona, but I would name her Hyperion!

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Re: What would you like the next book to cover?

Post by reb01501 on Thu 18 Aug 2011, 18:47

I guess I have to throw that one into my to-read pile - my memory's a little hazy. That runs the risk of needing to read the whole series again, but I'll take that chance. Very Happy

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