[markbnj]

I have all 21 of the Aubrey-Maturin novels and have read them through twice. At the end of the last time I mentally bid them a fond farewell, sure that I would never devote the time to give them a third go... but now I doubt my resolve on that point. Simply the best historical novels of the sea and the Royal Navy ever written.

[Crisco]

I read through the series my first time last year and as I was nearing the end I felt a deep sense of melancholy at not being able to continue on for another 20 books. I’m usually a science fiction and fantasy reader, so I was not expecting the Aubrey-Maturin novels to become one of my favorite series, but here we are.