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    <body><![CDATA[Hornblower is promoted to Commodore and sent to the Baltic. It's a new environment for the series, and Hornblower's challenges are as much political as military. <br/><br/>All Hornblower books are worth reading, but this is one of the lesser works. There are not many naval complications -- the Bri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65879367">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[[These notes made in 1984:]. Horatio Hornblower, captain, knight, and married to his second wife Barbara, is given command of a fleet in the Baltic at the same time as Napoleon is invading Russia. Lots of action in various military engagements, plus Horatio's usual soul-searching, combine for the ex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74334262">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great story, as usual. Commodore Hornblower seems to be more comfortable in his skin, which is a refreshing turn of events. This book lacks the strong undercurrent of anxiety, which is so central to those before it. Quite refreshing. <br/><br/>I also found myself looking (more than ever) at maps a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48416422">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;In this ninth installment in the Hornblower series, the incomparable Horatio Hornblower, recently knighted and settled in as squire of the village of Smallbridge, has been designated commodore of his own squadron of ships, led by the two-decker Nonsuch and bound for the Baltic. It is 1812, and Hornblower has been ordered to do anything and everything possible, diplomatically and militarily, to protect the Baltic trade and to stop the spread of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. Though he has set sail a hero, one misstep may ruin his chances of ever becoming an admiral. Hostile armies, seductive Russian royalty, nautical perils such as ice-bound bays, assassins in the imperial palace--Hornblower must conquer all before he can return home to his beloved new wife and son, as his instructions are to sacrifice every man and ship under his command rather than surrender ground to Napoleon.&quot;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recorded all of C.S. Forester's Hornblower books in 50-55 minute episodes for Golden Hours, my local radio service for blind and reading-impaired listeners. Too bad I didn't make CD copies for myself, since the radio station broadcast the tape versions and then erased them too reuse.<br/><br/>I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18323447">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;In this ninth installment in the Hornblower series, the incomparable Horatio Hornblower, recently knighted and settled in as squire of the village of Smallbridge, has been designated commodore of his own squadron of ships, led by the two-decker Nonsuch and bound for the Baltic. It is 1812, and Hornblower has been ordered to do anything and everything possible, diplomatically and militarily, to protect the Baltic trade and to stop the spread of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. Though he has set sail a hero, one misstep may ruin his chances of ever becoming an admiral. Hostile armies, seductive Russian royalty, nautical perils such as ice-bound bays, assassins in the imperial palace--Hornblower must conquer all before he can return home to his beloved new wife and son, as his instructions are to sacrifice every man and ship under his command rather than surrender ground to Napoleon.&quot;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kind of a fun book, though it has the quality of a action movie in the sense that we always know that the intrepid Hornblower is going to prevail over all adversity and everything is going to be fine. I'm not sure I need to read the other books in this series. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Ridiculous and completely over-the-top (in a good way). I especially appreciate the way not a chapter goes by without a pompous criticism of the French!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the eighth (or ninth) book of the Hornblower saga written by C.S. Forester and my favorite of the series.<br/><br/>Hornblower's personal and financial well being are finally settled and he devotes himself fully to the business of war against France. He takes command of a small fleet of shi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30634165">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Commodore Hornblower (Book 8 of the Hornblower Saga )]]>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;In this ninth installment in the Hornblower series, the incomparable Horatio Hornblower, recently knighted and settled in as squire of the village of Smallbridge, has been designated commodore of his own squadron of ships, led by the two-decker Nonsuch and bound for the Baltic. It is 1812, and Hornblower has been ordered to do anything and everything possible, diplomatically and militarily, to protect the Baltic trade and to stop the spread of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. Though he has set sail a hero, one misstep may ruin his chances of ever becoming an admiral. Hostile armies, seductive Russian royalty, nautical perils such as ice-bound bays, assassins in the imperial palace--Hornblower must conquer all before he can return home to his beloved new wife and son, as his instructions are to sacrifice every man and ship under his command rather than surrender ground to Napoleon.&quot;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hornblower gets demerits for shacking up with a Russian countess.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An opening that I love to bits and lots of action in the Baltics. That's how I love my Hornblower novels.<br/><br/>My second time with the wonderful <em>The Commodore</em>. This time without the pressure of needing to know how it ends.<br/><br/>I read the book several years ago at university (borrowed it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9508109">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;In this ninth installment in the Hornblower series, the incomparable Horatio Hornblower, recently knighted and settled in as squire of the village of Smallbridge, has been designated commodore of his own squadron of ships, led by the two-decker Nonsuch and bound for the Baltic. It is 1812, and Hornblower has been ordered to do anything and everything possible, diplomatically and militarily, to protect the Baltic trade and to stop the spread of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. Though he has set sail a hero, one misstep may ruin his chances of ever becoming an admiral. Hostile armies, seductive Russian royalty, nautical perils such as ice-bound bays, assassins in the imperial palace--Hornblower must conquer all before he can return home to his beloved new wife and son, as his instructions are to sacrifice every man and ship under his command rather than surrender ground to Napoleon.&quot;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Probably one of the more interesting of the series, historically speaking, given that it is set in Russia and the Baltic during one of the key periods of the Napoleonic wars. The battle scenes are well-described, and thankfully Horatio isn't in the company of women for too long, so the descriptions ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1657600">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Commodore Hornblower (Book 8 of the Hornblower Saga )]]>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;In this ninth installment in the Hornblower series, the incomparable Horatio Hornblower, recently knighted and settled in as squire of the village of Smallbridge, has been designated commodore of his own squadron of ships, led by the two-decker Nonsuch and bound for the Baltic. It is 1812, and Hornblower has been ordered to do anything and everything possible, diplomatically and militarily, to protect the Baltic trade and to stop the spread of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. Though he has set sail a hero, one misstep may ruin his chances of ever becoming an admiral. Hostile armies, seductive Russian royalty, nautical perils such as ice-bound bays, assassins in the imperial palace--Hornblower must conquer all before he can return home to his beloved new wife and son, as his instructions are to sacrifice every man and ship under his command rather than surrender ground to Napoleon.&quot;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[kind of slept on in the Hornblower cosmological schema. One of the few in the set where Hornblower, as an officer of the line,  still is like a scheming SOB. Also prominently involved in this shit is the maritime defense of Riga (Latvia) a bomb ketch, some kind of abandoned church. Mercifully short ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12665254">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sometimes Hornblower is a little too big for his breeches.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hornblower is at it again, this time in Russia.  Would have been better without Hornblower meeting so many historical figures (e.g., the Tsar, Clausewitz), but you can't but love Hornblower, even when it seems he's cheating on his wife (the one he actually loves) with some Latvian noblewoman.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Maybe you saw the Hornblower series on PBS about 15 or 20 years ago.  This got me interested in these books.  Good adventure stories.  If you like ships and sailing, even better! I don't see the author listed on the book description.  It was written by C.S. Lewis  Good author!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Lo cogí por banda por el mono que tenía entre libro y libro de Sharpe. Aunque algunos incidentes son inolvidables -como los de las galeras españolas o el cargamento de arroz-, me hubiera gustado que predominase un eje central en la narración. Lo encuentro demasiado episódico.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great book in this series. His ingenuity still amazes me. It makes me think differently when someone says &quot;you can't do that&quot;. I now try to think about it sideways. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I started this about a year ago after watching the BBC series. Pretty good. Will finish one of these days...as soon as I finish Harry Potter.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great perspective on seige warfar for those of us who don't know about these things.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting story regarding exploits in the Baltic Sea]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Less fun than the others, but worth reading.]]></body>
    
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