SF SQRL's comments
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SF SQRL's comments from the Armchair Sailors group.
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Thanks for that, Ryan!
Thanks, Jamie :).
I loved In the Heart of the Sea. Also, Mayflower. Although that book made me sad.
I'm pretty sure Hornblower doesn't evade the conflict as much as Temeraire did :).
It was the first book--Temeraire. I think it may have different titles, tho. A lot of people like her books, but I was very disappointed in that one.
I read one of Naomi Novak's books and there wasn't too much in it about the navy. It also didn't seem particularly well researched, imo.
Marryat developed semaphore. He's an interesting character in his own right.
You didn't add the book to GR, mon?I saw a book in Waterstones by an author I wanted to try, but it was over £30 (for a paperback!) so I didn't. There's also Alexander Kent but I haven't read him either. Maybe have a look at some of the books on the group shelves and then click-thro for GR members' reviews.
That's certainly possible!
Many of the events in the Master & Commander books are based on real actions by Thomas Cochrane. So you could just go straight to the source material :).
I think Master & Commander is pretty intimidating to start with--lots of nautical terms thrown at the reader. The books are worth persevering with, though. There is plenty of action to come!
I haven't even started with Hornblower. There were some Alexander Kents in the charity shop that I looked at thoughtfully, but I left with only a bio of Wellington and a book by Charlotte Bronte.
lol
Welcome!In all fairness I should admit there's another O'Brian group on GR called The Gun Room...I think it's a little more active than this one, ahem.
Thanks so much for offering to add more books--all welcome! :D
Ah, yeah, the pleasure of reading is sometimes alloyed by the knowledge you can only read anything for the first time once.
Interesting BBC News article about the standardisation of cannon on Elizabethan warships: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7899...
Yes, that's the one. Expect A Fuss.
American company discovers wreck in international waters; plans to plunder it for loot.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/...
Thanks for the link :).
I'm doubtful whether it's worth salvaging, though.
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