Aubrey/ Maturin series

[rohirrim TR]

I have read many of Patrick O'brians Lucky Jack Aubrey/ Stephen Maturin and loved all of them (the movie was great too) what do the rest of you think about the aubrey/ maturin series? what are your favorites?

[rohirrim TR]

this thread is pretty open if you have critisicms of the books feel free to post as well :)

[Mercutio]

I love O'Brian's books!
I've only read the first two or three (and seen the Russell Crowe movie), but they are extraordinary.

His characters have so much character.

I bought a book titled "A Sea of Words" so I could start learning the jargon and history around them :). It's part dictionary/glossary part essay/paragraph style explanations of things.

[rohirrim TR]

couldn't agree with you more, the film was what got me started reading and it is one of the few films that give the books justice(except it is too short, and they need to make another one)
who wrote the Sea of Words book ?

[Mercutio]

Dean King.

Amazon Link (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805066152/104-4230680-6983112?v=glance)

[rohirrim TR]

thanks :)

[rohirrim TR]

hey stephen maturin fans,
who would win in a fight between 007 and stephen maturin? and who is cooler? :evil: it always puzzled me and i have never come up with an answer :D :D

[rohirrim TR]

well i thought someone would guess, oh well the answer was Jason Bourne. :D :D (surprised? so was I)

[rohirrim TR]

hey ya'll if stephen maturin had discovered the liger, what would he have called it? someone answer me this time....please..... :D :D

[Mercutio]

liger :confused:

[tolkienfan]

I saw the movie, I thought it was pretty good. I haven't read the books yet, but I have the second book, is it okay to read them out of order? Will I get confused or will it spoil the first book? :confused: I got to go on the Surprise! It was at this Festival of Sail that I went to, there were tons of ships and that was one of them! It was pretty cool.

[rohirrim TR]

I don't think the order really matters, i just read all that the library had, and then school started and i haven't done much reading for fun.

i was thinking that he would name a liger after someone in parliament or a ship or something, carnivoree aubreii, perhaps