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Looking for something new to read after The Expanse
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The Aubrey/Maturin series. Now you might think you'd hate a series of 20 novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars because when I finally gave in to my friends constant pressure to read them, so did I. I was wrong, they are brilliant. Very well written and often very, very funny. The movie Master & Commander is based on two or three of them. It's like if Star Trek was set in the 19th century and on an actual ship.
The Wolf Hall trilogy. Everyone thinks they know the story of Anne Boleyn and Henry, but this trilogy is unique - set from Cromwell's perspective.
Farseer trilogy. Fantasy fiction done right.
A glass of wine with you sir!
Bumpers, no heel taps!
Haha, well you're right, the setting of the Aubrey series does not sound like my cup of tea, but you've convinced me!
I think it's because, like all good escapist fiction, the setting plays a part but it's the people you remember. On the surface they're novels about the Royal Navy but really, like Star Trek, they're novels about friendship and people.