Aubry-Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian

Hi, (If you've seen Master and Commander, several books in this series are the basis for the movie. Excuse the ham-handed efforts of Hollywood and at least try the first book in the series, *Master and Commander*.) I've recently begun reading a series of military nautical adventures set during the Napoleonic wars. The series follows the lives of a Royal Navy Lieutenant and a civilian physician who is an unpaid intelligence agent for the Admiralty. They are bound by a love of music (a common pursuit of both men throughout the series) and a hatred for Napoleon and his Republic. The travel the world in pursuit of an end to Napoleon's conquest of the world battling pirates, spies, the French, the sea, and the weather. I haven't read many books of this nature. I primarily read light romance novels and science fiction. I was so taken by Mr. O'Brian's writing style and his attention to the everyday things of nautical and civilian life during that period, that I bought the whole series. O'Brian gives an insight into the affairs of state, of relationships, and naval combat on a wooden ship. I think you'll enjoy these if you appreciate historic fiction. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey%E2%80%93Maturin_series)