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Message: [QUOTE="Sibeerian, post: 3491146, member: 3695"] I want to second the Patrick O'Brian recommendation, the inspiration for the "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" film with Russell Crowe. Historical fiction. Known also as the Aubrey and Maturin series. If you get into it, it will keep you busy for a long time. About a British navy officer climbing the ranks alongside his friend the ship's surgeon/naturalist. The author doesn't cut you any slack - he just drops you into the era and you have to let all the period language and seafaring jargon wash over you and enjoy the story and humor. The first book is Master and Commander. [/QUOTE]