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The Patrick O'Brian Page
This 20th Century author wrote a over twenty novels
set in our period, sea tales about two men, Jack Aubrey a British Navy
officer, and Stephen Maturin a physician who ships with him. The
technology of sailing vessels, which to many people today might as well
be that of some alien space fleet, O'Brian handles better than many
science-fiction writers. However, this is a bonus; he has an ear for
language, an eye for character, a masterly grasp of story, and a
breathtaking sense of incident.