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The Next Series

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This year, my Tolkien book buying will likely come to an end. Of what's coming out that we know of at this point, I feel like I'm finally finished; and in a sense, ready to go goodbye because of that. Buying Tolkien books has been a part of my life since about 2002. Now, it's time to look ahead. The next (possibly 'last') series of books I'm interested in getting are Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels. Most famously, in 2003 Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany starred in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World . It adapted portions of some of O'Brian's novels. I have heard that the books are quite good, and reading up on them, I have become interested. I admit, this particular time period is quite unknown to me. However, the East Coast in me revels at the idea of reading these stories. The books in the series are: - Master and Commander: 9780006499152 - Post Captain: 9780006499169 - H.M.S. Surprise: 9780006499176 - The Maur...