Next up for review as I post (re-post) those I wrote for the Hornblower books by C. S. Forester.
Dave

Hornblower during the Crisis
C. S. Forester
Reviewed by D. Andrew McChesney
            Spring 1805 and Hornblower has been promised his post-captaincy by Admiral William Cornwallis.  He turns over command of Hotspur and takes passage to England in ( Read more... )

Title: The Gift

Pairing: Bush, Hornblower (friendship)

Era: Hornblower and the Crisis (though only the part on the waterhoy Princess)

Summary: Hornblower leaves Bush a gift when he departs the Hotspur, and it causes no end of distress for the both of them.

Rating: PG

Length: 8000 words

Hornblower was expecting the knock . . .

I recently finished reading Hornblower During The Crisis and just completed writing a review of it.  It is posted below for your consideration.
Dave

Hornblower during the Crisis

C. S. Forester

Reviewed by D. Andrew McChesney

Spring 1805 and Hornblower has been promised his post-captaincy by Admiral William Cornwallis. He turns over command ( Read more... )

One of the first things newbies to the Hornblower fandom via the TV series wants to know is if the books are any good, and in which order should they be read. It’s a daunting thing to be confronted with so many books mostly with such horribly generic names, though I’ll imagine not as daunting if you want to pick up an O’Brian ( Read more... )