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<blockquote data-quote="HereWeGoAgain" data-source="post: 105952" data-attributes="member: 3485"><p>Mystery/police procedurals: check out Peter Robinson, has a series about a British detective, Alan Gates. <em>In a Dry Season</em> is one of his best. Set in Yorkshire.</p><p></p><p>Historical fiction: Patrick O'Brian is hands down the best for my money. Anything in the Aubrey/Maturin series of 20 novels. This is naval fiction, written in "period voice" and with a lot of nautical terminology (correctly used, I might add). Don't let that put you off though. The style achieves a total immersion effect such that re-entering our world is a shock. The language, mannerisms, and culture of Regency England are drawn perfectly. O'Brian has an extremely dry wit that often makes you feel like you are in on a private joke. The second book, <em>Post Captain</em>, takes place mostly on dry land, if you want to avoid getting into the shipboard stuff. It will get you hooked and you'll soon be reading the other 19.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HereWeGoAgain, post: 105952, member: 3485"] Mystery/police procedurals: check out Peter Robinson, has a series about a British detective, Alan Gates. [i]In a Dry Season[/i] is one of his best. Set in Yorkshire. Historical fiction: Patrick O'Brian is hands down the best for my money. Anything in the Aubrey/Maturin series of 20 novels. This is naval fiction, written in "period voice" and with a lot of nautical terminology (correctly used, I might add). Don't let that put you off though. The style achieves a total immersion effect such that re-entering our world is a shock. The language, mannerisms, and culture of Regency England are drawn perfectly. O'Brian has an extremely dry wit that often makes you feel like you are in on a private joke. The second book, [i]Post Captain[/i], takes place mostly on dry land, if you want to avoid getting into the shipboard stuff. It will get you hooked and you'll soon be reading the other 19. [/QUOTE]
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