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Some recommendations if you're still looking: The Liaden Universe series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, the best description for this I've heard is "regency f

Some recommendations if you're still looking: The Liaden Universe series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, the best description for this I've heard is "regency fiction in space", which is a reasonable descriptor but the series covers a pretty wide range. The Honor Harrington series by David Webber. "Horatio Hornblower in Space". Can be a little trite in the latter books as he has to keep Honor alive and advancing while still in a the stories, but eventually picks up enough threads with other interesting characters. Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia. A very "B-Movie" series of books, with horror monsters being real, and a secret society fighting them. They're not deep literature by any stretch of the imagination, but they're fun, even if the main character can be a bit too "perfect in every way".

em-bee 2y ago
"Horatio Hornblower in Space" i am reading the seafort saga by david feintuch, which is also hornblower in space. i am on book 3 now and i find it rather depressing. their unrealistic depiction of the role of christianity and how they enforce discipline. the latter as far as i can remember is modeled on the original hornblower which i have read as a teen. i am curious how david webers take is. btw, the solar clipper series by nathan lowell is also inspired by hornblower, but while the seafort saga seems to very closely follow the original, the only similarity in the solar clipper series is the career of the captain. all in all, the solar clipper series is rather positive though.