"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 depre

"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.