As I mentioned a few years ago, I love Naomi Novik's Temeraire books. Horatio Hornblower with dragons about summarizes the general theme (the lead character is quite Hornblower-like), but of course ...

I just reread Victory of Eagles, one of my favorite books in Naomi Novik's excellent nine-book Temeraire series, and thought I'd briefly blog again about how much I like them. The books are set in ...

If “Master and Commander” has put you in the mood for mainsails,bell-shaped hats and grog, A&E is coming to the rescue with twonew movies in the “Horatio Hornblower” series. Ioan Gruffudd returns as ...

Capt. Jack Aubrey has competition on the high seas, and not just from Napoleon’s fleet. Horatio Hornblower, the resourceful young captain of HMS Hotspur and star of a new A&E mini-series on Tuesday ...