• If you ever find yourself in the displeasurable situation of reading ark royal, please put it down, and immediately pick up Midshipmans Hope, The Expanse, (book one of capt aubrey), or (book one of lost fleet series).

You’ll quickly find that the intricacies of actual navy life, set against a hard scifi background are substantialy better than a made-up fanfic like Ark Royal.

And so, this is about midshipman’s hope.

Do you like Master and Commander? You do, you proabbly just dont know it yet. Imagine master and commander, except aubrey dies early on, and a young midshipman, perhaps pullins, has to take over his command. Along the way you’ll learn enough to become