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In Vol.XI of Robert's Adventures in Napoleonic Naval Literature, the protagonist found himself wearied and despondant, wondering whether it was "worth it" to go on. He took a sojourn, read Testimonies, waited some more and finally started the journey again as an antidote to War and Peace- O'Brian doesn't wax philosophical/tedious about his history. In Vol XII Robert's journey is swift and pleasant for the first 3/4 as Aubrey, decked out in the finest prose, sails the seas as a ligitemised pirate. The final 1/4 sees Maturin in yet another episode of his on-again-off-again-on-again-off-again...snooze...whuuuh? What? Oh - on-again relationship with Diane. More interestingly, he finds a new drug to abuse whilst recovering from abuses of the usual one...
This volume restores my faith in the series to a large extent, but there are seven(!) more volumes to go - can O'Brian find enough innovations to keep me reading? Maybe I'll let you know sometime next year when Vol XIII of Robert's Adventures in Napoleonic Naval Literature is likely to be released.