Imagined crossover · Historical adventure
What if Richard Sharpe met Jack Aubrey?
The army and the navy. Two of historical fiction’s greatest fighting men, one risen from the ranks and one born to the quarterdeck.
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The pair
Jack AubreyRoyal Navy captain, "Lucky Jack"By Patrick O'Brian · Aubrey-Maturin · first in Master and Commander
Chemistry7/10
Friction7/10
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Where and when
Lisbon
1809 to 1811
The story
- How they might meet
- Captain Aubrey is ordered to land a cargo of gold for Wellington’s army, and the rifleman sent to guard it does not trust sailors.
- Why they would work
- Two of historical fiction’s greatest fighting men, one risen from the ranks and one born to the quarterdeck.
- What each brings
- Sharpe knows land war, skirmishing and survival. Aubrey knows ships, guns and seamanship, and has Stephen Maturin’s intelligence work behind him.
- Where they would clash
- Sharpe distrusts gentlemen officers, and Aubrey is very much a gentleman. Harper and Killick would get along much better.
Strengths compared
Richard Sharpe Jack Aubrey
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- Sharpe's EagleBernard Cornwell · 1981 · Richard Sharpe's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- Master and CommanderPatrick O'Brian · 1969 · Jack Aubrey's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
