The 21st book: Re: Does the 20th book in the Aubrey/Maturin series bring closure?

POB mentioned a 21st book during an interview.


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> > Yeah, there is some sense of closure at the end of book 20.  The 2 main
> > characters don't die or retire, but for myself, I was satisfied at the
> > end of book 20.  One of the main characters gets his heart's desire, and
> > the other a kind of peace of mind that's always eluded him.  Hope that
> > doesn't give away too much!
> >
> > For myself, I was still under the impression that O'Brian intended to
> > stop with book 20 (he had said at one point that such was his intent)
> > when I finished it, and was OK with the way things ended up.
>
> Thanks to all of you for answering this.  I figured that in hte course
> of 20 novels, there were several small arcs that had to be resolved,
> but I was worried that I would get to the end if the series and have a
> bunch of questions left.  I always prefer books that have some sort of
> opening left to them.  Just like life, there is rarely closure for all
> issues and problems, but in art, you can provide that.
>
> Having an opned ended ending is not the worst thing there is.  Thanks
> again to all of you.  And MK, you didnt give anything away.
>
> I am going to take my time and read a couple here and there, take a
> couple of years to red them on and off.  I love what I am reading so
> far, though it helps to keep a notebook and a dictionary nearby!
> >