The Letter of Marque (Vol. Book 12) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) | 
Been sailing with Aubrey/Maturin for over a year, but #11 (The Reverse of the Medal) may have been my tipping point - I fully expect to read the final 9 (10?) volumes consecutively as I'm tied to these characters more strongly than ever. What a series, what a treat to read. I dread finishing it, but I look forward to starting all over again.
"The present Surprise, though shorn of her HMS, nevertheless carried all her old guns: Wilful Murder, Jumping Billy, Belcher, Sudden Death, Tom Cribb and the rest..."
I would like my own cannon so I could name it something like Cruel Comment, or Last Word, or Lethal Punctuation. I don't see why I can't have a cannon for my front yard and shoot it sometimes. Not AT anyone. Just in general celebration.
