SciFy AU?

[dasmims]

For years now I've been thinking in vague terms about Hornblower in Space. That's mostly born out of a discussion about Hornblower influences on scify media like Star Trek and Honour Harrington, my personal feeling that scify usually doesn't have the vibe I love about age of sail and for some reason the abandoned fic The (unexpected) Return - I don't know if I have a point here. But I'm very curious if anyone else has some thoughts on this?

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[yourlibrarian]

I would love to read a fic about Hornblower in space. It could even be a fusion with other well known space sagas. I remember reading a Merlin fic set in the Star Wars verse that worked very well because it was its own story but just using the conventions of that verse. I could see Hornblower working for the old Republic.

[dasmims]

Crossover fanfiction can be great!

My Star Wars knowledge is very limited, so I don't know what that would look like. But I think the Star Wars Universe would be a better fit than say Star Trek (even though I love Star Trek). Horatio does need a good reason to be anxious and the Federation is generally pretty relaxed - unless we are considering the Mirror Universe or making him an augment. Now there is food for thought.

Or how about a crossover with Andromeda? Or Bernice Summerfield?