George MacDonald Fraser also wrote the screenplay for the 1974 version of The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, which is why those movies have the feel they do (that, and Richard Lester's directing).
O'Brien was a great storyteller. I just prefer Forester's feel for history and continuity. It's all good, otherwise there would be only one book in any genre.
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