tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post119345002018411954..comments2023-12-12T16:30:15.159+00:00Comments on Floor to Ceiling Books: Military Science Fiction is 'da bomb'!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-65130752382053164862011-04-13T03:02:17.371+01:002011-04-13T03:02:17.371+01:00As a pretty big fan of MilSF, I recommend the foll...As a pretty big fan of MilSF, I recommend the following. <br />Heinlein's Starship Troopers is the seminal work for the genre and should be read for it has influenced everything that follows.<br />Joe Haldeman The Forever War<br />John Scalzi Old Man's War<br />David Drake Hammer's Slammers series<br />David Drake and Eric Flint Belisarius series<br />John Ringo The Legacy of the Aldenata series, Council War series, Through the Looking Glass series<br />Tom Kratman Desert Called Peace series<br />David Weber Honor Harrington series, Safehold series, In Fury Born<br />David Weber and Steve White Starfire Series<br />David Feintuch Hope series<br />Jack Campbell The Lost Fleet series<br /><br />As far as publishers in the genre go, I feel that you can't go wrong with most of the books published by Baen. Baen has become the premier publisher of milsf, though some may take exception with the conservative nature of many of its authors.Ian1418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-37151870704290321262011-02-14T17:51:12.875+00:002011-02-14T17:51:12.875+00:00Awesome article Magemanda. I actually copied this...Awesome article Magemanda. I actually copied this and may use it for my thesis, with correct citation of course! I am a big fan of MF (military fiction) and MNF (military non-fiction) but I am doing my thesis on SF. Thanks for sharing the thoughts, books and ideas! The woman's perspective is truly the important part!talmstedthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058642869425344562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-81387940684558307802011-02-11T14:05:51.920+00:002011-02-11T14:05:51.920+00:00I'm not terribly well read in MSF, as I'm ...I'm not terribly well read in MSF, as I'm not super well-read in SF period. Allisyn pointed out the two series I really, really liked and which convinced me that maybe I wasn't too stupid for SF: the Kris Longknife books and Moon's Serrano Legacy :) One of these days I want to explore more (M)SF and I'm definitely taking the recommendations here aboard!Mieneke van der Salmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782771945227479913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-78592316523505918832011-02-10T22:26:41.505+00:002011-02-10T22:26:41.505+00:00SUPERCROC WARRIORS SCI-FI VIDEO
Supercroc Warriors...SUPERCROC WARRIORS SCI-FI VIDEO<br />Supercroc Warriors the science fiction graphic novel by Craig Frank Crowley has abnormal crocodiles wearing a burqa while roaming around Bangkok stalking their next victim. <br />Fighting for animal species survival, the Supercroc Warriors use their own advanced weaponry of robotic croc droids, flying drones and explosive spear tipped mini-copters to advance their cause against human domination over animal species.<br />Supercroc Warriors the book trailer video has now been released on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjI6O-pBqqA and bit torrent sites globally, <br />http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6148173/Supercroc_Warriors ,<br />http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Supercroc-Warriors/37961c7ad4d67957ea0f8b0c066a3bbff8d710f25145 and many others.Fiction Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576798696571878796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-12160051808063250182011-02-10T21:56:17.073+00:002011-02-10T21:56:17.073+00:00I love military science fiction!
I recommend:
Dav...I love military science fiction!<br /><br />I recommend:<br />David Weber- Honor Harrington series for sure, but he has other series that are just as good<br />Mike Shepherd's Kris Longknife Series<br />John Scalzi's Old Man's War Series<br />Elizabeth Moon's Serrano Legacy SeriesAllisynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487364565547314329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-8116224634016540792011-02-10T03:46:16.219+00:002011-02-10T03:46:16.219+00:00Almost forgot-David Feintuch's Hope series-Mil...Almost forgot-David Feintuch's Hope series-Military style (nautical) spacefaring, that is heavy on character.dawn the glass beadmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403080227769030588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-384424569276342042011-02-09T21:03:37.738+00:002011-02-09T21:03:37.738+00:00Just finished a re-read of Ender's Game today....Just finished a re-read of Ender's Game today. It holds up well...Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-22486618742698411972011-02-09T18:05:56.209+00:002011-02-09T18:05:56.209+00:00John Ringo/ David Weber.
Ringo's politics are...John Ringo/ David Weber.<br /><br />Ringo's politics are strong, though, especially in some series over others. I like his ones with Travis Taylor, and the series that started out with There Will Be Dragons. Centurion, on the other hand, was way too much politics and negativity to the other point of view, and honestly made me switch from buying his books in hardback to only checking them out from the library...with that going away if he doesn't tone it down somewhat. <br /><br />Weber's Honor Harrington series is another good one.<br /><br />Robert Buettner's Orphans series is lot like Starship Troopers, until it isn't anymore-great fun :)dawn the glass beadmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403080227769030588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-58559861321314468012011-02-09T13:53:28.907+00:002011-02-09T13:53:28.907+00:00Glen Cook's "Passage at Arms" is a m...Glen Cook's "Passage at Arms" is a must read. Submarine warfare in space.Steve Halterhttp://www.stevenhalter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-13960673991321798262011-02-09T12:33:37.480+00:002011-02-09T12:33:37.480+00:00I'm a recent newcomer to MSF after reading Ale...I'm a recent newcomer to MSF after reading Alex's CassaStar, and with the exception of 40k tie in novels (you're very right, those books kick ass) it's made MSF/space opera the only type of sci-fi I'll read. Sci-fi that's too techy tends to bore me very quickly, so MSF is fast paced and has the right amount of science for my magic addled brain to handle. I've not read any non-40k stuff from Abnett, so I may give that a shot. Thanks! :DJamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-41697989546764929252011-02-09T11:26:20.515+00:002011-02-09T11:26:20.515+00:00I disagree. Starship Troopers is not a complex nov...I disagree. Starship Troopers is not a complex novel. Rico joins Mobile Infantry. Rico gets lectured at. Rico fights. Rico gets lectured at some more. Rico fights some more. Repeat.Ian Saleshttp://iansales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-33328756608788753162011-02-09T11:03:34.852+00:002011-02-09T11:03:34.852+00:00I think Starship Troopers is a little more complex...I think Starship Troopers is a little more complex than that, but I'm not disagreeing that it is a strange and disturbing book. But it's also fascinating example of how an author can project their views into prose, and should be a "set text" for fans of MSF. If you are interested in the genre, Starship Troopers is an important early work.Adam Christopherhttp://www.adamchristopher.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-74203172534126270402011-02-09T10:41:25.692+00:002011-02-09T10:41:25.692+00:00Avoid Heinlein's Starship Troopers. It's a...Avoid Heinlein's Starship Troopers. It's a thinly-disguised crypto-fascist screed, with very little in the way of plot. The film is much, much better.<br /><br />Read the first two or three Honor Harrington books, but avoid the rest. I've always had a soft spot for Richard Fawkes' two novels - it's a shame they're not better known. Likewise SN Lewitt and Michelle Shirey Crean.Ian Saleshttp://iansales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-58552824993594415052011-02-09T10:11:58.683+00:002011-02-09T10:11:58.683+00:00Ah, also add James Lovegrove whose military sci fi...Ah, also add James Lovegrove whose military sci fi I love! He writes in a very accessible way, fooling me into thinking I have a remote clue as to what is going on.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505919558970094338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-88387936317286470282011-02-09T10:03:29.638+00:002011-02-09T10:03:29.638+00:00I don't read enough of it, to be a savvy comme...I don't read enough of it, to be a savvy commentator - but in general, I find too much among it that's futuristic war-porn or game tie fiction in all but name.<br /><br />Even if there is a message that "war is bad" too often the actual battles are made overly Kwel!, the weapon-porn overly shiny, the aliens not alien enough, and it all a bit too much 1950s style storming of the beaches only with bigger, badder guns and cyborg ladies in nano-tights, for *my* tastes.<br /><br />Cisco's The Narrator was the last "sf" war novel that I enjoyed. A very good and original book.<br /><br />E.Eric M. Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464329371478605627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-86297718278722553532011-02-09T09:43:37.136+00:002011-02-09T09:43:37.136+00:00You need to include Robert A. Heinlein's Stars...You need to include Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers in your list of essential MSF. Quite a remarkable (and important) book.Adam Christopherhttp://www.adamchristopher.co.uknoreply@blogger.com