H. Beam Piper is worth the time - detailed and well written stories against a fully developed historical background and fitted into a galactic framework.
S.M. Stirling's Draka novels are excellent as is Peshawar Lancers. The Dies the Fire series started out well but, fell into its own navel after a while.
I haven’t thought of “Wasp” in a long time; it was good to see it on the list. Niven and Pournelle’s Codominium and Empire of Man series are my all time favorites.
I do, I have been thoroughly enjoying the additional books and eagerly awaiting the next one. The perspective from the other side is very interesting and adds a lot of flavor in my opinion.
Bill I suggest the Savage wars series which is outstanding. Then it continues to Galaxy’s edge. Now I don’t care for season 3 but season 1-2 are really good. Season 1-2 kinda jumps back and forth which I find ok because it makes the re-read fun and you pick up on a lot of extra tidbits you missed. War bots, AI, the destruction of earth, hyperdrive, even some mysticism beyond our galaxy. The writers Jason Anspach, Nick Cole co wrote the series. The audiobooks are excellent. Highly action packed extremely detailed like listening to a play by play sporting event. The one caveat is this is very Star Wars flavor. But I think these two writer are much better with details and more accurate to modern times. Great show today but they are alway good. Thanks
Have you read "his “Phantom Soldier”? That, Night Movements, and Applegate's Scouting and Patrolling contributed to the Asian doctrine that the SMP officer taught Joe Shea in northern England
Read a good chunk of those. The Weapon is good. I’m not just saying that because I’m a character in short story in that universe. Wonder of wonders I even survived to the end of the story and whipped up on the bad guys some. Well. The character named after me did anyway.
H. Beam Piper is worth the time - detailed and well written stories against a fully developed historical background and fitted into a galactic framework.
S.M. Stirling's Draka novels are excellent as is Peshawar Lancers. The Dies the Fire series started out well but, fell into its own navel after a while.
I haven’t thought of “Wasp” in a long time; it was good to see it on the list. Niven and Pournelle’s Codominium and Empire of Man series are my all time favorites.
“All You Need is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
(turned into Tom Cruise’s “Edge of Tomorrow”)
Mechsuits and consider the alien invaders as Autonomous Drones
I liked John Ringo's The Last Centurion, Pournelle's Jannisaries, and Flints 1632. The Honor Harrington series is readable too.
Trilobyte by J.L. Bourne
Kinda in the genre of SciFi Military Horror. A realistic-feeling scenario - where AI decides that humanity was a mistake.
I enjoyed Trilobyte.
Really think you would enjoy:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55758065-a-bright-shore
Really enjoyed the episode, much appreciated.
Read the first volume, you recommend the remainder of Anderson’s series?
I do, I have been thoroughly enjoying the additional books and eagerly awaiting the next one. The perspective from the other side is very interesting and adds a lot of flavor in my opinion.
Have you ever read John Wyndham's "The Kraken Wakes"? Enthralling as are all of JW's novels.
Aside from ST, "Puppet Masters" and "Sixth Column are also Heinlein notables.
Jerry Pournelle's "There Will Be War" collection of anthologies are highly recommended.
Harry Turtledove's "World War" series and Barry Sadler's "Casca" novels would complete the list off the top of my head.
Thank you!
Excellent again Bill. Keep up the great work.
Bill I suggest the Savage wars series which is outstanding. Then it continues to Galaxy’s edge. Now I don’t care for season 3 but season 1-2 are really good. Season 1-2 kinda jumps back and forth which I find ok because it makes the re-read fun and you pick up on a lot of extra tidbits you missed. War bots, AI, the destruction of earth, hyperdrive, even some mysticism beyond our galaxy. The writers Jason Anspach, Nick Cole co wrote the series. The audiobooks are excellent. Highly action packed extremely detailed like listening to a play by play sporting event. The one caveat is this is very Star Wars flavor. But I think these two writer are much better with details and more accurate to modern times. Great show today but they are alway good. Thanks
Thanks, will order those.
Found Book One in my Kindle, bought in 2018.
24 books!
The Last Hundred Yards
Poole? I have that book. Used it so much I spiral bound it as an accompaniment to FM 7-8 (that shows my age).
Have you read "his “Phantom Soldier”? That, Night Movements, and Applegate's Scouting and Patrolling contributed to the Asian doctrine that the SMP officer taught Joe Shea in northern England
Read a good chunk of those. The Weapon is good. I’m not just saying that because I’m a character in short story in that universe. Wonder of wonders I even survived to the end of the story and whipped up on the bad guys some. Well. The character named after me did anyway.