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    I need to get some new books. I'm pretty big on science fiction and WWII history.

    Some typical books I've read:
    Ender's Game Series (and Shadow series)
    A crapload of Star Wars
    Harry Potter
    D-Day (book on D-Day based on multiple soldiers' accounts, Canadian, American, British, French, German)

    My friend just recommended Catch 22 and Slaughterhouse 5. Just suggested White Noise too.
    Last edited by Greenday; 05-05-2009, 02:57 AM.
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    If you like sci fi and militaria, I suggest you check out David Weber. Some of the best military science fiction out there, I think. On Basilisk Station is a good one to start with.
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    • #3
      Go to Baen Books and check out their free library.
      Also baencd at the Fifth Imperium for more downloadable books.
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      • #4
        If you've read The Hunt For Red October, you might like Red Storm Rising, by Tom Clancy. I also have his Rainbow Six, Without Remorse, and a few others. Most of his books are set during the Cold War.

        Douglas Adams "Hitchhiker" series is always good for a laugh.
        You might enjoy Neuromancer, by William Gibson

        One I haven't read yet, is V3, by IB Melghior. This is set during 1945, and deals with Germany's V3 flying bomb (filled with poison gas) program.
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        • #5
          Quoth dalesys View Post
          Go to Baen Books and check out their free library
          Yup.

          Plus the Webscriptions ebooks are a good deal. 15 bucks for 5 books, in multiple formats, no DRM so you can read them anywere.

          Couple more Baen authors that to military SF:
          John Dalmas
          Travis S. Taylor


          Garth Nix has some good stuff.
          And of course there is Jim Butcher's "The Dresden Files".... one of the few authors that I buy in hardback.... the first day the book is out and then inhale the whole thing in a matter of hours.....
          Last edited by It's me; 05-05-2009, 03:25 AM.
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          • #6
            Alistair MacLean and Frederick Forsyth might be good for you. MacLean's books are pretty short and a formula.

            Forsyth are long, good reads - he can bring you into the world he writes about. The Fourth Protocol and No Comebacks are his best (IMHO). The latter is a collection of short stories. Might be good to get a feel for his style.

            The Forsyth Wiki Page

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            • #7
              Just from looking at my bookshelves, the following come to mind:

              Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, or The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
              Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
              Anything by Ursula K. Leguin (Earthsea series, Hainish cycle, etc.)
              The Seeker of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
              Light by M. John Harrison
              City of Dreams series from Beverly Swerling (Historical Fiction set in NYC)
              The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

              Hope that helps!

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              • #8
                Quoth dalesys View Post
                Go to Baen Books and check out their free library.
                Also baencd at the Fifth Imperium for more downloadable books.

                So seconding that! I had a total brain burp or I'd have recommended it too. Quite a bit of Weber's stuff is in there.
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                • #9
                  the quantum gravity series by justina robson is good. there are four books: keeping it real, selling out, going under, and chasing the dragon. the books are a really interesting blend of sci fi and fantasy elements.
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                  • #10
                    Quoth It's me View Post
                    Yup.

                    Plus the Webscriptions ebooks are a good deal. 15 bucks for 5 books, in multiple formats, no DRM so you can read them anywere.

                    Couple more Baen authors that to military SF:
                    John Dalmas
                    Travis S. Taylor


                    Garth Nix has some good stuff.
                    And of course there is Jim Butcher's "The Dresden Files".... one of the few authors that I buy in hardback.... the first day the book is out and then inhale the whole thing in a matter of hours.....
                    Lois McMaster Bujold - military sf and also some decent fantasy, I really like the Curse of Chalion/Paladin of Souls/Hallowed Hunt series.
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                    • #11
                      If you're into military sci-fi, check out World War Z by Max Brooks... great book, incredibly detailed.
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                      • #12
                        Wheel of time series.

                        That oughta keep you busy for a year.
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                        • #13
                          For Sci-Fi, I'd consider the following:

                          David Drake's Hammer's Slammers Stories. The Tank Lords is a good place to start. Also, his Lt. Leary books are great stories of war, politics, and unconventional tactics--with spaceships. Neem! Neem!

                          Margret Weis' Mantle of Kendis-Dai books were a good read, as were her Star of the Guardians Series. Both can be kind of hard to find now, though.

                          Simon R. Green's Deathstalker series is very good, if dark quite often. He also does the Nightside series, which deals with both Sci-Fi and Fantasy elements cramed into on small living space.
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                          • #14
                            Military Sci Fi - Gaunt's Ghosts by Dan Abnett, it's quite a large series, 11 books in all, but it has everything, land assaults, sea assaults, air assaults, armoured assaults, trench warfare and a big load of sneaking about.

                            It's one hell of a roller coaster ride.
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                            • #15
                              The Harry Turtledove alternate WW1/WW2 books are very good reading. They can get a bit bogged down at times but are good stories.
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