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Re: What Are You Reading Now?
by eric » Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:58 pm
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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Re: What Are You Reading Now?
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Re: What Are You Reading Now?
by Winchester » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:17 am
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Re: What Are You Reading Now?
by Spider » Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:40 pm
Going back through the Honor Harrington series, by David Weber. Haven't read these since I was a kid, forgot how much fun they are.
Far future naval battles in space. Ships miles long hammering each other across ranges of hundreds of thousands of miles while accelerating at hundreds of gee's...all lovingly described in tactical terms right down to the accelerations of the missiles fired, and the transit curves and 3 dimensional course plotting of the ships and bla bla bla....essentially military scifi nerd porn...and yes, I enjoy detailed descriptions of space battles that can go on for 40 pages, but cleverly based around 18th century naval tactics where the chief considerations are things like broadside weight and crossing the tee and such. Some of the very best of military scifi.
Weber is a lot better at writing about history and tactics than about people, but you come to like his known quantity characters.
Far future naval battles in space. Ships miles long hammering each other across ranges of hundreds of thousands of miles while accelerating at hundreds of gee's...all lovingly described in tactical terms right down to the accelerations of the missiles fired, and the transit curves and 3 dimensional course plotting of the ships and bla bla bla....essentially military scifi nerd porn...and yes, I enjoy detailed descriptions of space battles that can go on for 40 pages, but cleverly based around 18th century naval tactics where the chief considerations are things like broadside weight and crossing the tee and such. Some of the very best of military scifi.
Weber is a lot better at writing about history and tactics than about people, but you come to like his known quantity characters.
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Re: What Are You Reading Now?
by NAB » Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:19 am
I took a break from my CIA version of War and Peace and dug into a little Chuck. Not bad so far. I read a really funny section concerning Bernhard Goetz, Chuck Bronson in Death Wish, and Batman. Compare and contrast...
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Re: What Are You Reading Now?
by The Comrade » Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:20 pm
just started reading the Hyperion Cantos. about a third of the way into the first book.
it's an amazing book so far, and i'm very excited for the series. but it is black metal as shit and despite being hard sci-fi it has some incredibly creepy horror elements to it.
good stuff though, i recommend it.
it's an amazing book so far, and i'm very excited for the series. but it is black metal as shit and despite being hard sci-fi it has some incredibly creepy horror elements to it.
good stuff though, i recommend it.
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Re: What Are You Reading Now?
by eric » Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:21 pm
Go figure I have that book on my Amazon wish list.
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