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Post by glen on Jan 8, 2009 21:21:51 GMT -6
As I mentioned at our meeting tonight, I discovered a new, good author for military science fiction. That author is Jack Campbell, and the book is "Dauntless," the first volume in the Lost Fleet series. He writes in a straightforward, no-nonsense way, is good at getting into the head of his characters, and had a good handle on what space battles would really be like.
On a scale of ten, I give him about an 8.5.
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Post by Edward Cheever on Jan 10, 2009 0:40:43 GMT -6
If anyone is interested at all in any Star Wars Novels, I highly recomend the Trawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn. Some of it is outdated because of the cononization of the Prequels, but good nontheless.
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Post by glen on Jan 12, 2009 8:29:40 GMT -6
Am deep in the second book by Campbell, and it hasn't let me down yet. Which is refreshing.
I read another book, this one by David Weber, entitled "Off Armageddon Reef," and was immediately blown away, it was so good. When the sequel came out, I bought it before it had even hit the stores. But I was sorely disappointed. It was full of talking and no action. I hate it when that sort of thing happens.
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Post by Edward Cheever on Jan 12, 2009 11:57:19 GMT -6
Speaking of disappointment (this probably belongs in the fantasy section) but the Sequel to Green Rider by Kristen Britain was horrid.
The first book was great though.
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