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Armor 330 reviews
John Steakley
DAW, 1984
Still holds up after 20 years
+ Wonderful
+ Why Isn't ARMOR a move yet? It's incredible.
+ Gritty Sci Fi
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Starship Troopers 2 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
Berkley, 1982
A classic!
+ Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
Maligned by a movie with which it shares a title and some character names but little else, Starship Trooper remains one of the classic works of a giant of the sci-fi genre. Like most of the great titans who turned it from a pulp genre to serious literature, Heinlein used his work to develop ...
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The Forge (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 1)12 reviews
S.M. Stirling, David Drake
Baen, 1991
Excellent 5 Book Series
+ New series for me
+ One of the Best Military SF Series Ever
+ The Empire Builders cookbook...
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The Man Who Never Missed28 reviews
Steve Perry
Ace, 1986
A Wasp in Their Ear
+ A 1st in a fantastic series of the 80's!
+ nicely done
+ Top Ten in Sci-Fi From the 80's!!
+ A Guilty Pleasure
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Dorsai (Dorsai/Childe Cycle) 23 reviews
Gordon R. Dickson
Tor Science Fiction, 1993
A Man of Mere Intuition
+ The Childe Cycle at maturity--excellent military science fiction
+ A warrior's progress
+ I liked it a lot
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1632 (Ring of Fire)182 reviews
Eric Flint
Baen, 2001
A Good Start
First and foremost, Eric Flint is an upper. The man's writing is very positive with the good guys always good, the bad guys always bad, black and white. He is the literary equivalent of methamphetamine, a real feel good author. This is exactly what I was looking for so I picked up one of his ...
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Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)1030 reviews
Frank Herbert
Ace, 1990
3 thoughts about "Dune"
+ One of my first loves!
+ Mesmerizing fantasy world created
+ The Greatest Sci-Fi Tale Ever Told
+ Gift
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Falkenberg's Legion11 reviews
Jerry Pournelle
Baen, 1990
Damn good stuff
+ Falkenberg's Legion
+ 1st reading: Awesome military action. 2nd reading: Fascist propaganda
+ you can ignore the dialectic
+ Hard-Core Military Sci-fi...done right.
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Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington)36 reviews
David Weber
Baen, 2002
Field of Dishonor
+ Murder, mayhem, and, yes, a duel or two
+ Good read
+ No. 4 in the Honor Harrington series - Court Martial and Duels
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Conrad Stargard: The Radiant Warrior5 reviews
Leo Frankowski
Baen, 2004
Rousing funny tales that hold up to multiple readings
+ Trashy but oh so good.
+ An Awesome, Time Travel/Alt History Story
+ A Great, Classic Series!
+ Book one
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Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)2512 reviews
Orson Scott Card
Tor Science Fiction, 1994
Unique, fun, interesting, a delight to read all around!
+ One of the finest books i've ever read
+ great science fiction starter
+ Great book, and an addicting read.
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Conrad Stargard: The Radiant Warrior5 reviews
Leo Frankowski
Baen, 2004
Rousing funny tales that hold up to multiple readings
+ Trashy but oh so good.
+ An Awesome, Time Travel/Alt History Story
+ A Great, Classic Series!
+ Book one
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Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington)36 reviews
David Weber
Baen, 2002
Field of Dishonor
+ Murder, mayhem, and, yes, a duel or two
+ Good read
+ No. 4 in the Honor Harrington series - Court Martial and Duels
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Armor330 reviews
John Steakley
DAW, 1984
Still holds up after 20 years
+ Wonderful
+ Why Isn't ARMOR a move yet? It's incredible.
+ Gritty Sci Fi
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The Forge (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 1)12 reviews
S.M. Stirling, David Drake
Baen, 1991
Excellent 5 Book Series
+ New series for me
+ One of the Best Military SF Series Ever
+ The Empire Builders cookbook...
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The Man Who Never Missed28 reviews
Steve Perry
Ace, 1986
A Wasp in Their Ear
+ A 1st in a fantastic series of the 80's!
+ nicely done
+ Top Ten in Sci-Fi From the 80's!!
+ A Guilty Pleasure
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Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)2512 reviews
Orson Scott Card
Tor Science Fiction, 1994
Unique, fun, interesting, a delight to read all around!
+ One of the finest books i've ever read
+ great science fiction starter
+ Great book, and an addicting read.
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Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)1030 reviews
Frank Herbert
Ace, 1990
3 thoughts about "Dune"
+ One of my first loves!
+ Mesmerizing fantasy world created
+ The Greatest Sci-Fi Tale Ever Told
+ Gift
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Falkenberg's Legion11 reviews
Jerry Pournelle
Baen, 1990
Damn good stuff
+ Falkenberg's Legion
+ 1st reading: Awesome military action. 2nd reading: Fascist propaganda
+ you can ignore the dialectic
+ Hard-Core Military Sci-fi...done right.
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Starship Troopers2 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
Berkley, 1982
A classic!
+ Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
Maligned by a movie with which it shares a title and some character names but little else, Starship Trooper remains one of the classic works of a giant of the sci-fi genre. Like most of the great titans who turned it from a pulp genre to serious literature, Heinlein used his work to develop ...
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