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The Man-Kzin Wars 4 reviews Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, ...
Baen Books, 2006
Revisiting the First Chapter
+ Good start to a great series
This is a reissue of the first short-story incursion into this world by Larry Niven, complete with a retrospective introduction, in which Larry reflects on how much his "universe" has grown in detail and characterization since that story first saw the light of day. Still thoroughly enjoyable, with ...
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Footfall 93 reviews Larry Niven
Del Rey, 1997
Not just among the best...
+ Great Fun! + Whacky but picks up speed
Not just among the best invasion books ever written, but possibly THE best. Not only a great genre book, but good literature besides. These two are good authors by themselves, but when they work together, they approach Heinleinian levels of greatness. Fantastic.
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Rolling Hot: Hammers Slammers #4 4 reviews David Drake
Baen, 1989
His Best.
+ One of Drake's best + Rolling Hot is pure iridium armored action!
This is, in many ways, the best that David Drake has given us yet. In a war not unlike the one in which Drake and i found ourselves a while back, an ad-hoc unit of odds and sods finds itself rolling hot to try to relieve their employer's provincial capital. While these are members of Hammer's ...
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Midshipman's Hope (Traveller's Bookshelf) 88 reviews David Feintuch
Aspect, 1994
Ummm...You people seem a little confused...
+ A good story with mass Science Fiction appeal + If you have the guts to read this book + "Master and Commander" in Space - Great Read! + Dark, unglamorous but very human science fiction.
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Starship Troopers 10 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Ace Trade, 2006
Paying for the Right to Vote
+ Reprint of an excellent story + One Of The Best Early Sci-Fi Books + A masterpiece + New to Heinlein
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The Fleet 02: Counterattack (Fleet) 1 review Various
Ace, 1989
Fantastic Flotilla
In the tradition of Thieves' World, The Fleet: Counter Attack assembles a collection of stories from some of sci-fi's top names, each revolving around a shared universe featuring Us Against Them. The bulk of the stories are classic military sci-fi, with soldiers taking on vicious aliens. Very ...
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Not for Glory 10 reviews Joel Rosenberg
Roc, 1989
Not For Glory
+ A Cherished Classic + Nice book for military history SF fans
This is an awesome book!!!!!!! I would not recommend it to young children becuase it uses swears
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The Prince 7 reviews Jerry Pournelle, S.M. Stirling
Baen, 2002
A Future That Will Not Be
+ Finally, The Whole Story + Together, at last!
The Prince (2002) is an omnibus edition containing the four novels of the Falkenberg's Legion series. These novels are based on the CoDominium universe in which the US and USSR joined forces against the rest of the world and started colonizing planets, mostly with convicts and welfare clients. ...
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Hero 2 reviews Joel Rosenberg
New Amer Library (Mm), 1991
A Drake-like effort
+ To Barnacle Bill (and everyone else)
I'm going by memory because I read this years ago. I was moved to write this because, looking for more in the series, I discovered that nobody had written a review of this one.
From the title of my review, you might gather that I think this is similar in style to David Drake's work. I do indeed ...
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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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The Mote in God's Eye 144 reviews Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Pocket, 1991
Piece of Scifi literary masterpiecec
+ Thoughtful Concept within Engrossing Plotline + A subtle consideration
Its been afew years since I have read the mote in gods eye, but i can still clearly remember the sequences where the tale literaly took my breath away, to stop reading a book, so that you can savour the anticipation or delight is not a common thing for me as a reader. Truely memorable is how i ...
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Footfall 93 reviews Larry Niven
Del Rey, 1997
Not just among the best...
+ Great Fun! + Whacky but picks up speed
Not just among the best invasion books ever written, but possibly THE best. Not only a great genre book, but good literature besides. These two are good authors by themselves, but when they work together, they approach Heinleinian levels of greatness. Fantastic.
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Rolling Hot: Hammers Slammers #4 4 reviews David Drake
Baen, 1989
His Best.
+ One of Drake's best + Rolling Hot is pure iridium armored action!
This is, in many ways, the best that David Drake has given us yet. In a war not unlike the one in which Drake and i found ourselves a while back, an ad-hoc unit of odds and sods finds itself rolling hot to try to relieve their employer's provincial capital. While these are members of Hammer's ...
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Hero 2 reviews Joel Rosenberg
New Amer Library (Mm), 1991
A Drake-like effort
+ To Barnacle Bill (and everyone else)
I'm going by memory because I read this years ago. I was moved to write this because, looking for more in the series, I discovered that nobody had written a review of this one.
From the title of my review, you might gather that I think this is similar in style to David Drake's work. I do indeed ...
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The Prince 7 reviews Jerry Pournelle, S.M. Stirling
Baen, 2002
A Future That Will Not Be
+ Finally, The Whole Story + Together, at last!
The Prince (2002) is an omnibus edition containing the four novels of the Falkenberg's Legion series. These novels are based on the CoDominium universe in which the US and USSR joined forces against the rest of the world and started colonizing planets, mostly with convicts and welfare clients. ...
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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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The Man-Kzin Wars 4 reviews Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, ...
Baen Books, 2006
Revisiting the First Chapter
+ Good start to a great series
This is a reissue of the first short-story incursion into this world by Larry Niven, complete with a retrospective introduction, in which Larry reflects on how much his "universe" has grown in detail and characterization since that story first saw the light of day. Still thoroughly enjoyable, with ...
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The Mote in God's Eye 144 reviews Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Pocket, 1991
Piece of Scifi literary masterpiecec
+ Thoughtful Concept within Engrossing Plotline + A subtle consideration
Its been afew years since I have read the mote in gods eye, but i can still clearly remember the sequences where the tale literaly took my breath away, to stop reading a book, so that you can savour the anticipation or delight is not a common thing for me as a reader. Truely memorable is how i ...
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Not for Glory 10 reviews Joel Rosenberg
Roc, 1989
Not For Glory
+ A Cherished Classic + Nice book for military history SF fans
This is an awesome book!!!!!!! I would not recommend it to young children becuase it uses swears
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Midshipman's Hope (Traveller's Bookshelf) 88 reviews David Feintuch
Aspect, 1994
Ummm...You people seem a little confused...
+ A good story with mass Science Fiction appeal + If you have the guts to read this book + "Master and Commander" in Space - Great Read! + Dark, unglamorous but very human science fiction.
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