Star Wars - Vol. 2 - Dark Force Rising116 reviews
Timothy Zahn

Bantam Books, 1996

Rising Action

+ Excellent second volume in a superb trilogy
+ An exciting second installment
+ Action Packed Adventure
  
  











  



  
Double Star48 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein

Del Rey, 1986

PoliSciFi? The first and best Political Science Fiction

+ One of my favorite Hienlein stories!
+ Heinlein did better, later
+ One Heinlein's best "small" books
+ Oh, yeah! The "Coriolanus effect"!
  
  











  



  
The Price of the Stars: Book One of Mageworlds22 reviews
Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald

Tor Science Fiction, 1992

The Swashbuckling Domina

+ Move over Star wars and Star Trek!
+ The Price of the Stars - a good read
+ Excellent SF Fare
+ An enjoyable read
  
  











  



  
Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington Series, Book 5)27 reviews
David Weber, 2001

Honor faces enemies within and without

+ Flag in Exile
+ Another Great Entry

Put on "the beach" and on half-pay by the Manticore politicians, Honor returns to Grayson, in this fifth novel in the series, and takes up her role as steadholder, as well as admiral in the Grayson navy. Reactionaries there want to get rid of her, the People's Republic sees an opportunity to ...
  
  











  



  
The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 3)153 reviews
Timothy Zahn

Spectra, 1994

Thrawn Meets his End

+ Spot on climax to a great trilogy
+ Decent Ending To A Decent Series
+ A fitting end to a superb series!
  
  











  



  
Debt of Honor206 reviews
Tom Clancy, 1994

one of his best

+ Debt of Honor
+ great service
+ Couldn't put it down
+ Gripping from start to finish
  
  











  



  
Off Armageddon Reef117 reviews
David Weber

Tor Books, 2007

An excellent science fiction novel!!!

+ Well worth the time
+ A good read
+ Off Armageddon Reef
  
  











  



  
River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt241 reviews
Wilbur Smith

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008

Terrific story with lots of cultural info as well

+ River God is great reading
+ Interesting
+ Enjoyable read
+ Great book
  
  











  



  
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1)377 reviews
Timothy Zahn

Spectra, 1992

Almost the first Expanded Universe Novel!

+ Superb kickoff to a great trilogy set five years after Return of the Jedi
+ Good Surprise

That is if you don't count Splinter of the Mind's Eye, or the Han trilogy, or Lando trilogy. This is a great series and could easily be credited with keeping the Star Wars series in the general populace's eye during the late eighties and early nineties. With no new films to date Star Wars was ...
  
  











  



  
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington Book 1)146 reviews
David Weber

Baen, 2005

Yes you do

You have to at least give the Honorverse a try. I haven't tried any of the newer science fiction -- like in the last twenty years. But I definitely picked the right one to try first, and I don't know if any of the rest of it will measure up to this. So whatever you have to do, read Weber's ...
  
  











  



  
Off Armageddon Reef117 reviews

Tor Books, 2007

An excellent science fiction novel!!!

+ Well worth the time
+ A good read
+ Off Armageddon Reef
  
  











  



  
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising116 reviews
Timothy Zahn

Dark Horse, 1998

Rising Action

+ Excellent second volume in a superb trilogy
+ An exciting second installment
+ Action Packed Adventure
  
  











  



  
The Seventh Scroll (A Novel of Ancient Egypt)83 reviews
Wilbur Smith

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008

A Rip-snorten African Adventure

+ Enjoyed it - but not a quick read
+ Another excellent Wilbur Smith novel
+ This man can write!
  
  











  



  
Starpilot's Grave (Mageworlds, Book 2)3 reviews
Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald

Tor Science Fiction, 1993

Beka, Ari and Owen ride again!

+ Undercover in the Mageworlds

This way-more-than-adequate sequel to The Price of the Stars surpasses the first volume in its two great virtues: breathlessly fast action and fascinatingly developed characters. We get to see much more of the enigmatic and powerful Owen Rosselin-Metadi, and the relationship between his brother Ari ...
  
  











  



  
The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 3)153 reviews
Timothy Zahn

Spectra, 1994

Thrawn Meets his End

+ Spot on climax to a great trilogy
+ Decent Ending To A Decent Series
+ A fitting end to a superb series!
  
  











  



  
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington Book 1)146 reviews
David Weber

Baen, 2005

Yes you do

You have to at least give the Honorverse a try. I haven't tried any of the newer science fiction -- like in the last twenty years. But I definitely picked the right one to try first, and I don't know if any of the rest of it will measure up to this. So whatever you have to do, read Weber's ...
  
  











  



  
Star Wars - Vol. 2 - Dark Force Rising116 reviews
Timothy Zahn

Bantam Books, 1996

Rising Action

+ Excellent second volume in a superb trilogy
+ An exciting second installment
+ Action Packed Adventure
  
  











  



  
Off Armageddon Reef117 reviews
David Weber

Tor Books, 2007

An excellent science fiction novel!!!

+ Well worth the time
+ A good read
+ Off Armageddon Reef
  
  











  



  
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1)377 reviews
Timothy Zahn

Spectra, 1992

Almost the first Expanded Universe Novel!

+ Superb kickoff to a great trilogy set five years after Return of the Jedi
+ Good Surprise

That is if you don't count Splinter of the Mind's Eye, or the Han trilogy, or Lando trilogy. This is a great series and could easily be credited with keeping the Star Wars series in the general populace's eye during the late eighties and early nineties. With no new films to date Star Wars was ...
  
  











  



  
Double Star48 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein

Del Rey, 1986

PoliSciFi? The first and best Political Science Fiction

+ One of my favorite Hienlein stories!
+ Heinlein did better, later
+ One Heinlein's best "small" books
+ Oh, yeah! The "Coriolanus effect"!