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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:08:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is an excellent book Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The Forever War - Joe Haldeman That is an excellent book It is indeed. I've read it countless times. But whatever you do, don't read the sequel. Click To View Spoiler |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:16:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy shit. A 54 book series. Bought book one. There are a few stinkers in there but overall pretty good. I am midway through book 50. 
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:19:37 PM EST
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:32:00 PM EST
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Voyage of the Star Wolf by David Gerrold. Old school rockem sockem space opera sci fi. There are sequels as well. You might remember Gerrold as the author of The Trouble With Tribbles on Star Trek.
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:32:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Night Dawn Trilogy by Hamilton. I’m just starting his Salvation Sequence; it is honestly a bit hard to read right now since there’s a bit of gender-bending going on in some chapters while IRL it’s been made into such an artificially hot topic. Was going to suggest this, but it’s been suggested a few times. Fallen Dragon by Hamilton was good. It’s a different take on powered armor in that the suit is organic. Altered Carbon was good also. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:34:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Armor by John Steakley is damn good. This. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:37:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Read up on which books and authors to skip due to multiple authors and some truly write garbage. Some books are also "side quests" and do not move the plot forward on any way nor affect the storyline. Dan Abnett is excellent and if you like the setting his Eisnehorn and Ravenor series are some of the best out ther for 40k books. Tons of YouTube videos on background too. Major kill has a sense of humor. One other channel just reads the wiki with pics for the background. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: There are many decent Warhammer 40k books for the SciFi stuff. Holy shit. A 54 book series. Bought book one. Read up on which books and authors to skip due to multiple authors and some truly write garbage. Some books are also "side quests" and do not move the plot forward on any way nor affect the storyline. Dan Abnett is excellent and if you like the setting his Eisnehorn and Ravenor series are some of the best out ther for 40k books. Tons of YouTube videos on background too. Major kill has a sense of humor. One other channel just reads the wiki with pics for the background. I loved Titanicus. That’s how I started 40k. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:44:17 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Galaxy's Edge series by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Came to post this, I really like this series |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:47:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Saberhagen's Berserker series For lesser talked about Zombie stuff try Autumn series by David Moody. (yes, the movie sucked, and it starts slow, but the second and third are good). Also David Wellington's "Monster" series for a different take on the whole zombie thing. Those used to be free online in blog form but not sure if they are or not anymore. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:47:30 PM EST
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I have a story over at Zombie Squad. "Doing time". The site is closing July 1st.
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Posted: 6/21/2021 8:51:32 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Voyage of the Star Wolf by David Gerrold. Old school rockem sockem space opera sci fi. There are sequels as well. You might remember Gerrold as the author of The Trouble With Tribbles on Star Trek. Speaking of DG, I recently re-read the War Against the Chtorr series and there were definitely some things in there that teenage me didn’t completely pick up on...  ETA: If you haven’t read any of them the Man-Kzin Wars short stories are well worth checking out. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 9:00:58 PM EST
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The Dragon Never Sleeps by Glen Cook. SF, the Dragon is a metaphor. Also Passage of Arms. Interesting take on spaceships. Treats the like Subs.
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Posted: 6/21/2021 9:07:52 PM EST
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Posted: 6/21/2021 9:32:36 PM EST
[#14]
Deathstalker series by Simon R Green. Space Opera with a bit of Fantasy. Lots of interesting Si-Fi elements with clones, espers, intelligent machines etc. Aside from main character who is a true Hero, the characters are mostly shades of grey. High body count.
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:08:20 PM EST
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David Drake is one of the best.
Hell, he pretty much invented the genre. Hammers Slammers. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:20:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: David Drake is one of the best. Hell, he pretty much invented the genre. Hammers Slammers. I still want my 1cm Powergun 
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:24:38 PM EST
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Honor Harrington is a good read for space opera.
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:26:14 PM EST
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Quoted: In the mood for some fiction. The Forever War by Haldeman. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:26:58 PM EST
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Honor Harrington is a good read for space opera/ military sci fi.
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:36:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Speaking of DG, I recently re-read the War Against the Chtorr series and there were definitely some things in there that teenage me didn’t completely pick up on... I remember reading Chtorr 30 years ago, it was chilling, and in places, disturbing. I've read many if not most of the books/series listed here. Liked Ringo's series a lot, and Alanson's work as well. But the best of all the sci fi space operas IMO is Richard Fox's "Ember Wars", and the only thing that comes close is Taylor Anderson's "Destroyermen", which is sort of alternate history combined with sci-fi. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:50:14 PM EST
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Undying mercenaries is a really good series a big +1.
Would make a good movie or series for tv of could get the gore factor passed for tv. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:52:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like the Expeditionary Force series, there's ten or twelve books so far. The Expanse is awesome. I'm working on the Black Fleet Series right now, on the 2nd of 3 trilogies. You are just a stupid monkey.  
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Posted: 6/21/2021 11:06:29 PM EST
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I’m in the middle of the Galaxy’s Edge series. Seriously a great military SCU-if series.
Whole Sale Slaughter is good. The Last Reaper series is very good |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 11:36:01 PM EST
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State of Decay - Revivors series:
https://www.amazon.com/State-Decay-Revivors-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0030CVR9I/ Cyberpunk meets Zombies. Dead soldiers brought back to life and used as disposable troops in a dystopian future. Intended for the battlefield, they are now turning up in the cities to be used as assassins... Its a very original take on the genre. |
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Posted: 6/22/2021 5:50:04 AM EST
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For space, there is a trilogy by Alastair Reynolds that starts off with Revelation Space
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Posted: 6/22/2021 5:59:36 AM EST
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This is about the best book site I've ever visited. Here's a start to the rabbit hole.
Mark Tufo Jonathan Maberry Michael Stephen Fuchs |
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Posted: 6/22/2021 6:56:21 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Black Tide rising series by John Ringo is good for zombie stuff. Hell, Ringo has a lot of stuff out there, most of it excellent. Michael Z. Williamson Freehold series, darn good military sci-fi. Big plus one on Freehold. Read Freehold of Grainne first. Then the peripheral books that support the story. One of my favorites. |
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Posted: 6/22/2021 7:20:39 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For space, there is a trilogy by Alastair Reynolds that starts off with Revelation Space Reynolds is an amazing author for straight up space opera and using a universe that still has to abide by certain traveling / science rules. Burned through all his books and wanted more. |
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Posted: 6/22/2021 8:00:33 AM EST
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Since this has turned into a general recommendations thread, this is the series I'm rereading now--
Just in case that doesnt work https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047Y16NU/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1#customerReviews Its really a superb series that I found by accident. I think (think being the operative word, not having experienced these things) that it has at least a somewhat accurate representation of what soldiers go through in a lot of ways, from dealing with certain situations (like the soldiers in the book were fearful of being above ground, the war being underground) to combat addiction and dealing with the civilian world after getting home, and considering the author was a CIA analyst at one point, it prolly is accurate in some ways. Thats not really the focus of the book, but its a big part of it, the focus being a big, completely fucked up war in what I think is happening in about 2100-2200. Its not sugar coated or clinical at all. The best way I can think to describe it is like taking the worst of what Vietnam was supposed to be, transporting it to the future, and putting it underground. The other two books are just as good also, I'm rereading the third one currently. |
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Posted: 7/15/2021 8:17:23 PM EST
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OST
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Posted: 7/15/2021 8:25:38 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The Culture series by Iain M. Banks Some of the most creative and funny SF I’ve ever read. How do 30km spacecraft driven by sentient AI strike you? Elon Musk names his landing barges after Culture ships. |
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Posted: 7/15/2021 8:27:43 PM EST
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Surviving Zombie Apocalypse. So far 15 books have been released. Really well written. Unlike most of other books, this one follows military side of things and not your average Joe.
Here is a link to the first one: Trudge (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Book 1) Edit: Some libs voted the book low for getting "too political" lol. This was written few years ago. Tldr: China creates a zombie virus intended for the US but it gets out of control and it infects whole world. |
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Posted: 7/15/2021 8:44:45 PM EST
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Check out Adrian's Undead Diary. I read it a while back when it was a free blog on the web. Now it seems he's written books. Pretty good from what I can remember.
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Posted: 7/15/2021 8:56:43 PM EST
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Zombies:
* World War Z excellent little book. Easy Read. * I Am Legend. Nothing like the movie, but a fun read. SiFi *Ready Player 1 & 2: Both are great on audio book. *Ender's Game *Starship Troopers. Really good read if you're into theory on government too. |
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