Scifi Reading

sdennan · 20 January 2015, 08:44:37 AM

Hi Guys

I am looking for some reading to distract me from my other reading.

Can anyone recommend some reading that might feature small unit action? Tall order I know but I thought I would give it a shot

Cheers

Simon

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead · 20 January 2015, 08:51:58 AM

Not really - Drake's Hammers Slammers, Janisseries by Larry Pounelle, the Crimson World cycle etc.....

IanS

Subedai · 20 January 2015, 09:32:48 AM

Going back a bit I know but The Forever War by Joe Haldeman has always been one of my favourites.

barbarian · 20 January 2015, 09:33:10 AM

Embedded by Dan Abnett is action packed.

Matt J · 20 January 2015, 09:59:19 AM

To be honest anything by Abnett, even his GW stuff

Hertsblue · 20 January 2015, 10:20:35 AM

A lot of Neal Asher's books, particularly the Cormac novels, have passages of small unit combat. I'd recommend his books in any case - especially if you like space-operas.

Leman · 20 January 2015, 12:34:05 PM

Sci Fi in Reading. will they get jealous in Newbury?

fsn · 20 January 2015, 12:56:59 PM

The Dorsai books by Gordon R Dickson. It's been a few years since I read them, but humanity has become fragmented and the uber-mercenaries are the Dorsai.

Luddite · 20 January 2015, 05:39:49 PM

Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 20 January 2015, 09:59:19 AM
To be honest anything by Abnett, even his GW stuff

+1

Anything by Abnett is worth your time.

Gaunts Ghosts: First And Only is a good start for small unit action type stuff.

Shedman · 20 January 2015, 07:15:57 PM

C.R.O.W and Lancejack by Phillip Richards

http://www.amazon.co.uk/C-R-O-W-Union-Book-Phillip-Richards-ebook/dp/B008S1VH5K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421781018&sr=8-1&keywords=sci-fi+crow

Old Man's War series by John Scalzi

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Mans-War-John-Scalzi-ebook/dp/B004M8S6FC/ref=la_B001IGJOCA_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421781117&sr=1-1

Or alternative very very late WW2 - The Red Gambit Series

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=The%20Red%20Gambit%20Series

Alan

Duke Speedy of Leighton · 20 January 2015, 07:58:55 PM

Prador Moon by Neal Asher.
Or the Skinner

Leman · 20 January 2015, 09:08:47 PM

Not much of a grin with sci fi readers then.

Hertsblue · 22 January 2015, 09:01:33 AM

Quote from: Luddite on 20 January 2015, 05:39:49 PM
+1

Anything by Abnett is worth your time.

Gaunts Ghosts: First And Only is a good start for small unit action type stuff.

The problem with Abnett, and makes his combat strangely lop-sided, is that while his troops have interstellar travel they don't seem to have heard of air-support.

barbarian · 22 January 2015, 09:45:16 AM

In Embedded, they have.

Leman · 22 January 2015, 11:12:59 PM

No response then, unless I wave my Ray Gun around - or should that be Ben Gun. Nah - sci fi - massive humour bypass. will sign off this thread.

jchaos79 · 24 January 2015, 01:40:23 PM

I would recommend to read "Future war commander"

SV52 · 24 January 2015, 07:40:07 PM

'Starship Troopers' Robert A. Heinlein. Forget the movie, done from the book but book is nothing like it.

paulr · 24 January 2015, 08:30:30 PM

Quote from: SV52 on 24 January 2015, 07:40:07 PM
'Starship Troopers' Robert A. Heinlein. Forget the movie, done from the book but book is nothing like it.

Definitely a good read but then read The Forever War by Joe Haldeman as an antidote for the politics

fsn · 24 January 2015, 08:36:31 PM

Quote from: SV52 on 24 January 2015, 07:40:07 PM
'Starship Troopers' Robert A. Heinlein. Forget the movie, done from the book but book is nothing like it.

Agreed. Don't know how easy it would be to game though.

Hertsblue · 24 January 2015, 08:50:59 PM

True; Heinlein had some fairly odd notions.

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