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Yes, Armor is a good stand-alone read.
It always felt to me that _Starship Troopers_ was oriented towards the WWII/Korean War generation, while _Armor_ was directed towards Vietnam-era sensibilities and issues. This may be influenced by my having read _Armor_ before _Starship Troopers_. |
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Armor is not a series it is a stand alone read and it is an excellent read.
I did not like the way John Ringo ended the Posleen Series. It felt like he just decided not to do it any more and ended it abruptly. Apache |
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Luckily I started with the second one, which is still my favourite. (And it's not really a series in that sense - the books mostly stand alone.) I wouldn't have classified any of them as military SF, though. Not even Use of Weapons.
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Keith Laumer's "The Compleat Bolo" has been one of my all time favorites. Artificially intelligent tanks that kick ass. I always keep a copy on my e-reader.
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Do you mean the main storyline, i.e. that ended with Hell's Faire? if so, then yes, I agree.
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David Weber/John Ringo - Empire of Man series
John Scalzi - Old Man's War series Tanya Huff - Confederation series Jean Johnson - Theirs Not To Reason Why series |
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