Thread: Military Sci-fi
View Single Post
Old 07-25-2012, 11:55 AM   #27
ametzler
Zealot
ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ametzler ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 129
Karma: 567800
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Austria
Device: Kindle Paperwhite II
Quote:
Originally Posted by WillAdams View Post
Heinlein's _Starship Troopers_ is essential reading to see where the newer authors are coming from.

Timothy Zahn's _The Blackcollar_ is an interesting twist on the mil-sci-fi genre.
Unsecond on Blackcollar: I really had problems with suspense on disbelief here. Future Supersoldiers using Shuriken and Nunchaku as main armament.

The Cobra Trilogy (also by Zahn) also features supersoldiers but in a (for me) much more believable way.
ametzler is offline   Reply With Quote