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Originally Posted by Difflugia
I've tried a few John Ringo and David Drake titles and just don't enjoy them (military tactics ad nauseum, but shallow plot and character development). I suppose if I did enjoy those, though, it would completely flip Baen's ratio for me.
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John Ringo (and Travis Taylor's) VORPAL BLADE (and sequels) are old school intrepid space explorers with a touch of whimsy. And the best kitty kat since Heinlein's Petronius.
David Drake's WITH THE LIGHTNINGS (and sequels) is a Space Opera version of the Patrick O'Brien Aubrey/Maturin books, with scenarios based on ancient Roman incidents.
David Weber's EMPIRE FROM THE ASHES reminded me of LENSMEN in the first two volumes, of Harry Harrison's ETHICAL ENGINEER in parts of the third.
Ryk Spoor's BOUNDARY and sequels come straight from the Clarke school of near future hard SF adventure.
Most of my BAEN stash is still TBR but every one in a while I dip in and find a new author or series that pleases. Fantasy, SF, techno-thrillers, superheroes, cautionary tales, comedy, genre-benders, there's a lot of variety in those webscriptions. And that's above and beyond the Proven Classics they've been adding, like Laumer, Heinlein, Anvil, etc.
More often than not, it is their unknowns (to me) that take me on fun rides into new territory, which is why I associate their brand with SF adventure in general, not any specific variant.