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Originally Posted by HarryT
I've just finished "In the Heart of Darkness" - the second book in the "Belisarius" military SF series by Eric Flint and David Drake. I actually read it in the omnibus edition called "Thunder at Dawn", which is a re-issued version of the original series. This is an alternate history SF series whose protagonist is the real 6th century Roman general Belisarius, who (in our world) re-conquered the Western Roman Empire on behalf of the Emperor Justinian. In this alternate history he is fighting the Malwa empire in India.
Very, very good military SF. Highly recommended.
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Originally Posted by CRussel
I'm on #3 in the Belisarius series, which is hardly a cozy.
In addition to the Belisarius book, I'm also reading Deployment Fundamentals, Vol4 (not exactly a genre thriller  ), & Mash, by Richard Hooker. The book on which the TV series was originally based. All three books are quite good, although very different obviously. |
I'm a bit ahead of you, Harry, though for me it's a first read. I finished
Destiny's Shield, #3, and am now on to
Fortune's Stroke. And I am enjoying the series quite a bit.
Finished
MASH. Interesting and enjoyable, and one can see how the movie and then series got its start. Also finished
Deployment Fundamentals, Vol4, which was good, though not quite as good as I'd hoped. There were several places where I would have appreciated more depth and/or discussion of other alternative paths. But overall, worth the time and effort.