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Originally Posted by Rps
I thoroughly agree here. But, and forgive if this appears to be a derail here, I have noticed over the past decade or so the positioning of militaristic glorification in virtually all media. Two things bother me about this ... 1- It was this type of saturation labelled as patriotism that allowed the "old boy network" to engage in its last empire land grab that we affectionately called WW1 ..... In some respects I see a lot of our geopolitical situation as a mirror of 1908 pre beginnings of that conflict, which was reflected in the writings of authors. 2- Gramsci said it best hegemony.
But entertainment is entertainment that is why we have Danielle Steele and Tom Clancey and, it appears Baen.
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Try this drill:
There are 3 million ebooks on Kindle.
Of those, 78,000 are Science Fiction.
Of those, 5,790 are military SF:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_...rnid=158591011
BAEN? 687 titles. Of all genres.
Quite the threat to civilization.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...ks-Submit.y=15
Also, minor quibble:
Steele is about romance, Clancy is about tecno-thrillers (and shoot-em up video games), Baen is *not* about Military SF--that is the whole point of the thread, the mistaken belief that Baen is solely, or even primarily about military "right wing" SF.
They aren't.
Some of their authors are known for their military SF but even those don't limit themselves solely to it.
Fantasies and techno-thrillers are not SF, and just because a story features armies and warriors does make it military. Military SF is a very specific subgenre and distinct from exploration adventures and outright space opera or SF drama that happens to involve a 4ft 10in military-crazy teenager with brittle bones.
If anything, BAEN publishes way more fantasy and alternate history than military SF. The 163x series is so popular Flint has resorted (heh) to self-publishing to get all the material out because BAEN can't handle the demand. Just stop by their website and see what they really publish.