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Originally Posted by issybird
I just finished Sharpe's Havoc, which was my favorite so far. A rollicking (and gruesome) adventure. That said, the books are already getting to be a wee bit formulaic and since there's generally no doubt about the outcome (there are a lot of these books, after all), I think I need to let Sharpe lie fallow for a bit.
I've also opted for internal chronology (which I never do!) and I think it's the right choice, although each approach has the obvious drawbacks. Ultimately, I enjoy them more when presented with the grand sweep of the Napoleonic Wars as events unfolded, even if Sharpe's backstory gets retconned a bit.
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On this one, I opted to go with the internal chronology as opposed to published chronology. It just makes more sense when you're talking about something centred around an external history. And I don't binge read them, so I miss 95% of the changes to the back story.
(One advantage of old age. )
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Finished "The Armageddon Inheritance", by David Weber. This is the middle third of the Baen "Empire from the Ashes" omnibus that I bought in 2003, and continues the story of "Mutineer's Moon" directly. The rebels from Dahak's crew have been defeated, but there's now the small matter of defeating 3 million Achuultani starships who are due to arrived in the Solar System in two years' time, intent on destroying the Earth. Even better than the already excellent first book in the series. Highly recommended military SF.
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Based on your recommendation, I popped for the omnibus last night. at $3/book, why not? I was actually surprised to discover I didn't already have it.