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Originally Posted by pdurrant
There's been a very quiet mention of the Bolo stories - let me mention them explicitly.
Originally by Keith Laumer, there are Bolo stories by many authors. Bolos are large 'tanks' with AI controllers partnered with a human commander.
Keith Laumer's original Bolo stories are just about to come out in the November 2009 webcription as The Compleat Bolo - three quarters of the book is currently available in draft form, the full book sometime in the next couple of weeks.
The set of six volumes by various authors, Bolos I through Bolos VI are available, as are the novels by David Weber, Bolo!, and Old Soldiers , three other novels by William H. Keith, Jr.: Bolo Brigade, Bolo Strike and Bolo Rising (this last one due in the December websciption), and even one by John Ringo and Linda Evans, The Road to Damascus which is available in the free library.
http://www.webscription.net/c-32-bol...th-laumer.aspx
All good stuff. |
These books demonstrate the difference between master storytellers and authors. Most, if not all, of Kieth Laumer's original stories were masterpieces. Very few of the follow on stories demonstrate anything like his craftsmanship. David Weber's Miles to Go is the only one that comes to mind. William H. Keith's books are just plain odd, some interesting concepts but not really in the Laumer canon IMO.