Man-Kzin Wars

jbcohen · 12-04-2012, 09:21 AM

I understand the fact that most of the man-kzin series has not made it into electronic form as yet, although I need to stick strictly to electronic format. My Mrs told me to stick to electronic format because we are in danger of not having any place to live at home due to the number of printed books at home. How do you recommend approaching this series from electronic novels? I was thinking of going through Best of All Possible Wars first then proceeding on to book 6.

HarryT · 12-04-2012, 09:24 AM

Doesn't matter what order you read them in. They're all completely standalone stories.

jbcohen · 12-04-2012, 09:38 AM

Good to know I though they were dependent series, where book two is dependent on the reader understanding of what occurred in book one.

HarryT · 12-04-2012, 09:39 AM

No. Not to my knowledge. They're just anthologies of short stories.

gbm · 12-04-2012, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbcohen

I understand the fact that most of the man-kzin series has not made it into electronic form as yet, although I need to stick strictly to electronic format. My Mrs told me to stick to electronic format because we are in danger of not having any place to live at home due to the number of printed books at home. How do you recommend approaching this series from electronic novels? I was thinking of going through Best of All Possible Wars first then proceeding on to book 6.

The Best of All Possible Wars and The Houses of the Kzinti have most of the stories from the first five books, see this chart.

enjoy
bernie

jbcohen · 12-05-2012, 07:30 AM

Personally, I am not much of a fan of short stories. In my humble opinion the author does not have the time to do the sort of plot development and character development that is necessary for a well written story. You may not agree with me however that's simply my opinion based on several decades of reading all sorts of books and short stories. I guess anytime I see the names of multiple authors on the cover of a novel I can figure that it will be a book of short stories.

HarryT · 12-05-2012, 07:57 AM

Were you not aware that these were short story collections when you started this thread?

Apache · 12-05-2012, 09:16 AM

Apache

jbcohen · 12-05-2012, 12:18 PM

No I was not. Are all the books short stories or just some of them?

HarryT · 12-05-2012, 12:23 PM

All of them.

jgaiser · 12-05-2012, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

All of them.

Not completely true. The Children's Hour by Jerry Pournelle and S.M. Stirling and Cathouse by Dean Ing are novels. Published by Baen in The Houses of the Kzinti

HarryT · 12-05-2012, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

Not completely true. The Children's Hour by Jerry Pournelle and S.M. Stirling and Cathouse by Dean Ing are novels. Published by Baen in The Houses of the Kzinti

Thank you. I stand corrected

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jhempel24 · 12-06-2012, 12:48 AM

So glad I found this thread, love me some Man-Kzin wars, reminds me a bit of the Wing Commander series with the Kilrathi.

I actually was turned on to this series because of those games.

Picking up Best of All Possible Worlds and Houses of Kzinit right now!

Apache · 12-06-2012, 06:45 AM

Sometimes the short story is better than the novel. David Drake's Novel Killer was first published as a short story and later revised as a novel. I think the short story was better.
Apache

jbcohen · 12-06-2012, 10:28 AM

Some people prefer short stories and some people prefer long stories, neither answer is better than the other its personally preference. Personally I prefer the longer tales then the sorter ones, gives the author more time for character development and scene development. However I can understand where some people would prefer a shorter story over a longer one.

12-04-2012, 09:21 AM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Man-Kzin Wars I understand the fact that most of the man-kzin series has not made it into electronic form as yet, although I need to stick strictly to electronic format. My Mrs told me to stick to electronic format because we are in danger of not having any place to live at home due to the number of printed books at home. How do you recommend approaching this series from electronic novels? I was thinking of going through Best of All Possible Wars first then proceeding on to book 6.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Doesn't matter what order you read them in. They're all completely standalone stories.

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jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Good to know I though they were dependent series, where book two is dependent on the reader understanding of what occurred in book one.

12-04-2012, 09:39 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No. Not to my knowledge. They're just anthologies of short stories.

12-05-2012, 07:30 AM	#6
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Personally, I am not much of a fan of short stories. In my humble opinion the author does not have the time to do the sort of plot development and character development that is necessary for a well written story. You may not agree with me however that's simply my opinion based on several decades of reading all sorts of books and short stories. I guess anytime I see the names of multiple authors on the cover of a novel I can figure that it will be a book of short stories.

12-05-2012, 07:57 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Were you not aware that these were short story collections when you started this thread?

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,262 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Apache

12-05-2012, 12:18 PM	#9
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	No I was not. Are all the books short stories or just some of them?

12-05-2012, 12:23 PM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	All of them.

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jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	So glad I found this thread, love me some Man-Kzin wars, reminds me a bit of the Wing Commander series with the Kilrathi. I actually was turned on to this series because of those games. Picking up Best of All Possible Worlds and Houses of Kzinit right now!

12-06-2012, 06:45 AM	#14
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,262 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Sometimes the short story is better than the novel. David Drake's Novel Killer was first published as a short story and later revised as a novel. I think the short story was better. Apache

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12-06-2012, 10:28 AM	#15
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Some people prefer short stories and some people prefer long stories, neither answer is better than the other its personally preference. Personally I prefer the longer tales then the sorter ones, gives the author more time for character development and scene development. However I can understand where some people would prefer a shorter story over a longer one.