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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2004, 09:41:15 PM »
If I recall the story... and I only read one.. they were nomadic fighter pilots. The part that I found completely unrealistic was that the planes didn't seem to require routine maintenance.
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« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2004, 09:47:07 PM »
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If I recall the story... and I only read one.. they were nomadic fighter pilots. The part that I found completely unrealistic was that the planes didn't seem to require routine maintenance.


Yea that did get left out....knowing what I know about A/C now.  I know for every hour of flight requires a number of hours of mait.

These guys were flying there planes like they were the family car.


There were alot of good books in the series and a few dumb ones as well.
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« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2004, 09:51:07 PM »
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I don't care for fiction of any type...never got into them ( well, "Big Red" and "The Hobbit" when I was a kid)

I prefer factual books...history and biographies especially.

 


I'm in the same group as NUKE for the most part. It takes me forever to find fiction that doesn't make me want to puke.

As far as writers in General, I have to say P.J. O'Rourke.

Mathew Brzezinski wrote an excellent book called "Casino Moscow" but I haven't read anything else of his.

My guilty pleasure though is Harry Turtledove. I hate how much I like reading his Alternative History books.

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« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2004, 09:59:35 PM »
Robert Anton Wilson among many favs.
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« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2004, 03:59:33 AM »
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« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2004, 08:53:54 AM »
Harold Coyle  (The Team Yankee series)

Stephen King  (Pet Semetary and Misery are favs)
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« Reply #21 on: October 17, 2004, 10:11:03 AM »
alternate history ones... Harry Turtledove..

Real history.... Eric Bergerud

fun spy... Clive Cussler.

Classic novel... the old drunks born in 1900... Fitzgerald and Hemingway..

science fiction Farmers "Riverworld"

detective.. stewart Kaminsky

Ayn rand for liberal bashing

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« Reply #22 on: October 17, 2004, 10:18:51 AM »
Fantasy, McCaffrey, Terry Brooks

Sci Fi I grew up on the masters, R A Heinlein, Niven, Anderson, Piper, Norton etc.
Just finished a rather interesting series by Robert Doherty that pulls ALL the old legends together. From Atanltis to UFOs & crop circles.

Its funny that while I enjoy playing war, (AH, MTW, shooters etc) it doesn't often suit my reading desires.
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« Reply #23 on: October 17, 2004, 10:18:55 AM »
You are missing one from that list lazs.  ;)
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« Reply #24 on: October 17, 2004, 10:19:45 AM »
Raymond E Fiest and David Eddings
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2004, 10:27:46 AM »
curval,  probly missing a bunch... I read a lot but that is what popped into my head.

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Offline majic

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« Reply #26 on: October 17, 2004, 10:47:20 AM »
W.E.B. Griffin  (I like the Marine ones better than the Army ones.)

Allen Cole and Chris Bunch (Sten series)

David Drake

David Weber

Michael and Jeff Shaara (though Jeff's books are not as good as The Killer Angels.)


I agree with the person who didn't like King.  The Stand was so beautifully set up and a major disapointment at the end.

Most anything else I read is non-fiction.  Ambrose would be the only author I can point out there.
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #27 on: October 17, 2004, 11:23:01 AM »
1) That guy that writes the storyline for most of Jenna Jamesons movies.... don't remember his name atm.

2) Tom Clancy

3) Stephen King
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« Reply #28 on: October 17, 2004, 11:39:22 AM »
Robert Ruark

Stephen Ambrose  (OK, not Wild Blue)

Mark Twain

Tom Wilson (A Thud Driver, IIRC... Lucky's Bridge, Tango Uniform,Termite Hill; lovely little trio of VietNam flying books)

Michael and Jeff Shaara

Rick Atkinson

Datus Proper... greatest pheasant hunting book EVAR... "Pheasants of the Mind"; this guy can express the "why".

James Michner

Just a few that pop into my head at the moment.
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« Reply #29 on: October 17, 2004, 11:41:42 AM »
Tom Clancy, Dale Brown
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