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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
November 12 2009 08:18 GMT
#21
Can't find anything else that interests me in regards to what Robert A. Heinlein has written, though I I really haven't looked besides Wikipedia though I don't think he wrote anything similar to Starship Troopers.
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Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
November 12 2009 08:19 GMT
#22
If I read Xenocide now can I go back an read shadow later? (without most of it having been spoiled and whatnot) Basically is each series stand alone I guess is what I am trying to ask?
ShaperofDreams
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2492 Posts
November 12 2009 08:49 GMT
#23
thanks for making this thread OP I'm looking for this kind of stuff, but too shy to make a thread about it

already a couple of sweet suggestions above me.
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Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21248 Posts
November 12 2009 08:50 GMT
#24
Yeah, they're stand alone. Chronologically it goes

Game/Shadow -> Shadow series -> Ender in Exile -> Speaker series.

New book coming out later too, Shadows in Flight. Ender in Exile left me slightly disappointed, hopefully Shadows in flight wraps up the Shadow series better.
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Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-12 08:57:48
November 12 2009 08:54 GMT
#25
On November 12 2009 17:04 Lemonwalrus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2009 16:59 Physician wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers Robert Heinlein

Somebody didn't read the op.


somebody doesn't have an inkling of how the engine works (armor!)
try adding instead of subtracting ~
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Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
November 12 2009 08:58 GMT
#26
When I quoted you that's all that was in your post.
gchan
Profile Joined October 2007
United States654 Posts
November 12 2009 09:53 GMT
#27
On November 12 2009 16:59 Physician wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers Robert Heinlein + Show Spoiler +
"While powered armor is Starship Troopers' most famous legacy, its influence extends deep into contemporary warfare. Almost half a century after its publication, Starship Troopers is on the reading lists of the United States Army,[32] the United States Marine Corps,[33][34][dead link][35] and the United States Navy.[36] It is the only science fiction novel on the reading list at four of the five United States military academies. When Heinlein wrote Starship Troopers the United States military was a largely conscripted force, with conscripts serving two year hitches. Today the U.S. military has incorporated many ideas similar to Heinlein's concept of an all-volunteer, high-tech strike force. In addition, references to the book keep appearing in military culture. In 2002 a Marine general described the future of Marine Corps clothing and equipment as needing to emulate the Mobile Infantry."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsai Gordon R. Dickson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forever_War Joe Haldeman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer's_Slammers David Drake, also Northworld, The Seas of Venus
The Man-Kzin Wars series by Larry Niven
C.A.D.S. (Computerized Attack/Defense System) series by John Sievert
Armor by John Steakley
A Hymn before Battle by John Ringo
Old Man’s Army by John Scalzi


Great list. Also the Honor Harrington series by David Weber. It's pretty predictable, but it's entertaining and epic nonetheless.
Musoeun
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States4324 Posts
November 12 2009 12:43 GMT
#28
I'd add most stuff by Timothy Zahn, especially the Conquerors trilogy and the SW EU Thrawn books.
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Southlight
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States11768 Posts
November 12 2009 15:20 GMT
#29
On November 12 2009 16:59 Physician wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forever_War Joe Haldeman


I have to second this. That book was awesome. The sequel... not so much.
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Nyovne
Profile Joined March 2006
Netherlands19141 Posts
November 12 2009 16:21 GMT
#30
Passage of Arms and the Dragon Never Sleeps by Glen Cook were enjoyable reads for me.
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Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20255 Posts
November 12 2009 16:24 GMT
#31
Basically the Enders series splits off into two mini series that take place thousands of years apart and millions of miles away from each other. Ender's story takes place in the distant future in space, while Bean's is on earth in the few years after the 1st book.
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lac29
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1485 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-12 16:40:20
November 12 2009 16:39 GMT
#32
I believe Orson Scott Card himself recommended Armor by John Steakley in the introduction to one of the editions of Ender's Game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_science_fiction_works_and_authors
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