Spartan
02/16/03 10:50 PM
172.168.224.53
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I've got a long trip coming up and I 'm going to need to have plenty to read on the flights. Do ya'll have any suggestions? I've already got Dune and I'm also considering Lord of the Flies.
Spartan
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty.
(I refer you to what Nightward said)
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MadWolf
02/17/03 03:21 PM
134.53.28.81
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Anything By Douglas Adams. Aka Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy , restruant at the end of the universe, life the universe and everything, and so long and thanks for all the fish!
Nothing is Impossible, It is only Improbable.
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KamikazeJohnson
02/17/03 05:43 PM
142.161.128.92
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Hey, don't forget
Mostly Harmless
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
and
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 
Peace is that glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.
--Thomas Jefferson
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Diablo
02/21/03 06:53 PM
66.185.84.69
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Dragonlance series and art of war
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Spartan
02/22/03 11:46 PM
172.129.6.169
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I'm already planning on re-reading my copy of The Art of War and of A Book of Five Rings. Plus I'm going to review all the battletech strategy guidelines I've collected to bone up and maybe combine or condense things.
Spartan
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty.
(I refer you to what Nightward said)
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raven
02/24/03 12:29 PM
216.162.84.23
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David Weber a.k.a. the Honor Harrington books
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Bloodrider
02/24/03 07:46 PM
152.163.189.136
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Anything by Lois McMaster-Bujold and David Gemmel. Also a new release by Walter H. Hunt, The Dark Wing, good space war novel with some interesting twists. I just finished it and liked it a lot.
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room..." -from Dr. Strangelove
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KamikazeJohnson
02/24/03 11:12 PM
142.161.128.92
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Try the "Hyperion" series by Dan Simmons.
Hyperion
Fall of Hyperion
then the sequal series...
Endymion
Rise of Endymion
Tough to get through, but excellent tech ideas. And outstanding deep-space battle logistics. As I said, tough going, but very rewarding, IMHO 
Peace is that glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.
--Thomas Jefferson
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Nightward
02/25/03 01:03 AM
210.50.62.144
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Adding to what the others have said:
David Eddings
Terry Pratchett
Anne Bishop
And lately I have been reading the SANDMAn series. Although it's a comic, it's not bad.
Yea, verily. Let it be known far and wide that Nightward loathes MW: DA. Indeed, it is with the BURNING ANIMUS OF A THOUSAND SUNS that he doth rage against it with.
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Cray
02/25/03 07:07 AM
65.32.253.120
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"VMR Theory," by Robert Frezza. One of the funniest sci-fi books I've ever read.
The "Heritage Trilogy" by Ian Douglas, aka William H. Keith, Jr. is a satisfyingly jingoistic romp by the US Marines on Mars, Luna, and Europa.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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