Other >> Off Topic Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Jump to first unread post. Pages: 1 Spartan Sergeant Major Reged: 12/10/01 Posts: 311 Loc: Fort Worth Texas Recommened reading       #51200 - 02/16/03 07:50 PM (172.168.224.53) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   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) Post Extras:       MadWolf Corporal Reged: 06/18/02 Posts: 172 Loc: Ohio Re: Recommened reading       #51251 - 02/17/03 12:21 PM (134.53.28.81) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   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. Post Extras:       KamikazeJohnson Major Reged: 01/01/02 Posts: 1391 Loc: WINTERpeg, MB, Canada Re: Recommened reading       #51263 - 02/17/03 02:43 PM (142.161.128.92) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Hey, don't forget Mostly Harmless Young Zaphod Plays It Safe and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency -------------------- I kill $%!^. And I enjoy the hell out of it. --Ted Nugent Post Extras:       Diablo Sergeant Reged: 08/02/01 Posts: 388 Loc: Canada, eh? Re: Recommened reading       #51853 - 02/21/03 03:53 PM (66.185.84.69) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Dragonlance series and art of war -------------------- "whats that bluish fuzzy thing on your head?" -Luciphear to Talis, just before he exploded. www.geocitis.com/luciph34r Post Extras:       Spartan Sergeant Major Reged: 12/10/01 Posts: 311 Loc: Fort Worth Texas Re: Recommened reading       #52057 - 02/22/03 08:46 PM (172.129.6.169) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   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) Post Extras:       raven Recruit Reged: 05/29/01 Posts: 46 Loc: Maple Glen, Pennsylavania USA Re: Recommened reading       #52259 - 02/24/03 09:29 AM (216.162.84.23) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   David Weber a.k.a. the Honor Harrington books -------------------- Post Extras:       Bloodrider Private Reged: 12/04/02 Posts: 82 Loc: TN, US of A Re: Recommened reading       #52328 - 02/24/03 04:46 PM (152.163.189.136) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   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 Post Extras:       KamikazeJohnson Major Reged: 01/01/02 Posts: 1391 Loc: WINTERpeg, MB, Canada If you don't mind a super-challenging read...       #52374 - 02/24/03 08:12 PM (142.161.128.92) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   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 -------------------- I kill $%!^. And I enjoy the hell out of it. --Ted Nugent Post Extras:       Nightward Lieutenant Colonel Reged: 05/09/01 Posts: 1701 Loc: Queensland, Australia. Re: Recommened reading       #52403 - 02/24/03 10:03 PM (210.50.62.144) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   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. Post Extras:       Cray General Reged: 07/27/01 Posts: 4131 Loc: North America Re: Recommened reading       #52427 - 02/25/03 04:07 AM (65.32.253.120) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   "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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