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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 2655381" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>If you haven't read Andy Weir's <em>The Martian</em>, drop what you're doing and read it. Now. </p><p></p><p>It's that good. Seriously. There's a lot of really good (read: accurate) science and engineering in the book, and a lot of problem solving that leads to more problem solving. And Mark Watney is a smart-ass. How could you not love a novel that starts:</p><p></p><p>If you're a delicate flower and naughty words give you the vapors, it's probably not for you, but there's really not all that much swearing, particularly considering that he's busily going from one calamity to another in his attempt to stay alive on Mars (where he was left behind, thought dead). </p><p></p><p>I'm currently reading <em>All You Need Is Kill</em> by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, the Japanese novel on which <em>Edge Of Tomorrow</em> is based. If you liked the movie, you'll probably like the novel, as the movie is faithful in spirit to it. I know I'm enjoying it quite thoroughly. </p><p></p><p>If you like military scifi, try Jack Campbell's <em>Lost Fleet</em> series. It's about a young officer who is found in hibernation in an escape capsule roughly 100 years after he was thought lost in battle. Not long after he is awakened, the entire flag staff of the fleet is treacherously killed, leaving him, by virtue of his time in grade (he was "posthumously" promoted to Captain nearly a century earlier) in command of the "Lost Fleet" (which is cut off deep in enemy territory). In addition to discovering that he's a legend in the force, it turns out that the attrition of a century-long war has taken its toll on the leadership, and he's the only officer who understands strategic thinking, or even tactical thinking beyond headlong charges. This series is about how he tries to lead the Lost Fleet home; there are also other series set in the same universe. </p><p></p><p>If you want to try a different military fiction bent, take a look at Bernard Cornwell's <em>Sharpe</em> series (the BBC/PBS series <em>Sharpe's Rifles</em>, starring Sean Bean, is taken from this series). Much of the series is set in the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, but there are also a few stories set in India, telling of Sharpe's time as an enlisted man.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 2655381, member: 26737"] If you haven't read Andy Weir's [I]The Martian[/I], drop what you're doing and read it. Now. It's that good. Seriously. There's a lot of really good (read: accurate) science and engineering in the book, and a lot of problem solving that leads to more problem solving. And Mark Watney is a smart-ass. How could you not love a novel that starts: If you're a delicate flower and naughty words give you the vapors, it's probably not for you, but there's really not all that much swearing, particularly considering that he's busily going from one calamity to another in his attempt to stay alive on Mars (where he was left behind, thought dead). I'm currently reading [I]All You Need Is Kill[/I] by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, the Japanese novel on which [I]Edge Of Tomorrow[/I] is based. If you liked the movie, you'll probably like the novel, as the movie is faithful in spirit to it. I know I'm enjoying it quite thoroughly. If you like military scifi, try Jack Campbell's [I]Lost Fleet[/I] series. It's about a young officer who is found in hibernation in an escape capsule roughly 100 years after he was thought lost in battle. Not long after he is awakened, the entire flag staff of the fleet is treacherously killed, leaving him, by virtue of his time in grade (he was "posthumously" promoted to Captain nearly a century earlier) in command of the "Lost Fleet" (which is cut off deep in enemy territory). In addition to discovering that he's a legend in the force, it turns out that the attrition of a century-long war has taken its toll on the leadership, and he's the only officer who understands strategic thinking, or even tactical thinking beyond headlong charges. This series is about how he tries to lead the Lost Fleet home; there are also other series set in the same universe. If you want to try a different military fiction bent, take a look at Bernard Cornwell's [I]Sharpe[/I] series (the BBC/PBS series [I]Sharpe's Rifles[/I], starring Sean Bean, is taken from this series). Much of the series is set in the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, but there are also a few stories set in India, telling of Sharpe's time as an enlisted man. [/QUOTE]
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