| the biggest loser in the Honorverse | cmryan58 | Thu Jul 2 00:54 |
I saw this topic over at Baen's Bar and thought it was interesting. Who is the biggest loser in the Honorverse so far. My first choice is the Silisean Confederacy. Just imagine growing up in a nation where you are automatically nicknamed as a Sillie. You are a Sillie doctor or a Sillie soldier maybe a Sillie diplomat. ... more |
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| And The Great Satan is....... | PK | Fri Jun 26 02:20 |
I'm pleased and proud to announce that Great Britain has overtaken the United States in the Great Satan stakes. How did this upset happen? It's probably the BBC's fault. They will insist on reporting things that actually happen, but it has to be admitted that President Obama dropped the ball on behalf of the USA due... more |
| Why ther no update on Rule the Honorverse? | JC | Tue Jun 23 17:22 |
I like to known. |
| How many superdreadnaughts does the RMN need? | cmryan58 | Tue Jun 23 14:24 |
As of the end of At All Costs it looks bad for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. But is it? Apollo represents a substantial increase in the technical advantage of the RMN. Effectively allowing the RMN to engage any enemy from way beyond their ability to return fire. So perhaps Manticore doesn’t need as many ships of the... more |
| Storm from the Shadows | cmryan58 | Tue Jun 16 12:16 |
Anyone had the time or opportunity to read Storm from the Shadows yet? |
| Outlaw Nation | onewhowishes | Wed May 27 17:13 |
note,this thread is not related in any form to anything about a band who apparently chose this the same name as this thread for their band name. When the Mesan Alignment's guilt is finally proven this year or next year,and considering that Manticore's offer of peace is in the form of allowing the RH a chance to... more |
| Mil-sf author Graham Sharp Paul | Jonathan | Fri May 22 10:04 |
Anyone heard about this guy? The reviews on Amazon seem good, but that's notoriously iffy...here's a more conventional review. http://www.crucialtaunt.com/pop/lore/lore15.html -J |
| New Star Trek Movie (minor spoilers) | Scott Washburn | Sun May 10 19:45 |
Saw it with my family as a birthday present on Saturday. I enjoyed it, but not as much as I might have. Even allowing for the 'alternate history' aspects, there are plot holes big enough to fly a starship through. As a writer, I put a lot of effort into making sure that there are few, if any, holes in the plots of the ... more |
| Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles | Jonathan | Fri May 1 19:17 |
There's never enough good SF on television. This series has turned out to be much, much better than might have been expected...provided it's not cancelled as a reward for that. There's a short video summary of the first season at this page, courtesy of FOX, which makes a decent intro (the 'Season One Recap' video... more |
| Wizard Challenge... | iggy | Thu Apr 23 17:56 |
Okay, not maybe the best place to post this but I know it'll get a response here so here it goes. two items actually. ~ITEM ONE~ I'm writing Transformers Fan Fiction. You can see the first 14 chapters of my first book at www.cybertronchronicles.com. I'm nearly 150K words into the second book in a five book series on... more |
| HoTQ Fight Scene Performed...Almost | Jonathan | Thu Apr 16 10:09 |
We all know that the HH books aren't just fight scenes and exploding spaceships -- right? -- but if anyone does make a film or TV series, those are going to be key things to get right. If the comments on this YouTube clip are authentic, this short stunt-fighting video was put together by professional kickboxer Briget... more |
| Battlestar Galactica Ending (Spoilers!) | Scott W | Sun Mar 22 14:36 |
First, I am not a fan of BG. I've only seen two or three episodes plus the very first and this last one. But while I enjoyed those episodes I saw, I was pretty disappointed with the final half hour of the series finale. Why? Well, three main reasons: 1) It's been done to death. I can think of at least a dozen, books,... more |
| Vindication, of a sort | Andy | Fri Mar 20 00:28 |
I've been reading scifi for more than thirty years. For many if not most of those years the better parts of the concepts - and especially the ethics - there have been my guide in how to live. I'm sure that most if not all of you have experienced that opinion from others at least once in your lives, that science... more |
| Cover Art faceoff! | Jonathan | Wed Mar 11 20:39 |
OK, I have two avenues for the cover art of the latest Stellar Phoenix Books issue. It's complicated by the fact that it's my book. Bad enough having an illustrator that *doesn't* read the story, but one who *wrote* it.... We've got one that's a sort of Liaden Universe, look-at-the-people take, and one that's a... more |
| Weber's comments from the new HH book intro | Jonathan | Fri Mar 6 16:33 |
Excerpted from the author's introduction to Storm From the Shadows, a few explanations of how the series developed as it did: Many readers will notice that some of the earlier chapters in this book retell, or fill in between, events which occurred in At All Costs. The retold material constitutes a very small portion... more |
| More goodies at Tor Dot Com | Jonathan | Wed Mar 4 08:43 |
Tor's website has put up what looks like a permanent gallery of SF/F cover art from their books, grouped by artist. Some wonderful work here. Not as big a size as the screen savers they put up last year, but enough to do the work justice. http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=galleries (I found it... more |
| Who want to see more of the Past of Theisman? | JC | Sun Jan 25 11:42 |
I like to see more on the Past of Thomas Theisman,he is a Counterpart of Honor,What did he do before Honor on the Queen. What do you think? |
| A Literary Experiment (aka Free Samples!) | Jonathan | Sat Jan 24 16:41 |
As some of you know, I've been attempting to publish an SF novel for some time now. After 7 publishers and 28 agents said no, I'm considering it to have been a good attempt, and self-publishing it along with some of Scott's books. Now, some of the editors and agents who rejected the manuscript advised that it had too... more |
| If you watch "Battlestar Galactica" and use Facebook... | Jonathan | Mon Jan 5 19:46 |
....someone's fused them. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3322805/battlestarbook If you DON'T watch BSG, you may want to avoid spoilers for the miniseries (just in case). -Jonathan |
| SF News Links (What's This Stuff Up Top?) | jcresswell-jones | Sat Dec 6 11:35 |
A writer by the name of Stephen Hunt has been running a monthly email newsletter called "Sf Crowsnest" for a few years now. He's begun offering a free link to the stories on the newsletter, which can be placed into anyone's website. About half the stories tend to be UK-specific, but I've found that they're generally... more |