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Fuuhd Kanister
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.10.01 21:00:00 -
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Regarding merc suits, the classic is Joe Haldeman, The Forever War.
John Scalzi did something very similar recently ("Old Man's War"), and it's much more fun to read.
Apart from mercs, I agree with everybody else that Iain M. Banks and his Culture Novels are one of the best (but beware, only the first two or three will be fun for you, after that, the novelty wears off and you get annoyed by his unsatisfying endings).
EDIT: For truly big spaceships, I humbly suggest Robert Reed. Vernor Vinge also wrote great books you'll like if you dig Banks and Hamilton. I've read a lot of David Brin and loved it, but I hate him since he outlined an absurdly wrong theory of language in one of his Uplift books ;-).
And of course never forget the odd Pole and those Russians (Stanislaw Lem and the Strugatzki brothers)GǪ |
Fuuhd Kanister
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.10.01 21:04:00 -
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Sha Kharn Clone wrote:Check out Ian M Banks and Peter Hamilton.
Fallen dragon haz merc suits that are kinda cool
Yep.
 Shocked that a guy who killed me gazillion times says the same thing I would have saidGǪ |
Fuuhd Kanister
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.10.01 21:07:00 -
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Vane KoS wrote:Currently Reading Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey. which is not bad.
Yeah, that was a surprisingly enjoying read: Space opera at its best, great page turner, simple fun, nice politics (ok starships though), |
Ayures II
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Posted - 2012.10.01 21:25:00 -
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Starship Troopers should pretty much be required reading for this game. And no, it's nothing like the movie. |
RolyatDerTeufel
D3ath D3alers
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2012.10.01 21:37:00 -
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Gauder Berwyck wrote:Enders Game is fun, as has been mentioned here. The Hamilton books are... well, don't read the stoned. They're nitty gritty detailed and if you can get into them real fun. But for more EVE/Dust stuff, you might wanna check up the Honor Harrington series. Easy to read, detailed enough to convince you in the tech department and well... just fun.
I haven't read Enders Game in awhile. But Love that book. Pretty crazy story. |
Mejji Sez
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.01 21:44:00 -
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How to Raise the Perfect Dog by Cesar Milan.
That **** doesn't work. Dog still eats cardboard and disrespects my property! Lil cute sonuvabich... |
Madeleine Kriziah
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.10.01 22:26:00 -
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"Touchstone Trilogy"! So far my absolute favourite. 
Surprising Sci-Fi gem to say the least.  |
Sigurd Arinbjornson
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.02 05:35:00 -
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I recently got into the Warhammer 40K universe. Awesome stuff. Right now I'm reading the Ravenor omnibus by Dan Abnett. |
pandabare
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.02 05:39:00 -
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I'm reading Star Trek: The Next Generation - There be Dragons. I know it's not real close to Eve but, it is space related. Not sure what I'll go to next.. Maybe one of the books posted on here |
Encharrion
L.O.T.I.S.
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2012.10.02 05:45:00 -
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How come no one has mentioned Larry Niven? I've been reading a massive number of his short stories and some of his novels recently. |
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Vrain Matari
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2012.10.02 06:18:00 -
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Dune is a fantastic read and hard to beat - I keep thinking spice = moon goo.
In keeping with the power armor theme, I'd say
Heinlein's 'Starship Troopers',
Haldeman's 'The Forever War' - prolly the best technical presentation of power armor,
Steakey's 'Armor' - really DUSTlike in it's atmosphere, and the main character is the badass scout ;)
Scalzi's 'Old Man's War' - full of great ideas and lots of fun
Hamilton's 'Neutronium Alchemist' - very smart space opera, with one of the best Infantry fight scenes in all of scifi.
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Sir Shoot-a-lot
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.02 08:27:00 -
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I've been reading HP Lovecraft since i have memory! lol, between those and medicine books i rarely have time to read other things but ill put some of the books you guys are saying in my list :D |
Xiree
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.02 08:31:00 -
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Reading is sooo 1800 century man....
If you wanna see a cool scifi movie... Check out... Pandorum or Serenity
They don't really collide with the whole aspect of mercenary, but they are cool live on another planet movies. |
GR1NCH
Isuuaya Tactical
Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.02 09:09:00 -
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Ben Kane Spartacus and game of thrones at the moment, not read much scifi going to give some of these book suggestions a go thou ,Templar one especially. |
Tech Ohm Eaven
L.O.T.I.S.
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2012.10.02 09:26:00 -
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Reading books is good.
The God Makers and the Dosadi Experiment are good.
As to what I am doing??
Considering that a single temporal flux value in temporal mechanics is too limiting.
I.e. the Grandfather Paradox and the Deja Vu paradox only exist as such within such a model.
However in a temporal flux model with more than one result there are alternative values to resolve both paradoxes.
But then I have other things to do such as sleep so maybe back to give a more detailed explanation later in the day. |
Leos Valentine Vatta
Villore Sec Ops
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.10.08 09:26:00 -
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My entry into SciFi reading started with the Vatta's War Series by -Elizabeth Moon
I encountered one of the novels when working in a bookshop and it was mainly the title and cover (kind of cliche but oh well) that catched my attendtion. Upon completing the first book I immediately set out to obtain the other books and thus got hooked to this series.
I'm not sure how it or whether it (can) relate(s) to DUST or EVE though there is the concept of the privateer, which would mean as much as independent a space faring merchant/merc.
PostScriptum
Vrain Matari wrote:Steakey's 'Armor'
I think you mean Steakley ;-)
And aside the Heinlein's Starship Troopers novel I would also recommend the CGI animated series Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles |
miahus
CrimeWave Syndicate
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Posted - 2012.10.08 11:57:00 -
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revelation space by alastair reynolds. |
Vane KoS
Royal Uhlans
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.10.08 12:22:00 -
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Moochie Cricket wrote:ENDERS GAME IS A MUST READ!!! I can't emphasis that enough. It is the first of a series of 4 books. The last 3 are completely different feeling books, but still good.
Once again...
READ ENDERS GAME!!!
I had an Eye operation a few years ago and listened to the unabridged audiobook of Enders Game - terrific. I read all the follow up books after and agree with you, all good but different.
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Unknown 009545
Bragian Order
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.10.08 12:53:00 -
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Enders game is a must read. I read it in 7th grade and I have had a copy ever since. The subsequent books are good, but enders game is by far the best.
Heinlein never disappoints:
Stranger in a strange land
The moon is a harsh mistress
Starship troopers
Glory road
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Musta Tornius
BetaMax.
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Posted - 2012.10.08 12:58:00 -
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I hated Heinlein's work so much I actually burned one of his books after finishing it. I absolutely love reading but it was such toss. Can't for my life remember what the title was, nor do I want to :P |
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Ty 'SweetCheeks' Borg
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2012.10.08 13:11:00 -
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What is this "reading" you speak of??
Does it involve some type of controller?
Can I use guns and drive tanks? |
Paddy Lyons
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2012.10.08 13:31:00 -
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Dune as great read. Love it
For Sci FI, at the moment i'm reading Dan Simmons stuff Hyperion and Endymion. Also I'd recommend illium and Olympus by simmons(for lovers of robots and greek gods)
Fantasy
A song of Ice and Fire (Game Of Thrones) (6 books)
Dark Tower (7 books)
The Wheel Of Time (12 books)
(cause i like having a library) |
Aqil Aegivan
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2012.10.08 13:44:00 -
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All You Need is Kill
It's like groundhog day, except Bill Murray didn't have to become the ultimate soldier by re-living the same battle over and over. |
Ichi McScrotes
Doomheim
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Posted - 2012.10.08 13:53:00 -
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Szchu wrote:Ubik by Phillip K ****. It's more like The Secret World than Dust /edit Sorry, did I say ****? I meant Trousersnake. Phil Trousersnake. Great writer.
+1 for PKD
Ubik is my favorite book. and P h i l i p K D i c k (that's not a john thomas, but a name) is a great author. Also read The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch and Valis.
Though they're nothing like Dust, but the worlds he creates are awesome. |
Rorek IronBlood
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2012.10.08 14:12:00 -
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Depends on what I am reading, but I have a lot of science fiction novels. At the moment I picked up EVE: The Empyrean Age and from I know it is a very good read. A long and good read. Ha-ha. I plan on reading them in order of published, or released. I'll eventually get to EVE: Templar One. |
Drake Gro'Dar
Doomheim
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Posted - 2012.10.08 16:48:00 -
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Some of my favorites are 1984, altered carbon, and anything by Charles stross. I'm actually very surprised no one has mentioned him. Most of the book Charles Stross writes are like having Ian Flemmings, H.P. lovecraft, and some guy that writes those tech how-to books sit in a room take some acid and write a book. I highly recommend Glass House and Accelarondo. |
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