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On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 10:56:26 PM UTC+10, WolfFan wrote:
> On Sep 26, 2023, Lynn McGuire wrote
> (in article
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> > Lynn`s six star list (or top ten list) in September 2023:
> >
> > 1. "Mutineer`s Moon" by David Weber
> Giant plot holes with respect to biology, physics, logic...
It`s not aiming for hard science fiction...
> > 7. "Dies The Fire" by S. M. Stirling
> major plot hole due to physics
When the basic idea of the book is "almost all technnology stops
working" don`t expect it to fit with real world science.
> >
> > 10. "Under A Graveyard Sky" by John Ringo
> too many guns
That`s a matter of personal taste, I`m not a big guns fan but
Ringo does do a good job of starting series that involve a lot of
violence and making them reasonable.
Completing the series is another matter, he`s dropped a fair few I
was interested in and his "of course the SS were elite soldiers and
will save Europe" in Wath on the Rhine, a book he cowrote with Kratman,
and "only christianity and religious people are worthwhile" in The
Tuloriad and Queen of Wands (which as I recall from 1 read back when it
was has a main character who`s incredibly competent but because she`s
female she has to obey her husband in all things and he`s a clueless
arsehole) makes me less likely to read future releases
Also dubious about anybody who chooses to write about 2 main
characters who are attracted to the idea of raping people but hold themselves
back...
> >
> > 11. "Live Free Or Die" by John Ringo
> he really loves things that go boom
at a much higher level of booming
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