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This time it’s another Zoomed Out, Subgenre Spotlight episode on Military Science Fiction. Joining me for this discussion is returning guest William Bregnard from Future War Stories.
An unedited transcript is included with this episode. A more polished transcript will be posted at a later date.
Segments and time codes:
(02:00) – Intro to Military Science Fiction (MSF)
(09:00) – MSF 101:
- Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
- Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi
- Orphanage, by Robert Buettner
- HALO: The Fall of Reach, by Eric Nyland
- Terms of Enlistment, by Marko Kloos
- Embedded, by Dan Abnett
- Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
- All You Need is Kill, by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
(37:30) – Advanced MSF:
- Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual, written by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood
- ALIENS: Tribes, by Stephen R. Biskette
- World War Robot, by Ashley Wood
- Footfall, by Pournelle and Niven
- The Mote in God’s Eye, by Pournelle and Niven
- Startide Rising, by David Brin
- DUNE, by Frank Herbert
- ARMOR, by John Steakley
- The Honor Harrington Series, by David Weber
- The Ghost in the Shell Manga and/or APPLESEED by Masamune Shirow
Notes & Links:
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