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//-->ChrisW's Naval SF Recommend Reading ListThis page was last updated on 9 January 2009.Recommended Reading ListThis is the longer version ofChrisW's Naval SF Card,which I hand out at science fiction conventions. (It'sa work-in-progress.)Note that this isn't just a list of my favorite books (although many of them are favorites). As a sciencefiction fan who happens to be a naval analyst and wargame designer, I find these books (and websites,etc.) particularly interesting or useful, for either the ideas or the execution.Books on game designKatie Salen & Eric Zimmerman:Rules of Play: Game Design FundamentalsThebook on understanding what games are, and why they “work.” I expect their followup --TheGame Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology-- to be as good.Peter Perla:The Art of WargamingThe history of commercial and professional wargaming and the use of wargames. I own a copy atwork and at home.Non-fiction books on naval/military mattersJulian Corbett:Some Principles of Maritime StrategyEspecially the “Green Pamphlet” appendix, which was originally a classified document written forthe Royal Navy. Old but still the best single breakdown of naval theory. Free online atJames George:History of WarshipsOverview of how naval ships have changed over time, and why.Wayne Hughes:Fleet Tactics: Theory and PracticeorFleet Tactics and Coastal CombatSame book, two editions (either is good). How to think about and analyze tactics, and how tacticshave changed over time.Edward Luttwak:The Grand Strategy of the Roman EmpireExcellent treatise on how to think about borders. (If only Stephen Donaldson had read this beforewriting theGapseries!)Marshall Savage:The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy StepsThink big!Frank Uhlig:How Navies Fight: The US Navy and Its AlliesExcellent overview of different types of navies. and how form (force structure) follows function.- 1-© 1997-2009 Christopher WeuveChrisW's Naval SF Recommend Reading ListWebsites of InterestWinchell Chung'sAtomic RocketsWinchell Chung's3-D Starmaps-- Publishers ofAttack Vector: Tacticaland theSaganami IslandTactical SimulatorTom Harlan'sSixth SunConcordance-- The technicalbackground for hisSixth Sunseries.Etranger-- A slightly non-canon2300website. I especially recommend thestarships section.Starship Combat News-- Science Fiction combat miniatures and wargamesChrisW'sThoughts on Starship Troopers-- Yes, I am plugging my own page.ChrisW'sAt Sea with the U.S. Navy-- For anyone who wants to know what it is like to be ona warship.Mailing lists of interestsSFConsim-L-- Mailing list for discussing science fictionwargames.NavWarGames-- Historical naval wargames.WarpWar-- Discussion list for ALL classic science fictionmicrogames.Space_OperaSF- 2-© 1997-2009 Christopher WeuveChrisW's Naval SF Recommend Reading List-- Title is self-explanatory.“Naval” Science Fiction books worth readingRobert Chase:The Game of Fox and LionTactically useful FTL drive.C.J. Cherryh:Downbelow StationandHellburnerSpace combat forces that arenʼt simply navy retreads, plus an illustration how politics affects forcestructure. (For more information, lookhere.)The rest of her Alliance-Union books are excellent aswell.Glen Cook:The Dragon Never SleepsBorrows heavily from Roman history. Could be the fiction companion to the Luttwak book. (Formore information, lookhere.)Michael DiMercurio: The“Patch” PacinoseriesThe series consists of, well, a lot of books. Submarines, not SF, but a good source ofverisimilitude.Scott Gier:GenellanseriesThe series consists ofPlanetfall, In the Shadow of the Moon, First Victory,andEarth Siege.Science fiction fleet operations through the eyes of a former naval aviator.Peter Hamilton: TheNight's DawnTrilogyThe series consists ofThe Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist,andThe Naked God.A very interesting universe with some interesting technology (military and otherwise).Tom Harlan: TheIn The Time of the Six SunseriesThe series (so far) consists ofWasteland of Flint, House of Reeds,andLand of the Dead.A hard-SF archaeological mystery/space combat series set in an alternate future and past. A fine mix ofinteresting characters, exciting plots, and thoughtful ship design and tactics.Robert Heinlein:Starship TroopersWhy we fight, and the meaning of civic virtue. (For more information, lookhere.)Walter Hunt:The Dark WingseriesThe series (so far) consists ofThe Dark Wing, The Dark Path, The Dark Ascent,andThe DarkCrusade.Well-constructed naval tactics and civil-military relations. The inter-alliance relations inparticular are interesting.Jack McDevitt:A Talent for WarHistory --and mystery -- as verisimilitude.Elizabeth Moon:Familias RegnantseriesThe series consists (so far, anyway) of theHeris Serranotrilogy (HuntingParty, Sporting Chance,andWinning Colorsand theEsmay Suizanovels (Oncea Hero, Rules of Engagement, Change of- 3-© 1997-2009 Christopher WeuveChrisW's Naval SF Recommend Reading ListCommand,andAgainst the Odds).Tactically useful FTL drives. See theWikipedia entryfor the background.Kevin OʼDonnell:Fire on the BorderAnother example of tactically useful FTL drives.Scott Westerfeld:SuccessionPublished in paper asThe Risen EmpireandThe Killing of Worlds.A hard-SF novel featuringplanetary minds, cyborg commandos, advanced information technology, and warships for whichthe phrase "rig for combat" means the walls move. As with Tom Harlan's books, a fine mix ofinteresting characters, exciting plots, and thoughtful ship design.Dave Trowbridge and Sherwood Smith: TheExordiumseriesThe series consists ofThe Phoenix in Flight, Ruler of Naught, A Prison Unsought, The Rifter'sCovenant,andThe Thrones of Kronos.Well-thought-through space opera, which combines tactical FTL combat with speed-of-lightweapons and sensors. (For more information, lookhere.)Science Fiction which looks promisingJack Campbell's (John Hemry's)Lost FleetseriesI haven't read these yet, but I got the chance to listen a reading of a chapter and talk to the author.Hemry is a retired US Navy Surface Warfare Officer, and that expertise shows.Other Reading Lists-- Long list of interesting books, in severalcategories. Be sure you get the update, too.Please feel free to send recommendations to me!- 4-© 1997-2009 Christopher Weuve [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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