8
Followers
37
Following
Bryan Thomas Schmidt
My thoughts on books, stories, authors, and publishing
Currently reading
The Clockwork Dagger
Progress:
120/360 pages
The Road to Science Fiction 3: From Heinlein to Here
The Road to Science Fiction 4: From Here to Forever
The Road to Science Fiction 1
A Broken Christmas
The Ultra Thin Man
Progress:
174/334 pages
The Broken Eye
The Dark Between the Stars
Oath of Fealty
The Road to Science Fiction 2: From Wells to Heinlein
Wars: The Battle of Phobos (Vol.1) - Preludes
Three solid military scifi/space opera tales with solid pace and lots of action and strong characerization. Based on the WARS card game, partially developed by Michael Stackpole, there's a thru line here I am not familiar with. But the stories held up fairly well on their own. I liked each for different reasons, although I think the middle, by virtue of its focus on Asian cultures, was my favorite, despite having the least action. It also added good variety given the similarities of its bookends.
 - Preludes - Nathan P. Butler, Sean E. Williams, Jim Perry)