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Tag Archives: World War II
The Forever War, Joe Haldeman (St. Martin’s Press, 1974)
The Forever War is the classic future soldier’s story by Joe Haldeman and serves as one of the two pillars upon which Military Science Fiction stands. Inspired by Haldeman’s experiences in the Vietnam War, it not only tells the harrowing tale of men and women at war, it also tells one of the best tales of the difficulty of returning from war that can be found regardless of genre. This is truly a marvelous book that should really be read by anyone. For more go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com
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Posted in Classic Sci Fi, Conspiracy Novel, Far Future, Identity, Military Science Fiction, Near Future fic, Part of A Series but can be Read without reading previous volumes, Post Colonial, Ripping Yarn, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Stand Alone Novel, Ultratech, Uncategorized
Tagged American Civil War, Best Science Fiction, book review, Faster-than-light, Forever War, Haldeman, Hugo, Joe Haldeman, Military Science Fiction, Napoleonic Wars, Robert Heinlein, Science Fiction, The Forever Peace, The Forever War, Vietnam War, World War II
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The Perfect Spy, John LeCarré (Penguin Books, 1986 {Penguin Audio, Narrator: Michael Jayston)
The Perfect Spy by John LeCarré is an extremely well crafted novel that tells the tale of a British Intelligence Officer who mysteriously goes AWOL after his father’s death. Told part in part as a third person narrative and part as a first person “memoire,” it starts slow but eventually hooks the reader into its brilliant writing. Having said that, it is perhaps my least favorite of LeCarré’s Cold War period, and would recommend putting this towards the end of my LeCarré Reading List. For a full review (explaining this commentary, go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com). Continue reading
Posted in Espionage, Identity, Mystery, Stand Alone Novel, Thoughtful, Thoughtful Espionage Tale, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Haydon, book review, Cold War, Espionage, George Smiley, John le Carré, Magnus Pym, Michael Jayston, Mole, mystery, Novel, Perfect Spy, Peter Guilliam, Russia, Smiley, The Perfect Spy, Tinker, Traitor, World War II, Zulu Dawn
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Fatherland, Robert Harris (Arrow Books, 1992)
Fatherland by Robert Harris is a conspiracy thriller set in an alternative history Germany of 1964 where the NAZI’s won the war. It has a great premise but holds an obvious mystery and flawed characters at it head. A must read for anyone who likes Alternative histories, but unlikely to appeal to others. Continue reading
Posted in Alternate History, Authors, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Novel, Crime Thriller, Fatherland, Identity, Mystery, Political Drama, Post Modern, Robert Harris, Stand Alone Novel, Thriller, Title, Uncategorized
Tagged Alternate history, Fatherland, Germany, Nazi, Nazi Germany, Nazism, Police State, Robert Harris, United States, World War II
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Strindberg’s Star, Jan Wallentin (Viking Adult, 2012 {Penguin Audio, Narrator: Graeme Malcolm}) Translated from Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles.
Strindberg’s Star by Jan Wallentin, is a paranormal mystery/thriller that weaves 19th century science, secret societies, NAZI mysticism and a quest for the occult into a fascinating story. For more, go to: http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Conspiracy Novel, Identity, Paranormal Mystery, paranormal or otherwise unexplained (possibly alien or magic) object, Present Day Sci Fi, Supernatural, Thoughtful, Thriller
Tagged Arctic, August Strindberg, Conspiracy theory, Dan Brown, Greek Alphabet, Jan Wallentin, Nazi, Nazism, Strindberg, Strindberg's Star, Wallentin, World War II
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The Archaeologist's Guide to the Galaxy.. by Thomas Evans 