There Will Be War
I cite stories and articles in the book series, "There Will Be War" quite a lot.
I came across this listing of the books, their titles and the stories/authors they contain while researching my "Captain America" post.
I thought I'd share the list, in case anyone cares to read them.
Here's where the books can be found on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/There-Will-War-J-E...
In the first volume...
"Reflex" is a scene cut from "Mote in God's Eye". Well worth reading if you like the latter.
"Spanish Man's Grave" is a story by James Warner Bellah... Did you like the John Wayne Movies, "Fort Apache" and/or "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"? This is the guy who wrote them. I think the veterans here may like it.
"Marius" the Objectivists here may like. In post-apocalyptic future, the issue of theory vs reality is addressed.
Everyone knows "Ender's Game".
"I am Nothing" explores power in an interesting way. The all-powerful ruler of a planet... defeated... by himself... with the help of a most helpless enemy.
Oh, there are just too many good stories to go over them all.
In the second volume, "Men of War":
"Caster" is an excellent tale of the power of the press.
"Proud Legons" is from T.R. Fehrenbach's "This Kind of War" and is a great explanation of what went wrong, and right, in Korea.
"...And Baby Makes Three" should outrage you as much as it educates you... and instills fear for our future.
"In the Name of the Father" Introduces, iirc, the Lord of Barely Cross, the Master of the Fist, Patrick O'Meara; and perhaps the greatest deception in the history of mankind. The whole book, "Masters of the Fist" is *well* worth reading.
In Volume III: Blood and Iron there are only a couple of good stories, but worth the price of the volume, alone:
"The Miracle Workers" turns science and magic on their heads. Objectivists should like.
"The Myth of a Liberation" brings out more truth about the Indochinese War, and its aftermath.
Volume IV: Day of the Tyrant...
Oh, boy... some of my favorites are in this one:
"The Cloak and the Staff" from "Way of the Pilgrim" is about the Earth being conquered by the ultimate Statists.
"Lepanto" is where I learned who Miguel Cervantes was...
"A Cure For Croup" continues the saga of Barley Cross and the Masters of the Fist. The deceptions multiply...
"Conqueror of Vectis" is a barbarian tale of honor.
"The Man in the Grey Weapons Suit" predicts a variation on the "drone wars" we now conduct.
"Three Soldiers" is another tale of honor, and one that inadvertently addresses some religious questions.
But, the best, #1 with a bullet:
"No Truce with Kings". In a post apocalyptic world, the collectivists try to "unite" what's left of civilization, but are being manipulated behind the scenes by do-gooders, who know what's best for all of us. READ THIS ONE. You'll love it.
Volume VI: Guns of Darkness
"Ideological Defeat" - post-apocalypse story reminiscent of a Star Drek episode. The O'Cracy clan takes on the Soviet Union.... must read for the fight against the left.
"The Highest Treason" - Wow. Mind blowing. The "equal" world of Obama's dreams is at war with aliens who follow a different philosophy. And one human switches sides...
Volume VII: Call to Battle!
"We Hold These Rights" - the story of an Objectivist even Objectivists might not like. What are rights?
"The Last Article" - I loved this one. Harry Turtledove's alternate history where the U.S. stays out of WWII... and so instead of facing the British, Gandhi finds himself facing a Nazi field-marshall...
"Another Low, Dishonest Decade on the Left" describes the downright treasonous activity of the American left during the cold war.
"Iron Angel" tells of a group of Red Army Engineers during WWIII. Worth reading.
"Remember the Alamo"... What if the Alamo was defended by people more like... millennials?
Volume VII: Armageddon!
"Still Time" - A "prepper's" story
"The Benefactors" - Continues the story of the "Iron Angel".
Volume IX: After Armageddon
"Half the Battle" - a very short story about what happens when nobody tells you something can't be done...
("What Man has done, Man can aspire to" - a note from the book "Fallen Angels")
"The Voice of the Cockroach" - a story of self-loathing... and self-redemption. Value for value? What if you tell yourself you have no values?
(WARNING: khalling, do not read. It has adult themes that *will* offend you. The bad guys are truly bad. A shame, because it's a fairly Objectivist story)
"Song of the Red War Boat" - one of my Kipling favorites. "For we hold that in all disaster - of shipwreck, storm or sword - a man must stand by his master, once he has given his word!"
"Horatius at the Bridge" - A poem recounting a story from the founding of the Roman Republic
"Torch" - a variation on Wyatt's Torch...
There's a lot more in the series that I think a lot of people here will like, even though the books are dated.
I came across this listing of the books, their titles and the stories/authors they contain while researching my "Captain America" post.
I thought I'd share the list, in case anyone cares to read them.
Here's where the books can be found on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/There-Will-War-J-E...
In the first volume...
"Reflex" is a scene cut from "Mote in God's Eye". Well worth reading if you like the latter.
"Spanish Man's Grave" is a story by James Warner Bellah... Did you like the John Wayne Movies, "Fort Apache" and/or "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"? This is the guy who wrote them. I think the veterans here may like it.
"Marius" the Objectivists here may like. In post-apocalyptic future, the issue of theory vs reality is addressed.
Everyone knows "Ender's Game".
"I am Nothing" explores power in an interesting way. The all-powerful ruler of a planet... defeated... by himself... with the help of a most helpless enemy.
Oh, there are just too many good stories to go over them all.
In the second volume, "Men of War":
"Caster" is an excellent tale of the power of the press.
"Proud Legons" is from T.R. Fehrenbach's "This Kind of War" and is a great explanation of what went wrong, and right, in Korea.
"...And Baby Makes Three" should outrage you as much as it educates you... and instills fear for our future.
"In the Name of the Father" Introduces, iirc, the Lord of Barely Cross, the Master of the Fist, Patrick O'Meara; and perhaps the greatest deception in the history of mankind. The whole book, "Masters of the Fist" is *well* worth reading.
In Volume III: Blood and Iron there are only a couple of good stories, but worth the price of the volume, alone:
"The Miracle Workers" turns science and magic on their heads. Objectivists should like.
"The Myth of a Liberation" brings out more truth about the Indochinese War, and its aftermath.
Volume IV: Day of the Tyrant...
Oh, boy... some of my favorites are in this one:
"The Cloak and the Staff" from "Way of the Pilgrim" is about the Earth being conquered by the ultimate Statists.
"Lepanto" is where I learned who Miguel Cervantes was...
"A Cure For Croup" continues the saga of Barley Cross and the Masters of the Fist. The deceptions multiply...
"Conqueror of Vectis" is a barbarian tale of honor.
"The Man in the Grey Weapons Suit" predicts a variation on the "drone wars" we now conduct.
"Three Soldiers" is another tale of honor, and one that inadvertently addresses some religious questions.
But, the best, #1 with a bullet:
"No Truce with Kings". In a post apocalyptic world, the collectivists try to "unite" what's left of civilization, but are being manipulated behind the scenes by do-gooders, who know what's best for all of us. READ THIS ONE. You'll love it.
Volume VI: Guns of Darkness
"Ideological Defeat" - post-apocalypse story reminiscent of a Star Drek episode. The O'Cracy clan takes on the Soviet Union.... must read for the fight against the left.
"The Highest Treason" - Wow. Mind blowing. The "equal" world of Obama's dreams is at war with aliens who follow a different philosophy. And one human switches sides...
Volume VII: Call to Battle!
"We Hold These Rights" - the story of an Objectivist even Objectivists might not like. What are rights?
"The Last Article" - I loved this one. Harry Turtledove's alternate history where the U.S. stays out of WWII... and so instead of facing the British, Gandhi finds himself facing a Nazi field-marshall...
"Another Low, Dishonest Decade on the Left" describes the downright treasonous activity of the American left during the cold war.
"Iron Angel" tells of a group of Red Army Engineers during WWIII. Worth reading.
"Remember the Alamo"... What if the Alamo was defended by people more like... millennials?
Volume VII: Armageddon!
"Still Time" - A "prepper's" story
"The Benefactors" - Continues the story of the "Iron Angel".
Volume IX: After Armageddon
"Half the Battle" - a very short story about what happens when nobody tells you something can't be done...
("What Man has done, Man can aspire to" - a note from the book "Fallen Angels")
"The Voice of the Cockroach" - a story of self-loathing... and self-redemption. Value for value? What if you tell yourself you have no values?
(WARNING: khalling, do not read. It has adult themes that *will* offend you. The bad guys are truly bad. A shame, because it's a fairly Objectivist story)
"Song of the Red War Boat" - one of my Kipling favorites. "For we hold that in all disaster - of shipwreck, storm or sword - a man must stand by his master, once he has given his word!"
"Horatius at the Bridge" - A poem recounting a story from the founding of the Roman Republic
"Torch" - a variation on Wyatt's Torch...
There's a lot more in the series that I think a lot of people here will like, even though the books are dated.
