What are you reading?

[TSIBINDI]

SELOUS SCOUTS, TOP SECRET WAR

Lt.Col. Ron Reid Daly
as told to Peter Stiff

This is the story of the Selous Scouts Regiment of Rhodesia which was formed in 1973, and abolished without formal benefit of disbandment when Robert Mugabe's ZANU took power after the British supervised elections in 1980.

 

[Altitude sickness]

"One Second After" about an EMP attack...shiver me timbers!

First thing I would do if it happened would be move out of Texas--too hot for no A/C, lol

A sobering read and close enough to fact to be scary. Unfortunately, there are a few cliché portions.
And there are several over the top pages that kind of lower the quality of writing.

For instance,the lead character killing teenagers with the firing squad for looting. It goes against the exact thing that military officers are ingrained with. Keeping order and maintaining discipline when people under them want to resort to basic instincts.

 

[DieJager]

I generally read a varied range of books, fiction and non fiction, I usually have about 3 to 5 books going at once, big fan of science fiction...Asimov, Harry Harrison, Clarke, etc...or a good adventure yarn.
Currently reading "Wanderlust" the biography of Peter Freuchen the Danish explorer.

Roger

Have read the Foundation series from Asimov years ago. Enjoyed it. Have you seen the TV series yet? Heard some good stories about it but haven't seen it yet.

 

[yumastepside]

I also read the Foundation series back in high school, and no, I haven't seen the series yet but would like to.
I grew up reading science fiction and fantasy...all the Micheal Moorcock and Robert E Howard books and all the fantastic cover art that went with it...Frazetta, Rodney Matthews, Achilleos...

Roger

 

[PARA45]

"One Second After" about an EMP attack...shiver me timbers!

First thing I would do if it happened would be move out of Texas--too hot for no A/C, lol

Excellent book, I read it a few years ago.

 

[RSL]

It is heartening to see there are so many enthusiastic readers in the group....!