Chris Bunch's Last Legion and Star Risk Novels

[bookfan]

Would you recommend them or prefer one over the other?

[Max the Mediocre]

If you're looking for brainless milSF, you could do worse than the Last Legion.

If you want something more substantial than pulp milSF, look elsewhere (David Drake's Hammer's Slammers series, for instance).

[Somni]

Have not read Last legion that I am aware of. Star Risk is OK as a lightweight quick read. Don't expect anything engrossing though.

[Aleksei]

His Sten series, Shadow War trilogy and Seer King series are far far better, try those instead.

And his novel Corsair is a favorite of mine.

[PhillB]

I too really enjoyed his Corsair novel. I also like the Dragonmaster series as well.

[Ardias]

I haven't read his other stuff (is his writing style fairly consistent?), but I have read the Star Risk novels and, as said above, they are a brainless, over the top, sex/guns/massive explosions romp that is most likely the best written crap I have ever read (and I mean that in a good way). They don't have any real substance and his new one -double cross program is the name I remember- has so many blind turns and twists that I'm surprised he can keep it all straight. Honestly though, if you don't want to read a heavily thoughtful novel, they're great and not in a 'gloss over all the badly written portions' way.

[Somni]

His Sten series

The Sten series was OK, but it dragged so towards the end I am sure it could have been cut by at least a book without reducing the story.

However, I do agree that the Shadow War books are better for a more 'thinking' read.

[bookfan]

Originally Posted by Max the Mediocre

If you're looking for brainless milSF, you could do worse than the Last Legion.

Originally Posted by Ardias

I haven't read his other stuff (is his writing style fairly consistent?), but I have read the Star Risk novels and, as said above, they are a brainless, over the top, sex/guns/massive explosions romp that is most likely the best written crap I have ever read (and I mean that in a good way). They don't have any real substance and his new one -double cross program is the name I remember- has so many blind turns and twists that I'm surprised he can keep it all straight. Honestly though, if you don't want to read a heavily thoughtful novel, they're great and not in a 'gloss over all the badly written portions' way.

Yup, mindless scifi action was what I was looking for.

Okay, I'm going to hijack my own thread. What about:

• William Dietz's Legion of the Damn
• Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet
• Neal Asher novels.