I made a small mistake, in that I was thinking Tanna was in the Barnard's Star system. I would bet the Pentaurus reinforcements come to Tanna. And I...

Taking Hamsterman's spiral light confusion and adding that there are (soon) going to be two ships that look like the Aurora... Think we might see som...

Yeah, I wondered about that one as well. Trying to figure out if she was the one speaking instead of the Pres, or if she was playing dumb, or what.

I disagree. There are multiple references where they refer to gravity plating, and also to adjusting the intensity of the gravity. The gravity can't...

followed by: Relaxation Rest Seniority Sorority Pledge Week Rush Week and the real crowd pleaser Dorms on Fire!

The first one (Heechee saga) was kind of disturbing but interesting. I honestly don't remember if I read the follow-ons.

I would have liked Nathan's dad to approve the battlefield promotions of the core crew of the Aurora. It would have solidified the who military rank ...

Bjo Trimble. Yep, she was a hardcore fan, back in the days when it was possible for her to get an invite to the set during filming. Can you imagine ...

Ryk had one of those somewhere. Please try to use his if you can. I'd like him to be able to devote his life to writing... 😉

hmmm...

I just hit upon something that resonates with me: Calvin & Hobbes. If you want something to read while waiting for Episodes 23 & 24, go look ...

If you haven't read "The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman yet, read Heinlein's Starship Troopers first. It is a great pair of similar scenarios from diff...

A few that came to mind (there's a reason Ryk is writing these and not me): Assault on Planet Nine Rebellion Maturity Senility The Still of Death My ...

Just a mention to read Ender's Game ASAP, before the movie comes out. Same with the Hobbit, for you younger readers. Many liked the David Drake seri...

The original ST shuttle Galileo used to be sitting around in a storage lot in Carson, CA in the 1980s. My dad rented a box in the same lot, and I dro...

Speaking of Sonic Weapons, maybe they could play Wagner while coming in for an aerial troop assault... Air Cav, man! 😉

Like the "Inertial Dampeners" discussion on the other board? I liked a discussion I heard in one of the Trek documentaries, talking about what a mira...

In today's world we're still sailing aircraft carriers that were designed 40 or more years ago. I would think anything as critical as the Earth Defen...

Sure, I would bet they (lasers for point defense) might be better than physical rounds that get used up pretty fast. In fact, the rebels identified t...

Yep, I am sitting here bored, waiting for the next rock of crack. 🙂 It seems there would be a psychological power over having Earth, Humanity's bir...

I kind of liked the Amazon discussion boards. It was much easier to find and jump to the newest posts. Oh well.

Hmm. The mention of the Data Arc cores brings up all kinds of things they could find there. It doesn't make them unbeatable, but it certainly gives ...

What other kinds of weapons should Ryk invent? anything non-lethal?

Is the ship having a "Top" and a "Bottom" a sound idea for a spaceship? Or is it just surface warfare ideas directly translated? On first thought I ...

And commissioning Privateers! Free to attack Jung ships at will, and capture the booty! Avast, ye Jung scoundrels! Heave to, and prepare to be bo...

Ooh, I don't recognize F). What series is that? Google seems to point to Mass Effects. Isn't that a video game? I found some cool Fan Fiction when...

Ryk has said he has 5 major series in mind. Obviously Nathan is the hero and main subject of this first series. What will be in the second through f...

Inertial Dampeners! Of course, there's not a whole lot of science on how to create such a thing. Without them, though, most of our popular science f...

I like a phrase you put out there "... perhaps force them out of FTL one ship at a time." Space Piracy! 🙂