Maybe as a first assignment, have those guys go back and run through the first 8 or so books. There are a lot of small mistakes such as "As the eight...

Sounds like Ryk has worked out the production issues. Very cool. So it will be roughly October-January when the last installment of cycle 1 comes ou...

"Show of Force" or "A show of force" ? I'm still in China, and I don't trust the connection, so I will have to wait until I return to buy the book.

I'm with you there, Greg. Heading for China for the next two weeks. Was hoping to grab the new one before I left, but I'll just have to make do.

So, you're saying a language that hasn't been spoken for a few centuries has difficulty expressing concepts regarding interstellar politics? 😉

Funny the difference in services. As a Marine, I attended many Army schools. Pathfinder, Air Assault (x2), several others. I never even looked up t...

Hmmm. Does that mean Tanna will remain, or does Ryk's comment imply something like that the star for Tanna will be removed after the Jung counter-att...

Holy crap, "about 30k words longer"?!? You certainly don't price it by the pound, do you Ryk? lol Thanks!

As an American, our views on royalty are definitely skewed, but I see some value in a leader looking to make decisions with a sense of ownership in th...

Sure, but what happens when your opponent made the chips, computers, and much of the infrastructure that your systems rely upon? That is now a proble...

So... Anyone watch a good TV show lately? 🙂 I agree with Hans, but on the other hand... We're on a site dedicated to these books. It is kind of ...

It depends. There are long exposition parts, for which some light strings are good. Battle sequences demand drums and horns. I recently watched the ...

Ok, I respect your opinion. If it were me, I'd join just so I could have a drink with Larry Niven and those older legends of the biz. 🙂 From my c...

I keep thinking there is something in that 1000 year plan that we are not paying attention to. Something where they have contingencies for situations...

All good points, and many of them will probably be in there. I'm just focusing on other things and trying to not obsess over this... By hitting refre...

Huh, just saw the books in the iTunes store. Grabbed the freebie Vol I-III and rated it highly. Didn't suffer too much guilt since I had already pai...

... and then you could put an iris over the jump gate so that incoming ships that didn't send the proper authentication code would go splat! Oh, wait...

Episode 5 re-read says the T'Akar manufacturers could print a ship directly from plans. Perhaps the alliance can use that to build more ships quickly...

Really? If we got Ep 13 today, we'd just be jonesing for Ep 14 tomorrow, even more than we are now for 13. And then when 14 comes out we'll be in an...

I think it is funny how @hans and others have mentioned Jack Campbell when talking about price. I read his first six book cycle just before discoveri...

Looking at the cover art for episode 13, the phrase that comes to mind is "I didn't start this fight, but I AM going to finish it."

Part of such an attack on the BPs would be to immediately follow it up with further attacks. If they just blew up the BPs, then the Jung might be abl...

I think it is a combination of both the character and the situation they are in. I was an enlisted Marine, so I have seen heavy use, and I have worke...

Propaganda. That is the key. The Alliance doesn't want to appear as terrorists, but they don't want to lose the element of surprise, either. It see...

OMG! Ouch! Two BPs at once, that is great stuff. I think I see two capital ships in the distance, so there are still plenty of targets available. ...

We all go through that, Phillip. If we had not already read the first few, that would make sense. Unfortunately, we already are hooked. I may do th...

Not bad, Aidan. The updated scout ships fascinate me. They remind me of the Calvary of old, although perhaps the Falcons fill that bill. I wonder w...

Ok, what about offensive tactics against the Jung? Imagine you are tasked with designing the order of battle to take a fully operational Jung solar s...