> From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Irregulars Question: Book > Recommendations > Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 12:24:21 -0500 > > > > From: Jim Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Julia Thompson wrote: > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>In Conquest Born by C. S. Friedman > > >>Terrific space opera/military novel about a > bitter clash of > > >>civilizations > > > > > >I'll second this one. I'll also recommend _The > Madness Season_ by > > >the same author. > > >I'll try to compile a list of Thompson Household > recommendations > > >before the end of next week. _In Conquest Born_ > and _The Madness > > >Season_ ought to hold you until then, at least. > :) > > > > I look forward to it, thanks Julia! > > > > Hey, here's a follow-up: I have a vague > remembrance of hearing about a > book wherein galactic culture was based on a sort of > Communist type of > system, where each race is given a task suited to > its abilities. When > they discover Earth, they decide that humans are > best fit for combat, due > to endorphins, adrenaline, some redundant systems. > Does that sound > familiar to any of you? > > > > Kind of: > > Alan Dean Foster: A call to Arms, book one of the > damned. > The False Mirror, book two of the > damned. > The Spoils of War, book tre of the > damned. >
I remember such a plot in a book by Andre Norton, but don't remember the title; the protagonist was named Kana Karr, I think - he was following in the mercenary footsteps of his family, but I recall that he was hoping to prove to the alien overlords that humans were _more_ than just swordsmen. Since a Norton book (_Breed To Come_)was my first SF/fantasy encounter (the school library had no more horse, dog or jungle stories), I still have great fondness for the "Witch World" series; even though it's really more swords-n-sorcery than "real" SF, it's a fun read, with some moral quandries, mild erotica and personal angst thrown in for good measure. Debbi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
