tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post3453161123409205820..comments2024-03-28T00:43:37.279-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS Topics: The Top Ten Myths about Military Science FIctionWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-44791242123631061412018-03-28T22:10:15.256-05:002018-03-28T22:10:15.256-05:00Wow, great post.Wow, great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016318328819103801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-50137198314419675482015-11-19T09:40:14.272-06:002015-11-19T09:40:14.272-06:00Coming late to these posts but IMHO and recognize ...Coming late to these posts but IMHO and recognize YMMV there is a lot of the human cost and tragedy of war in the Bolo stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-109418402002951922014-10-24T13:31:14.942-05:002014-10-24T13:31:14.942-05:00Well warhammer does take place 40k yrs ago so it m...Well warhammer does take place 40k yrs ago so it might be accurate ( except the hole no space marine women)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555953556972572471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-15979449785640587172014-08-01T07:24:16.354-05:002014-08-01T07:24:16.354-05:00While WH40K is a hybrid of MSF and fantasy, Warham...While WH40K is a hybrid of MSF and fantasy, Warhammer 40k is one of those great military science fiction works...just as long as you don't take it too seriously. I regard it in the same league as Battletech and other MSF RPGs. One my "best of military sci-fi" list, WH40K is always there Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-21218302795765319452014-08-01T04:59:34.928-05:002014-08-01T04:59:34.928-05:00Just curious... What is your opinion on the "...Just curious... What is your opinion on the "MSFness" of the Warhammer/WH40K/Horus Heresy universe?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370786660597319898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-29871728913936121372013-10-27T07:31:16.544-05:002013-10-27T07:31:16.544-05:00That is true and very funny! I personally think th...That is true and very funny! I personally think that at times it is easier to be on the outside of a subject to write about it. Some vets when writing MSF include the complex ranking structure...which is hard for a REMF like me. Sometimes research and imagination are the real keyWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-39523810198105980002013-10-27T03:55:22.424-05:002013-10-27T03:55:22.424-05:00Regarding #3...I once spoke with a veteran naval a...Regarding #3...I once spoke with a veteran naval aviator while researching for an invasion story and asked if he and his colleagues ever toyed with the idea of how they and the military would fight an alien war. His response, "Uh, well, we were kinda busy doing our jobs, soooo..."<br /><br />Though I'm sure prior service makes the writing a little easier in the same way that a cop would have an easier time writing detective dramas, or Elmo would have an easier time writing "Nightmare on Sesame Street".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com