Weapons of Choice by John Birmingham

csa945

Anyone read it? Thoughts?

I'm generally enjoying it, though I find it to be a tad too PC. I mean, the only white male character from 2021 is the admiral in command of the task force. All the captains are women -- one is also black and a lesbian (when I heard about the third minority attribiute I almost started laughing. I mean, what are the possibilities of a black female homosexual being a USN captain? I know it's possible, but I just think it unlikely, just based on US demographics.) Other than the excessive PC stuff its a good read, though.
 
Thande

Thande

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From what I've heard, it was a deliberately most PC projection of current trends in order for maximum potential of conflict with the 1940s attitudes.

Why is no-one ever ISOTed to help someone beat the Americans, rather than help them win a war that they would have won anyway, a bit quicker? :cool:
 
Leo euler

Leo euler

I liked the book. It was, in my experience, the best description of futuristic combat. He did a really excellent job of taking plausible future technology, making it interesting, and showing it in use. My favorite future technology was the use of what I guess was the Global Information Grid (GIG); basically, the highly-integrated military intranet that was available to even individual soliders using helmet displays!

I liked the funny reference to Harry Turtledove. One of the characters from the future was actually someone well-known in our own timeline--that was neat.

I'm looking forward to the two planned sequels.
 
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