/lit/ - Literature

>>22520025
Safehold series by David Weber...Dresden Files, Cradle

>>19413629
Safehold by David Weber would be my recommendation. Though I don't know if you will like it.

>>19410941
>Safehold by David Weber

Why do you liked it?

>>19408188
>>19408192
No, not in the slightest. You may be thinking of Shannara.

>>19410457
How would that be different from describing the invasion of England by the Vikings?

>>19410516
You are basing that on basically a single book from a single series. Most of her work is SF anyway.

>>19410627
Magazines are almost entirely dead, especially for pulp. Good luck finding one, especially on that pays.

>>19410803
How would you be able to know whether the anon who answers who is trustworthy and not one of those that you're wary of?

>>19410817
Young adult fantasy overflows these days.

>>19410941
>>/lit/?task=search&ghost=&search_text=safehold
Clearly someone was excited about it for a while. Not anytime recent though. Consider the following points
1: Unless it's an extremely popular book, maybe 1 or 2 people in this thread have read it.
2: The vast majority who come to this thread never post.
3: The vast majority who come to this thread never discuss books.
That makes it very unlikely to happen.

>>19410998
SCOURED

Why didn’t you guys tell me about Safehold by David Weber? That shit is great. Would recommend people to give it a try.

Is anyone reading or have already read the Safehold series by David Weber? I just finished the fifth book, How Firm a Foundation. It's been a good series overall. There are a few crutches that weber leans on a bit like people murmuring instead of just talking, but overall I have liked the pace and characters. I'd like to see if anyone has finished the series and if they think it ends well.

Here is my personal recommendation list (of almost entirely (military) sci-fi)

Legacy of the Aldenata, series by John Ringo (+Tom Kratman, Julie Cochrane, Michael Z. Williamson)
Looking Glass, series by John Ringo (+Travis S. Taylor)
Troy Rising, series by John Ringo
The Council Wars, series by John Ringo
Paladin of Shadows, series by John Ringo
The Last Centurion, novel by John Ringo
Empire of Man, series by David Weber and John Ringo
Von Neumann's War, novel by by John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor
Honorverse, series by David Weber
Safehold, series by David Weber
Footfall, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Mote in God's Eye, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Gripping Hand, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Lucifer's Hammer, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Ringworld, series by Larry Niven
Foundation, series by Isaac Asimov
Worldwar, series by Harry Turtledove
After the Downfall, novel by Harry Turtledove
Axis of Time, series by John Birmingham
The Disappearance, series by John Birmingham
The Forever War, novel by Joe Haldeman
The Coming, novel by Joe Haldeman
Realtime/Bobble, series by Vernor Vinge
Zones of Thought, series by Vernor Vinge

(and yes, that is a German officer riding a unicorn)

>>16370645
Not sure if the Safehold series has the best books names ever or the worst ones.
>Off Armageddon Reef
>By Schism Rent Asunder
>By Heresies Distressed
>A Mighty Fortress
>How Firm a Foundation
>Midst Toil and Tribulation
>Like a Mighty Army
>Hell's Foundations Quiver
>At the Sign of Triumph
>Through Fiery Trials

That's a long series.
Has anyone read all the books? How does the quality progress?
I've finished 3 books so far and enjoyed them, they're comfy af but I felt like the "good guys" lacked any serious obstacles. Not particularly a fan of subversion, the lack of grimderpiness is in fact what I found refreshing about the books but sometimes it felt like everything was just a little bit too easy.

Would recommend to anyone that's interested in "sci-fi meets medieval world" trope.

>>16323170
Safehold>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Honor Harrington

>>16323150
Dunno about that series but I'm reading his Safehold books and they're pretty decent.

Here be my personal recommendation list (of almost entirely military sci-fi)

Legacy of the Aldenata/Posleen War, series by John Ringo (+Tom Kratman, Julie Cochrane, Michael Z. Williamson)
Voyage of the Space Bubble/Looking Glass, series by John Ringo (+Travis S. Taylor)
Troy Rising, series by John Ringo
The Council Wars, series by John Ringo
Paladin of Shadows, series by John Ringo
The Last Centurion, novel by John Ringo
Empire of Man, series by David Weber and John Ringo
Von Neumann's War, novel by by John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor
Honorverse, series by David Weber
Safehold, series by David Weber
Footfall, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Mote in God's Eye, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Gripping Hand, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Lucifer's Hammer, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Ringworld, series by Larry Niven
Foundation, series by Isaac Asimov
Worldwar, series by Harry Turtledove
After the Downfall, novel by Harry Turtledove
Axis of Time, series by John Birmingham
The Disappearance, series by John Birmingham
The Forever War, novel by Joe Haldeman
Realtime/Bobble, series by Vernor Vinge
Zones of Thought, series by Vernor Vinge

muh hand picked recommendation list

Legacy of the Aldenata/Posleen War, series by John Ringo (+Tom Kratman, Julie Cochrane, Michael Z. Williamson)
Voyage of the Space Bubble/Looking Glass, series by John Ringo (+Travis S. Taylor)
Troy Rising, series by John Ringo
The Council Wars, series by John Ringo
Paladin of Shadows, series by John Ringo
The Last Centurion, novel by John Ringo
Empire of Man, series by David Weber and John Ringo
Von Neumann's War, novel by by John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor
Honorverse, series by David Weber
Safehold, series by David Weber
Footfall, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Mote in God's Eye, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Gripping Hand, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Lucifer's Hammer, novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Ringworld, series by Larry Niven
Foundation, series by Isaac Asimov
Worldwar, series by Harry Turtledove
After the Downfall, novel by Harry Turtledove
Axis of Time, series by John Birmingham
The Disappearance, series by John Birmingham
The Forever War, novel by Joe Haldeman
Realtime/Bobble, series by Vernor Vinge
Zones of Thought, series by Vernor Vinge

Here my personal recommendations list

Legacy of the Aldenata/Posleen War, series by John Ringo (+Tom Kratman, Julie Cochrane, Michael Z. Williamson)
Voyage of the Space Bubble/Looking Glass, series by John Ringo (+Travis S. Taylor)
Troy Rising, series by John Ringo
The Council Wars, series by John Ringo
Paladin of Shadows, series by John Ringo
The Last Centurion, book by John Ringo
Empire of Man, series by David Weber & John Ringo
Honorverse, series by David Weber
Safehold, series by David Weber
Footfall, book by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Mote in God's Eye, book by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Gripping Hand, book by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Lucifer's Hammer, book by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Ringworld, series by Larry Niven
Foundation, series by Isaac Asimov
Worldwar, series by Harry Turtledove
After the Downfall, book by Harry Turtledove
Axis of Time, series by John Birmingham
The Disappearance, series by John Birmingham
The Forever War, book by Joe Haldeman
The Coming, book by Joe Haldeman
Realtime/Bobble, series by Vernor Vinge
Zones of Thought, series by Vernor Vinge

>>15916479
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-david-weber-orders-a-pizza/606473
Anything Weber has made that extends beyond 5 books is 100% not worth investing in.
I could not get through Safehold, it was such a slog, but that's nothing compared to Honorverse. I have no idea how he's managed to make entire shelves of books off of a series where pretty much only the first 5-6 are passable and only book 1 being soidly "good".
Plus he's gone off the deep end in his latest books, Honorverse is now basically his platform to explain why the government giving people healthcare is evil while making reliable cash. I really enjoyed Multiverse but I'm assuming his joint author is curbing his rambling.

>>15911931
Goddamn dude holy shit. I read the Safehold series and by about book 4 it's just fucking meetings and bullshit. Then books 7-10 he just turns war into fucking meetings and politics. The man can drag a fucking book on and on and on. I read the new Dresden right after I finished Through Fiery Trials and that half assed cash grab had more action in 400 pages than 2000 pages of Safehold.

>>14210497
Saga of Recluce is fantasy though it does have touches of sci-fi. In general his novels are sci-fi and his series fantasy. You might start with his novels and try the series if you like them. In terms of space wars fluff, I'd say Modessitt certainly has some interesting takes on it that you might enjoy in both fantasy and sci-fi. Admittedly, I've only read Weber's safehold series so it is partially conjecture on my part that you'd like it though I'd be surprised if Weber's writing style significantly changed between the two series.

If you're deadset on sci-fi and a series though you might check out Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons or the The Expanse series by James SA Corey. The Expanse is a little more grounded in terms of technology and space stuff whereas Hyperion has a more sweeping grandiose feel to it.

>>12879434
David Weber's Safehold series has a ton of naval content. It's another loooong series though.

>>12328652

E-Readers are unironically pretty sweet.

I read a load of trash scifi and fantasy and historical novels. Stuff I'm never going to read again. I dont need 8 books of the Safehold series on my bookcase. Kindle is perfect for that.

Also you can pre-read a book before buying, and download a load for free either because the author gives them away, they're pirated, or they're in public domain.

>>12009266
Safehold was a great series.

>>11343874
I couldn't stand HH. The first chapter threw up so many red flags screaming "Mary Sue" at me that I never got past it.

But then he has a couple series like Starfire and Multiverse where he seems to rein himself in, or at least gets reined in by co-writers, and his talent in world building and maintaining a large and passably interesting cast of characters make them a decent read.

Safehold sure begins with it's own plethora of red flags, but at lest he went out of his way to justify them trough the narrative rather then just writing "here be boypussy, the mightiest of man". The worst part is that even amid the drab hackery of the second book good moments shine trough like charachters developing in unexpected directions and the story premise and it's development is still interesting enough to keep me interested in what happens next.

This must be what it's like to be a masochist.

Does Safehold Series by Weber get any better after first book? I find the premise entertaining, and worldbuilding quite decent, but characters are one dimensional to a degree that boggles my mind.

>>11056541
ill look up safehold and destroyermen thanks.
read yankee already and i liked it.

>>11056353
Kind of similar to Safehold, Destroyermen (which has cat people) and a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

>>11052701
I've had his Safehold series recommended to me, and I know that naval battles are a big part of that, it must be in his DNA.