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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nim: [QB] Haha, this was a funny thread resurrection. I remember the summers of the early 2000's, I went through about four Harrington-novels per season. Weber's gotten increasingly formulaic in the last books, though. People talk the same regardless of planet, cultural background or social standing. Everyone makes the same metaphors, "Stop moping, you look like a treecat who lost his celery!" or "The nuns of Grayson will fight fiercer than cornered treecats!", also "Damn, I can't find my treecat, can I borrow yours for a sec?!". Harrington and friends always drink the same "Old Tillman" beer and, when not drinking, keep "nursing" their beer as they talk. And if someone misbehaves they are referred to as needing a "kick in the posterior!". Oh but you are coy, girl. :eek: Say what you want, but the Harrington-series is the only place where you can enjoy such eloquent poetry as [b]"With it's hull pierced and trailing atmosphere, the final fleeing pirate-pinnace was deposited into the afterlife, swept away in a furious, crimson tsunami of bomb-pumped lasers."[/b] The fleet battles and moderate technophilia is still somewhat entertaining when you suspend disbelief (and trekkies know a thing or two about that), but Weber's increasingly anti-liberal and pro-"single-party state" tone is a bit fucky, for lack of a better word; peace-advocating diplomats are all snivelling fools and Weber dresses things up so that readers wish Manticore's narrowminded opposition party (Queen Elisabeth Winton's detractors) would all die in a space-traffic accident. I also remember the time Weber mentioned Scientology in the year 4000 AD as a religion enjoying the same viability and merit as christian protestantism, when discussing Manticore's religious stance. But, if Weber releases another book of Zap-Boom-Purr-Stab I may just check it out, if the cover art has enough explosions and dramatic font on it. After all, you must allow yourself [i]some[/i] guilty pleasures now and then. (hmm, I wonder if Starship Troopers will be available on Bluray) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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