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Taking on the Boloverse: World Breakers

Taking on the Boloverse: World Breakers

I’ve been blogging on-and-off [http://futureslesstravelled.com/introducing-rebooting-the-boloverse/] about the Bolo series of military sci-fi novels for about a year now. However, in a startling development, a new ‘Bolo-esque’ anthology of giant tank stories has just been published by Baen Books [https://www.baen.com/]. Here, I talk about

Taking on the Boloverse: Honor of the Regiment - Bolos Book 1

Taking on the Boloverse: Honor of the Regiment - Bolos Book 1

Last month, I introduced you to my ‘Taking on the Boloverse’ [http://futureslesstravelled.com/introducing-rebooting-the-boloverse/]project and blogged aboutThe Compleat Bolo [http://futureslesstravelled.com/taking-on-the-boloverse-the-compleat-bolo-part-i/] , an anthology of Bolo stories written by Keith Laumer. This week, I’m going to talk about Honor of the Regiment [https://bolo.fandom.com/

Taking on the Boloverse: Does a sentient tank need a crystalline brain?

Big Boys Don't Cry

Taking on the Boloverse: Does a sentient tank need a crystalline brain?

Last week, I asked Tom Kratman [https://tomkratman.com]: aregiant tanks outdated? [http://futureslesstravelled.com/?p=1488]This week, Tom and I talk about his giant tank novella Big Boys Don’t Cry [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Boys-Dont-Cry-Kratman-ebook/dp/B00IKT7HQI]. And I ask: does a sentient tank REALLY need

Taking on the Boloverse: Are giant tanks outdated?

Taking on the Boloverse: Are giant tanks outdated?

Last week, I blogged [http://futureslesstravelled.com/?p=1481] about Keith Laumer’s The Compleat Bolo. [https://bolo.fandom.com/wiki/The_Compleat_Bolo]This week’s blogpost is a discussion between Tom Kratman [https://tomkratman.com] and I on the topic of whether giant tanks are a viable future

Taking on the Boloverse: The Compleat Bolo - Part 1

Taking on the Boloverse: The Compleat Bolo - Part 1

Last week, I introduced you to my ‘Taking on the Boloverse’ project. My aim, to blog my research for a novel based on Tom Kratman [https://tomkratman.com]‘s Hugo-nominated [https://www.tor.com/2015/04/04/2015-hugo-award-nominees/] novella Big Boys Don’t Cry [https://www.amazon.com/Big-Boys-Dont-Cry-Kratman-ebook/dp/

Introducing 'Taking on the Boloverse'!

Big Boys Don't Cry

Introducing 'Taking on the Boloverse'!

Ifyou’ve ever fancied a mash-up courtroom drama where the defendant is a giant tank, I may have EXACTLY the book for you… Everyone likes HUMUNGOUS mecha, right? And legal-suspense thrillers? Well, perhaps not everyone. I’m a huge fan of John Grisham thrillers [https://www.jgrisham.com], but may