What are some interesting examples of fictional military actions where the author attempts to approach them realistically?In the Lost Fleet novels newtonian physics and relativistic effects are constant focuses on the fleet actions, although the shields and tactically infinite delta v capacities of ships does heavily mar it. Fleets accelerate towards each other and then pre-programmed fire control systems unload as they pass, then they turn and burn again unless one side disengages.
>>65204221>What are some interesting examples of fictional military actions where the author attempts to approach them realistically?In sci-fi I think that Lost Fleet is one of the few examples of that sort of story that actually went anywhere. Considering how different relativistic physics and actual sci-fi tech would be it has to be the main focus of the story if you're making it realistic, otherwise it just turns into a story filled with magical plot devices. Most writers can't stick to the restrictions of physics/reality, especially as a lot of it just gets in the way of the story (unless you set it up properly), and it's much easier to pretend that Space Captain Smith's ship is just a WWI battleship restricted to a 2d plane out in the void.
Wasn't the impetus of that series the author purposefully creating a mary sue superior officer
>>65204260No you're thinking of Honor Harrington.
>>65204294>Hemry acknowledged in an interview that The Lost Fleet was inspired by Xenophon's Anabasis, detailing the return march of the Ten Thousand, and myths about kings returning to save their nation. In the same interview, Hemry, based on his own military experience, found Geary to be his ideal commanding officer. Looks like I was putting words in the author's mouth somewhat, but I was thinking of the Lost Fleet novels
>>65204249>Most writers can't stick to the restrictions of physics/reality, especially as a lot of it just gets in the way of the story (unless you set it up properly),A Fire upon Deep been such exception. Author crested completely original physics for existing universe, stuck to its boundaries making it main plot device.Another one is The Vang: The Military Form. Very humorous and tacticool body horror. It's like /k/ rewrites The Aliens to make it a real deal. But before /k/ existed. Recond very much.
>>65204221I like sci-fi, but if you want to focus on military there are so many memoirs to choose from first. Then again, I've only read Starship Troopers and Neruomancer.
Your post implies scifi, but since you didn't specify it I'll bring up fantasy. The first two Malazan books by Steven Eriksson have some of the best medieval fantasy military writing I've encountered. Particularly the second book, Deadhouse Gates, of which large parts are dedicated to following an army trek across a continent.
>>65204359What possessed you to make this post?>>65204374I tried to get into Malazan but dropped it on the first book due to fantasy name overload and the absolutely obnoxious perspective switching at rapid pace.
