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FROM: J Heuer <cheuer@itol.com>
REC'D: 1/20/01, 10:04 AM

I had a man in on Thursday who likes books by James Cobb and is looking for
read alikes. Before he got away I was able to get him to narrow down what he
liked about this author. Basically they are naval stories set in 2006 and
the commander is a woman. I was glad I asked because it wasn't the fact of a
female commander or that it took place in the future but the military and
naval technology that the author incorporates into the stories. The flyleaf
in the books suggests reading Clancy (which I had already mentioned to this
customer) and Dale Brown. I sent my patron home with an armful of Dale Brown
but he said these would last him a week so he was hoping I would have more
suggestions when he returned.

The two by Cobb that he read were Seastrike and Choosers of the Slain. I
have discovered a third, Sea Fighter, that we don't own but that I will
interloan (or just purchase).

Any other ideas?


--
Jeanne Heuer
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
cheuer@itol.com

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing which ones
to keep." -anonymous

FROM: "Sharon Custer" <ecclesh@alpha.clarion-net.com>
REC'D: 1/20/01, 10:35 AM

If it is just the military and technology he likes, you might
recommend A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo. It's an SF tale which is
rather heavy on technology, although not Naval technology. There is
also David Weber who does the same thing in his Honor Harrington
series. (1st in series: On Basilisk Station)

Sharon Custer
Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library
673 Main Street
PO Box 359
Rimersburg, PA 16248
(814) 473-3800
FAX: (814) 473-8200
ecclesh@alpha.clarion-net.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "J Heuer" <cheuer@itol.com>
To: "Fiction_L" <fiction_l@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 11:09 AM
Subject: likes James H Cobb


> I had a man in on Thursday who likes books by James Cobb and is
looking for
> read alikes. Before he got away I was able to get him to narrow down
what he
> liked about this author. Basically they are naval stories set in
2006 and
> the commander is a woman. I was glad I asked because it wasn't the
fact of a
> female commander or that it took place in the future but the
military and
> naval technology that the author incorporates into the stories. The
flyleaf
> in the books suggests reading Clancy (which I had already mentioned
to this
> customer) and Dale Brown. I sent my patron home with an armful of
Dale Brown
> but he said these would last him a week so he was hoping I would
have more
> suggestions when he returned.
>
> The two by Cobb that he read were Seastrike and Choosers of the
Slain. I
> have discovered a third, Sea Fighter, that we don't own but that I
will
> interloan (or just purchase).
>
> Any other ideas?
>
>
> --
> Jeanne Heuer
> Brown County Library
> Green Bay, WI
> cheuer@itol.com
>
> "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing
which ones
> to keep." -anonymous
>
>
>
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FROM: Thelma Stone <tstone@fortworthlibrary.org>
REC'D: 1/20/01, 10:59 AM

Try Patrick Robinson author of such titles as USS Seawolf, HMS Unseen,
Kilo Class and Nimitz Class.

FROM: "Rolf W. Laun" <lerat@swbell.net>
REC'D: 1/21/01, 5:34 PM

If he's looking for modern naval stuff he should try -

David Poyer: most of his are naval in nature
Patrick Robinson: again, he writes moslty modern naval stuff)
Larry Bond: Red Phoenix
Tom Clancy: Red Storm Rising and Hunt for Red October
Charles D. Taylor: Boomer and Show of Force
Timothy Rizzi: The Phalanx Dragon, Strike of the Cobra, and Eagles of Fire
(mostly Naval Air Power)


If modern combat in general fits the bill, you could add -

Harold Coyle (ground combat): series that starts with Team Yankee
Stephen Coonts (air combat): series starting with Flight of the Intruder
Ralph Peters (ground): Bravo Romeo, Red Army, and The War in 2020
Dean Ing (air technology): The Ransom of Black Stealth One, The Nemesis
Mission, and Butcher Bird.
There is also a lot of stuff from different time periods (WWII especially)
that might appeal if the emphasis is on just naval combat or combat in
general.
->Rolf Laun<-
San Antonio Public Library


-----Original Message-----
From: J Heuer [mailto:cheuer@itol.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 10:10 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: likes James H Cobb


I had a man in on Thursday who likes books by James Cobb and is looking for
read alikes. Before he got away I was able to get him to narrow down what he
liked about this author. Basically they are naval stories set in 2006 and
the commander is a woman. I was glad I asked because it wasn't the fact of a
female commander or that it took place in the future but the military and
naval technology that the author incorporates into the stories. The flyleaf
in the books suggests reading Clancy (which I had already mentioned to this
customer) and Dale Brown. I sent my patron home with an armful of Dale Brown
but he said these would last him a week so he was hoping I would have more
suggestions when he returned.
The two by Cobb that he read were Seastrike and Choosers of the Slain. I
have discovered a third, Sea Fighter, that we don't own but that I will
interloan (or just purchase).
Any other ideas?


--
Jeanne Heuer
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
cheuer@itol.com
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing which ones
to keep." -anonymous

FROM: "Susan Sultemeier" <ssulteme@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/21/01, 9:31 PM

If he likes military SF, he might like:

Kevin J. Anderson
Doug Beason
Lois McMaster Bujold
C.J. Cherryh
Alan Dean Foster
Robert A. Heinlein
James P. Hogan
L. Ron Hubbard
Anne McCaffrey - Planet Pirates
Elizabeth Moon - Winning Colors, Once a Hero, Rules of Engagement,
Change of Command & Against the Odds
Janet & Chris Morris
Fred Saberhagen
Diann Thornley
Harry Turtledove
A.E. Van Vogt
Jack Williamson
Timothy Zahn

HTH, Suzy Sultemeier, Wyoming Branch, Albuquerque Public Library

>From: "Rolf W. Laun" <lerat@swbell.net>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <fiction_l@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: RE: likes James H Cobb
>Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 17:32:02 -0600
>
>If he's looking for modern naval stuff he should try -
>
>David Poyer: most of his are naval in nature
>Patrick Robinson: again, he writes moslty modern naval stuff)
>Larry Bond: Red Phoenix
>Tom Clancy: Red Storm Rising and Hunt for Red October
>Charles D. Taylor: Boomer and Show of Force
>Timothy Rizzi: The Phalanx Dragon, Strike of the Cobra, and Eagles of Fire
>(mostly Naval Air Power)
>
>
>If modern combat in general fits the bill, you could add -
>
>Harold Coyle (ground combat): series that starts with Team Yankee
>Stephen Coonts (air combat): series starting with Flight of the Intruder
>Ralph Peters (ground): Bravo Romeo, Red Army, and The War in 2020
>Dean Ing (air technology): The Ransom of Black Stealth One, The Nemesis
>Mission, and Butcher Bird.
>There is also a lot of stuff from different time periods (WWII especially)
>that might appeal if the emphasis is on just naval combat or combat in
>general.
>->Rolf Laun<-
>San Antonio Public Library
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: J Heuer [mailto:cheuer@itol.com]
>Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 10:10 AM
>To: Fiction_L
>Subject: likes James H Cobb
>
>
>I had a man in on Thursday who likes books by James Cobb and is looking for
>read alikes. Before he got away I was able to get him to narrow down what
>he
>liked about this author. Basically they are naval stories set in 2006 and
>the commander is a woman. I was glad I asked because it wasn't the fact of
>a
>female commander or that it took place in the future but the military and
>naval technology that the author incorporates into the stories. The flyleaf
>in the books suggests reading Clancy (which I had already mentioned to this
>customer) and Dale Brown. I sent my patron home with an armful of Dale
>Brown
>but he said these would last him a week so he was hoping I would have more
>suggestions when he returned.
>The two by Cobb that he read were Seastrike and Choosers of the Slain. I
>have discovered a third, Sea Fighter, that we don't own but that I will
>interloan (or just purchase).
>Any other ideas?
>
>
>--
>Jeanne Heuer
>Brown County Library
>Green Bay, WI
>cheuer@itol.com
>"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing which
>ones
>to keep." -anonymous
>
>
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>
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REC'D: 1/22/01, 11:28 AM

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FROM: "Mary Rindfleisch" <rdgnovel@biblio.org>
REC'D: 1/23/01, 10:27 AM

We just created a bookmark this fall of Techno-Thrillers which would seem to
fit this description. I have pasted the list below -- apologies for
vagaries of formatting in the transfer from columnar set-up. I would bet
many of these would go over well. The annotations should help narrow down
time periods or types of hardware your patron might prefer.

Good luck!

Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Readers' Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
472 Main St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203-438-2282
e-mail: rdgnovel@biblio.org


Mark Berent The view from inside a Vietnam fighter pilots helmet

Larry Bond Military and political thrillers about the superpowers

Dale Brown Futuristic techno-thrillers with the superpowers as the players

Gerry Carroll Navy bomber and helicopter pilots in Vietnam

Herbert Crowder High-tech gadgetry in the contemporary defense industries

James H. Cobb A series featuring Commander Amanda Garrett of the U.S. Navys
hyper-tech stealth destroyer

Stephen J. Coonts Modern aerial warfare with state-of-the art military
detail

P.T. Deutermann Contemporary naval military procedurals with high-tech
gadgetry

Michael Dimercurio Submarine warfare in the not-too-distant future

Greg Dinallo Current military technology in international espionage

W.E.B. Griffin His Brotherhood of War series is filled with descriptions of
weapons, Army life and battle

David Hagberg War games and high-tech weapons on global fronts

Payne Harrison High-tech thrillers of superpower rivals in the air and on
the sea

Richard Herman, Jr. Aviation thrillers in the international arena

Layne Heath Helicopter pilots in Vietnam

James W. Huston Military actions to thwart terrorist attacks against the
U.S.

Anthony Hyde Espionage at a U.S. Naval Weapons Center

Dean Ing Spy thrillers with high tech aircraft and aero-engineering feats
William H. Lovejoy Contemporary techno-thrillers with settings from China
to Silicon Valley

Bob Mayer Military action series featuring Dave Riley and the Green Berets

David Poyer Naval adventures above, on, and below the water.

Timothy Rizzi Aerial adventures with stealth fighters set in the Cold War
and in the near future

Patrick Robinson Military intrigue and modern naval weaponry

Ian Slater World War II and World War III thrillers with military might

Craig Thomas Cold war espionage thrillers featuring supersonic aircraft

Joe Weber This former Marine Corps pilot captures the drama of aerial combat
with modern weaponry

John Wingate NATO-Soviet undersea conflict with nuclear submarines


-----Original Message-----
From: Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org
[mailto:Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of J Heuer
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 11:10 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: likes James H Cobb


I had a man in on Thursday who likes books by James Cobb and is looking for
read alikes. Before he got away I was able to get him to narrow down what he
liked about this author. Basically they are naval stories set in 2006 and
the commander is a woman. I was glad I asked because it wasn't the fact of a
female commander or that it took place in the future but the military and
naval technology that the author incorporates into the stories. The flyleaf
in the books suggests reading Clancy (which I had already mentioned to this
customer) and Dale Brown. I sent my patron home with an armful of Dale Brown
but he said these would last him a week so he was hoping I would have more
suggestions when he returned.

The two by Cobb that he read were Seastrike and Choosers of the Slain. I
have discovered a third, Sea Fighter, that we don't own but that I will
interloan (or just purchase).

Any other ideas?


--
Jeanne Heuer
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
cheuer@itol.com

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing which ones
to keep." -anonymous

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