Re: [GZG] Thrusting in the Cherryverse

[Jerry Han <jhan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

He's just one of those guys who likes numbers and detail.  C'mon,
you're telling me nobody on this list has gone to a convention and
encountered at least one argument about something like the exact
muzzle velocity of an 88mm Flak?  (Or, some of the conversations
we've had here on this list.  (8-) )

I don't think you could be a wargamer and NOT have a mind for detail
to a certain level, and Weber's a sci-fi wargamer.

Compare and contrast this to Weber's fantasy novels (Bahzell) --
he can write without being pedantic. It's obvious there's been a lot
of background work done, but, you don't get the same level of detail
that you get out of Honorverse stuff.  (e.g. This group took exactly
this many days to cross Dwarvenhame, or that this legion has exactly
this many men in this many units, etc).

With Honor, Weber's caught in two traps -- he's written so many books,
he's having a hard time coming up with new stuff, and he's trapped in
the style set from the first book, so, he probably feels the need to
continuing writing in that style even though he's evolved as a writer
in twenty years.  Especially in the Honorverse where technology plays a
major role in the plot, and he has to keep coming up with new gizmos to
maintain tension in the naval battles, which features prominently in the
overall story.  *shrug*

JGH

laserlight@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I think it's to show that he really did the math on how long it takes to achieve a zero/zero intercept with Ship A starting at point X with velocity N and accelerating at 178g's and ship B starting velocity P at point Y with 531g acceleration. 
>
> > Any conspiracy theories on the significance of the number he does use?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael Brown
> > mwsaber6@xxxxxxx
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> > > All of Weber's books or just his Honorverse stuff?  I thought his Bolo
> > novels were excellent.
> >
> > I dunno about those, but the Saganami Island one where they're annexing the
> > Talbott Cluster would be 100% better if it had 30% less dialog. And if he
> > didn't have the fixation on precise numbers. "Are they Peeps or pirates?
> > We'll find out in 104 minutes". Sheesh.
> >
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