Footfall nails this. Aliens show up and drop rocks on us from orbit. The reason we prevail is the only plot I’ve read that makes sense.
They didn’t invent the ships or tech they’re riding in and aren’t much, if at all, more advanced than us. Plus, we figure out their rigid social hierarchy and turn it on them. Also, we nuked Kansas.
We used to say that peeling your beer label was a sign of sexual frustration. Hmmmm…
Solid explanation. I’d only add that I see the word in fiction used to describe Europeans and Americans as expats if they’ve been overseas for years and not even working. Seems to be people who eventually mean to return home.
Can we get The Black Sun while we’re at it?
Got this one. Only one on the market I know of.
https://cmmg.com/22lr-ar-conversion-kit-bravo-w-3-magazines-blk
Same bolt came in my Han Solo pistol.
It’s worked surprisingly well in the past, but I just put a heavy (H3) weight in to reduce recoil, probably won’t cycle .22LR any longer. And BTW, that heavy weight is a dream! My wife’s friend brought his stock AR to our camp and I was shocked how much harder it kicked.
I have an easily swapable bolt that let’s my AR-15 shoot .22LR. Pretty nifty, though not quite as accurate since the bullet is .003 thinner.
The other books are far more plot and character focused, less exacting military stuff. If you like RSR, you might like the following books even more. It’s an outlier, but not too far, from his other books.
Is the question time sensitive?
Had no idea such a thing was possible!
It was a successful case that came at a cost. Sanders’ insurance covered the surgery itself, but she had pay $9,000 out of pocket for the implant. Her provider called the procedure “cosmetic.”
But god forbid the gubermint tell me what they’ll cover or not.
Fahrenheit 451 was fascinating for the sub-story about the TV walls and, “Oh look! The White Clown is on!”
Best friend held an acid party back in 1991 or so. From where we stood we could see all 3 TVs, 3 different sizes. He said, “Check it out. The attention people pay to the screen is directly proportional to it’s size.” Didn’t matter was was on screen, the larger it was, the more people stared, the less they talked. That’s really stuck with me.
And the parasocial relationships with the people are the screen foretold much.
Can’t imagine many would care about book burning today. I only know one other person that reads books, and few even “read” the internet.
Might have been even faster if world insect populations weren’t crashing.
Yep. If a material can be converted to energy there’s something out there that’s either already eating it or is only a few mutations away.
Flew half-way across the country on a private plane for a business meeting.
The mayor used to know my name. Hollered at me at Mardi Gras!
Went to a party at the woman’s house who owns a vast chunk of downtown. Got to see the Mardi Gras parade from above.
Me too! I have a pile of broken or malfunctioning guns and I want to figure out each problem. Had dropped out of gunsmithing for the past year or two, want back in.
That’s all because you’re bored. The world isn’t geared for genius level intelligence.
Well?! Gonna just leave us hanging?
Finally spotted some vipers in my area so I started researching what to do if bitten. Basically, clean it up and “Call me if it’s not getting better.” Still, I’m wearing my combat boots every time I’m in the wild from now on.
Dunno know about Cretan dragons, but I’ve never even heard of someone getting bit in the South (US). I’m around them all time.
NW Florida, very conservative. Saw one in Taco Bell a month ago. Before that it had been a couple of years.