On Sunday night I met with my brother-in-law PS and we had a short discussion about sci-fi. I haven't really read much sci-fi in the last 10 years, the exception being the new Dune novels (which I rapidly skimmed). The last time I really read through a science fiction novel was probably in high school. Pure secular humanistic sci-fi would probably not interest me much; however, military sci-fi is a different story. I was at Barnes and Noble this afternoon I came across the Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell. It was interesting as it deals with an interstellar war involving large space fleets (much like LOGH or Banner of the Stars), and I did manage to read through the first 4 or 5 chapters before I had to leave the bookstore to meet my mother for dinner. If I get a chance to check the series out from the public library, I may do so, though I should dedicate some time to reading Aubrey and Hornblower too...