Good sub fiction?

difool2 · 01-30-11, 10:50 PM

After perusing some iffy Amazon examples, I'm not sure what the good stuff is; I'd prefer something which is pretty realistic and hardcore, with a minimum of sea monsters or sideplot melodramas. I've already done Clancy of course.

TLAM Strike · 01-31-11, 12:13 AM

Some Authors to look for...
H. J. Riker
Michael Dimercurio
Joe Buff
Patrick Robinson
R. Cameron Cooke
P.T. Deutermann (only 1 sub book, and 1 DDG book, the rest are mysteries)
Larry Bond

Sailor Steve · 01-31-11, 12:42 AM

Have you read Das Boot?

01-31-11, 02:45 AM

Iron Coffins by Herbert Werner. Wait; that's supposed to be non-fiction...

As readable fiction Alexander Fullerton wrote several centered on Royal Navy submarines in his Everard series including:

Patrol to the Golden Horn; and
Not Thinking of Death.

Edited to address the OP's request.

Syxx_Killer · 01-31-11, 09:03 AM

I just finished Larry Bond's Dangerous Ground. I really liked it. I wasn't sure I wanted the book at first, but I am glad I got it. I couldn't put it down.

Onkel Neal · 01-31-11, 12:55 PM

How about some homegrown stuff?

nikimcbee · 01-31-11, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

How about some homegrown stuff?

2007 is also a good year.

Platapus · 01-31-11, 07:40 PM

I just finished re-reading Edward Beach's Run Silent Run Deep.

It is a fiction story written by a real sub guy. The first two chapters had my heart racing. He is excellent at describing sub operations.

The book is not like the movie though. And at the end there is a very interesting moral question that is worth pondering.

His two other books that are in this series deal with post WWII sub stuff. I have not read them... yet.

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difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Good sub fiction? After perusing some iffy Amazon examples, I'm not sure what the good stuff is; I'd prefer something which is pretty realistic and hardcore, with a minimum of sea monsters or sideplot melodramas. I've already done Clancy of course.

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Some Authors to look for... H. J. Riker Michael Dimercurio Joe Buff Patrick Robinson R. Cameron Cooke P.T. Deutermann (only 1 sub book, and 1 DDG book, the rest are mysteries) Larry Bond __________________

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Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Iron Coffins by Herbert Werner. Wait; that's supposed to be non-fiction... As readable fiction Alexander Fullerton wrote several centered on Royal Navy submarines in his Everard series including: Patrol to the Golden Horn; and Not Thinking of Death. Edited to address the OP's request. Last edited by Randomizer; 01-31-11 at 10:54 AM.

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,293 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	How about some homegrown stuff? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I just finished Larry Bond's Dangerous Ground. I really liked it. I wasn't sure I wanted the book at first, but I am glad I got it. I couldn't put it down.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I just finished re-reading Edward Beach's Run Silent Run Deep. It is a fiction story written by a real sub guy. The first two chapters had my heart racing. He is excellent at describing sub operations. The book is not like the movie though. And at the end there is a very interesting moral question that is worth pondering. His two other books that are in this series deal with post WWII sub stuff. I have not read them... yet. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.