Any Good Mercenary Novels?

[RooksBailey]

Been in the mood to read something about mercenaries causing trouble somewhere.  I already read the classic Dogs of War, so I am looking for something similar.  Any recommendations? 

Thanks!

[bayonetbrant]

There's always the non-fiction version...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Adventurer-Rolf-Steiner/dp/0316812390

[Staggerwing]

If you also like Scifi there's always the Hammer's Slammers (David Drake) and Falkenberg's Legion (Jerry Pournelle) series.

[RooksBailey]

There's always the non-fiction version...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Adventurer-Rolf-Steiner/dp/0316812390

Well, there's that!  I'll take a look even though I was looking for some fiction.  I was surprised to see not much else out there.  Somewhat striking seeing how PMCs like Blackwater have been in the news a lot the last few years (I'm talking about fiction books). 

If you also like Scifi there's always the Hammer's Slammers (David Drake) and Falkenberg's Legion (Jerry Pournelle) series.

I love Hammers Slammers!  Never tried Falkenberg's Legion (must remember that one).  Right now I am mostly interested in the here and now, a book like Dogs of War that involves some hellhole on planet Earth.   :)

[bayonetbrant]

you could also check out this one - a bit more contemporary and very interesting

http://www.amazon.com/Unorthodox-Soldier-Lieutenant-Colonel-Tim-Spicer/dp/1840183497

[RooksBailey]

you could also check out this one - a bit more contemporary and very interesting

http://www.amazon.com/Unorthodox-Soldier-Lieutenant-Colonel-Tim-Spicer/dp/1840183497

Also a good recommendation!  Thanks!

I finally found a fiction book.  Not surprisingly, when the paper publishers drop the ball, the e-book community picks it up:

http://www.amazon.com/FIND-FIX-FINISH-Sheepdog-Thrillers-ebook/dp/B007UGJ27O/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1400969052&sr=1-6&keywords=private+military+contractors

Former Delta operator Patrick Darwin leads Phalanx Security's best private security team, running protection details with Cal Wafer, former SEAL Team Six sniper, and Gabe Henderson, former Detroit SWAT assaulter. They're rotating out of Baghdad when VIP client Martin Lindy demands immediate protection along the Texas/Mexico border, where he and his crew are spending tax dollars building a virtual fence. Sounds like a paid vacation.

Then they run into Maro, a Cuban expatriate trained by the Soviets to kill Afghans. Now he's a mercenary working for the Luna Cartel, protecting drug shipments and dismembering troublemakers with his Russian entrenching shovel. On the hostile line in the sand between Texas and Mexico, Maro fights for money and the hell of it, using brutal guerrilla tactics to get what he wants. No way these new boys are going to stop him.

But he's never fought a crew like Darwin's before--Maro and his cartel lords better prepare for a level of professional warfare they have never seen.

[bob48]

And not to forget the great 'Dorsai' books by Gordon.R.Dickson.

[bayonetbrant]

according to a friend of mine, this one's supposed to be pretty good.  I know nothing about it, so take it with a grain of salt

http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Vengeance-Christopher-Reich/dp/0307387836/ref=pd_sim_b_29?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SDKJKF1HH5RKWBF65HD

[RooksBailey]

according to a friend of mine, this one's supposed to be pretty good.  I know nothing about it, so take it with a grain of salt

http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Vengeance-Christopher-Reich/dp/0307387836/ref=pd_sim_b_29?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SDKJKF1HH5RKWBF65HD

Thanks!  I'll check it out!

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

You might want to have a look at the Nick Stone novels by Andy McNab as well.  They're about a former SAS soldier who gets out and then works as a deniable operator for MI-6 on a contract by contract basis.  He really just wants to get on full time so he can get medical and a pension but things always seem to get a little worse for him. They're quite enjoyable and it's interesting how the events in the books predict a lot of real world events.  There are 15 in the series so far.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_kk_1?rh=i%3Adigital-text%2Ck%3Aandy+mcnab&keywords=andy+mcnab&ie=UTF8&qid=1401201988

[bayonetbrant]

another good not-quite-a-mercenary-but-still-a-good-modern-adventure-yarn to check out is The Gold of Exodus

http://www.amazon.com/The-GOLD-EXODUS-Howard-Blum/dp/0671027328

[eyebiter]

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[airboy]

If you liked Hammer's Slammers, the Falkenberg Legion stories by Jerry Pournelle will be a real treat.  He also wrote Januassaries and King David's Spaceship which had a Merc flavor in different universes.

The Falkenberg Legion books are among my most read military SF or military fiction books of all time. 

[GDS_Starfury]

I recently finished Tank Lords.  not bad.
dont forget about all of the old Battle Tech books.

[bayonetbrant]

I recently finished Tank Lords.  not bad.

Of the standalone books, The Sharp End is the best, and Rolling Hot next, but Tank Lords isn't far below Rolling Hot.  The best stories are still the short stories collected in the first book.

dont forget about all of the old Battle Tech books.

The William Keith / Gray Death Legion books are great