War Games, Christopher Anvil
War Games, Christopher Anvil
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War Games

Author: Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 18 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/04/2020


Synopsis

War is a serious business—or is it? Christopher Anvil turns his sardonic sense of humor loose on the subject and considers what might happen if:

● Someone devised a computer war game so realistic and addictive that the people in charge of battle on both sides didn't have time or inclination to start a real war.

● Another device gave every homeowner the power to block off his property from any inxursion, even by nuclear weapons.

● A secret organization pulls the plug on an impending war by causing the commanders on both sides to be unable even to think of any of the words they need to order their forces into action.

And, in a full-length novel, The Steel, the Mist and the Blazing Sun, the devastation after the World War III has not put an end to war—not as long as men survive who still want to conquer and dominate; nor as long as others will fight, not just to survive, but to defend freedom.

About Christopher Anvil

Christopher Anvil was a pseudonym used by author Harry C. Crosby. For two decades he had numerous stories in the leading science fiction magazines, including Analog, where he consistently ranked high in the reader's polls, and had several stories nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards. Anvil's books include Pandora's Legions, Interstellar Patrol, Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity, The Trouble with Aliens, The Trouble with Humans, War Games, and Rx for Chaos.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David

This collection does feel dated for the most part. Of course most of the stories were written in the late fifties or early sixties. Some of the stories were not that great but what really saved the book were 3 entries. Top Line is a story written in the early eighties and deals with the near collaps......more

Goodreads review by Jay

A collection of droll and amusing short stories, some with recurring characters. Most read as a little dates, set as they are during the Cold War (and were written in the early 1960s); but some are amazingly prescient, like the one that has a capitalist tycoon and Russian diplomat playing a high-sta......more

Goodreads review by Kevin

Decent collection of Anvil’s work, but the collection as a theme became overwhelming by the end, and I skipped the novel (”The Steel, the Mist, the Blazing Sun”)......more