The Evolution of Science Fiction discussion

Does anyone know of any sci fi, fantasy, horror stories that take place during the Vietnam War? I served in Vietnam and have written one book of poetry based on veterans' stories, mostly from Vietnam. I thought it would be fascinating to find out if any fantasy authors used Vietnam as their setting. I am very interested in studying that war. And this would be a different way of looking at it.

Thank you. I will check that out.

The Doomfarers of Coramonde & its sequel by Brian Daley have some Vietnam settings in them. It's a fantasy novel where the evil wizard has a dragon & the good guys need someone to fight it, so they grab an Army unit with an APC & suck it into their world.

There are a couple of Casca books by Barry Sadler that are set in Vietnam. Warning, the earliest published books in this series are the best. He went off the rails later on. The Eternal Mercenary is the first. Panzer Soldier & The Legionnaire (set in Vietnam) are both good. The Phoenix, also set in Vietnam, isn't quite as good, IIRC. The Trench Soldier was OK except he had the Maginot Line in existence during WWI. Sigh.

Heinlein's Glory Road is about a soldier going off on a fantasy quest after returning from Vietnam.

Thank you, Jim. I think The Legionnaire sounds the most interesting.

The Forever War is a reaction to 'Nam. This article looks interesting: https://sites.google.com/a/newmyths.c...

Thank you, Cheryl.

We read The Forever War this summer. You can find the discussion topic here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Feel free to add comments as you read. The topic will contain spoilers, though.

Some of Jerry Pournelle's work is based on Vietnam experiences.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

This covers several critical works on the impact of the war:

https://books.google.com/books?id=HGG...

It is also an interesting historical account of SF and the "police action"....

The Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough is an interesting fantasy set during the Vietnam War.

I believe this section is taken directly from a Vietnam battle:

"Falkenberg sends Slater and A Company on a deception mission to bait the enemy south of Allansport, where they find themselves facing the major enemy force waiting in ambush for the main body of the 501st. Though A Company takes heavy casualties, its survivors are able to spot for Falkenberg′s artillery; and Slater takes and holds a strategic hill called the Rockpile. His success cuts the enemy line of retreat and insures their defeat. Slater is severely wounded and medevacked to the capital for regeneration therapy, his second trip to the medics since arriving on Arrarat."

--West of Honor, later incorporated into Falkenberg′s Legion

It is listed as such at the beginning of the novel.

Thank you all.

So far, of all the choices, it seems The Healer's War would be my first choice. It was also written by a nurse who served there.

Yes, I've heard good things about that... and it was the one I was trying to remember. Yay for Rosemarie!

Thanks, Cheryl. It's a great book!

Thank you to everyone. Feel free to add more.

Here is another one:

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The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard, that is to say.