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user-inactivated  ·  3452 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I would love to find a Sci-Fi book that portrays spaceships in the manner discussed here

Yes. I think Stackpole wrote some Battletech books. I'm currently re-reading the X-Wing series. There's some things about his writing style that I don't like, but his books are overall very enjoyable. I might give Battletech a look too. I just looked up the Stainless Steel Rat on Wikipedia and he seems like an interesting character. Conversely, I don't really find the subject matter of The Vorkosigan Saga all that compelling . . .