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Star Fleet Battles
Full Thrust (which was later expanded into a Babylon 5 miniatures game)
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Thank you, I thought as much; I actually read #2 before #1 with no ill effects. It does sound like two story arcs (Heris and Esmay) come together in #7 though. So I am a bit nervous.
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I'm all for invading hordes, as it were, but is there anything other than this out there? If so, I have yet to find it.
Dan wrote: "It seems like every military space opera book has aliens. I pre-read quite a few last month as I was looking for something to read in this genre, and almost every one of them was about down and out..."
Auberon by Blaze Ward is military space opera where the enemy is another human civilization, and that continues for several books in the series before other types of enemies appear.
Auberon by Blaze Ward is military space opera where the enemy is another human civilization, and that continues for several books in the series before other types of enemies appear.
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Thanks, I'll take a look.
Daniel wrote: "It seems like every military space opera book has aliens. I pre-read quite a few last month as I was looking for something to read in this genre, and almost every one of them was about down and out..."
The Honorverse doesn't have aliens. Unless you count treecats, which I don't. They're certainly not ravening hoards.
Starts with On Basilisk Station
The Honorverse doesn't have aliens. Unless you count treecats, which I don't. They're certainly not ravening hoards.
Starts with On Basilisk Station
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The Cutter’s War trilogy by Steve Perry. First one is The Ramal Extraction. Strictly speaking it’s MilSF featuring mercenaries rather than Space Opera.
Chilling Effect trilogy by Valerie Valdes. First one is Chilling Effect.
The Protectorate trilogy by Megan E. O'Keefe. First one is Velocity Weapon.
The Star Wolf series by David Gerrold. First one is The Voyage of the Star Wolf.
The Infinity’s End series by Eric Warren. 9 books, first one is Caspian's Fortune. Sequel series Infinity’s End Legacy, first one is Fate's Arrow: Robeaux. Another sequel series, Stellar Outlaw, first is Establishment Protocol.
Solo book but probably the start of another series by Warren: The Eternity Soldier.
Standalone The Misfit Soldier by Michael Mammay. This was my favorite SF read of 2023.
The multi-author Aeon 14 shared universe mega-series, of which I’m not sure there is a “first book”. I mean, the book list (https://www.aeon14.com/master-book-list) is 142 books already. I read 3 last year and enjoyed them. There is a “Where To Begin” page that gives you several options.
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The Weapon from Beyond (other topics)Hidden Empire (other topics)
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Kevin J. Anderson (other topics)Steve Perry (other topics)
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