Military Science Fiction

Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that features the use of science fiction technology, mainly weapons, for military purposes and usually principal characters that are members of a military organization involved in military activity; occurring sometimes in outer space or on a different planet or planets. It exists in literature, comics, film and video games.

A detailed description of the conflict, the tactics and weapons used for it, and the role of a military service and the individual members of that military organization forms the basis for a typical work of military s
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Stand Alone (Wolfhounds #1)
Critical Mass (Expeditionary Force, #10)
Valkyrie (Expeditionary Force, #9)
Breakaway (Expeditionary Force, #12)
Aftermath (Expeditionary Force, #16)
Failure Mode (Expeditionary Force, #15)
Ballistic (The Palladium Wars #2)
Aftershocks (The Palladium Wars #1)
Match Game (Expeditionary Force, #14)
Citadel (The Palladium Wars #3)
Orders of Battle (Frontlines, #7)
Fallout (Expeditionary Force, #13)
Centers of Gravity (Frontlines, #8)
Scorpio (Frontlines: Evolution, #1)
Against All Odds (Grimm's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
Starship Troopers
The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2)
Fearless (The Lost Fleet, #2)
The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2)
Terms of Enlistment (Frontlines, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3)
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G.S. Jennsen
Chaos that closely resembled panic awaited. Shuttles raced to the presumed safety of the planet below while fighters crisscrossed the perimeter of the station. Platoon-sized formations of frigates and several cruisers formed up and accelerated away. To where the approaching attackers were located? She didn’t give a damn what her mother said in public. This was a bona fide insurrection.
G.S. Jennsen, Abysm

Henry V. O'Neil
Remember what they did to Broadleaf, and remember what they did to us. Now it’s time for us to kill ’em back.
Henry V. O'Neil, Dire Steps

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