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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Fire and Song (Warformed: Stormweaver, #2)
Corvus (Frontlines: Evolution, #2)
Backyard Starship (Backyard Starship, #1)
Task Force Hammer (Expeditionary Force, #17)
Failure Mode (Expeditionary Force, #15)
Aftermath (Expeditionary Force, #16)
Breakaway (Expeditionary Force, #12)
Critical Mass (Expeditionary Force, #10)
Scorpio (Frontlines: Evolution, #1)
Match Game (Expeditionary Force, #14)
Ruins of the Earth (Ruins of the Earth #1)
Against All Odds (Grimm's War, #1)
Centers of Gravity (Frontlines, #8)
With Grimm Resolve (Grimm's War, #2)
Severed Ties (Backyard Starship, #10)
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)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Terms of Enlistment (Frontlines, #1)
The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3)
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. ClarkeChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsBlindsight by Peter Watts
First Contact
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Starship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinArmor by John SteakleyMarch Upcountry by David  WeberA Hymn Before Battle by John RingoArmored by John Joseph Adams
Powered Armor
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The Quest for Freedom by Matthew D. DevittThe Cyclops by Emerson Littlefield1984 by George OrwellGood Omens by Terry PratchettIt by Stephen  King
SFF: Best Plot
31 books — 29 voters
On Basilisk Station by David  WeberInto the Dark by J.A. SutherlandMarching Through Georgia by S.M. StirlingLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyShards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold
Sexual Violence in Military Sci Fi
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Marko Kloos
Over the years, I have found that my brain works best when I give my body a mindless physical task that can be accomplished entirely on autopilot, in an environment where I don’t have to pay much attention to my surroundings or get bombarded by external stimuli.
Marko Kloos, Orders of Battle

Shane VanAulen
There has to be a balance of danger and safety as a leader. To risk oneself foolishly endangers everyone you lead, but to lead from complete safety undermines your command’s authority and troop morale.” Shane Van Aulen - Star Wolves 2023
Shane VanAulen, Star Wolves - A Time to Hunt!

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