| Lookingglassman | 27 Mar 2013 12:10 p.m. PST |
I would appreciate any suggestions concerning any good science fiction novels about ground warfare set in the future. I'm not talking about books that deal with WW III, I've read plenty of those, but books that deal with large military forces fighting on other planets. Sort of like Starship Troopers. Thanks! |
| Rich Bliss | 27 Mar 2013 12:15 p.m. PST |
Drake's Hammer's Slammers series immediately comes to mind. Also the Dorsai series. For something more recent I recommend Scalzi's Old Man's War. Also, Frank Chadwick's new SF novel, How Dark the World Becomes has some ground combat. |
| MajorB | 27 Mar 2013 12:16 p.m. PST |
Gordon R. Dickson's "Dorsai" series.
Anything by David Drake and/or S.M. Stirling. |
Rodrick Campbell  | 27 Mar 2013 12:19 p.m. PST |
I just finished William Deitz's Andromeda's Fall. It's the first of a couple novels about the beginnings of the Legion of the Damned. Quick read, a good amount of ground combat, and a fairly good story overall. |
| Ferbs Fighting Forces | 27 Mar 2013 12:20 p.m. PST |
John Ringo's 'Legacy of the Aldenata' series is worth a look. |
| Only Warlock | 27 Mar 2013 12:22 p.m. PST |
"Fifth Foreign Legion" Series. Dan Abnett's "Embedded" and "Gaunt's Ghosts" series. Scalzi's "Old Man's War" Series |
| Paint it Pink | 27 Mar 2013 12:22 p.m. PST |
It's a little difficult to pick apart what you are asking for, so I'll suggest the following that may not meet your needs. The Orphanage series by Robert Buettner might be worth trying. The Stark series re-released under his Jack Campbell pseudonym may also tickle your fancy. Almost anything by Ian Douglas that involves the USMC. Robert Frezza's Small Colonial War series. |
| Wackmole9 | 27 Mar 2013 12:29 p.m. PST |
My picks are Bolos by Keith Laumer
Hammers slammers by David Drake
Space Vikings by H. Beam Piper |
Frederick  | 27 Mar 2013 12:32 p.m. PST |
The Orphan's War series, Old Man's War series and – my favourite – the Legion novels by Dietz |
| skinkmasterreturns | 27 Mar 2013 12:33 p.m. PST |
"Old Man's War" is a great book and series.I had no clue about the story line going into it,and was totally blown away. |
| captainquirk | 27 Mar 2013 12:36 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Hammer's Slammers. Andrew and William Keith's Fifth Foreign Legion series, if you can track them down. |
| Big Ian | 27 Mar 2013 12:48 p.m. PST |
Hammer's Slammers are free to download from the publishers website.
Dorsai series is also a good read. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 27 Mar 2013 1:43 p.m. PST |
The John Scalzi books are nice but they're more political intrigue than 'slam bang' military action. If you're looking for more action driven books, the StarFist series by Dan Cragg and David Sherman can't be beat. |
| Lookingglassman | 27 Mar 2013 1:48 p.m. PST |
Thanks for all the suggestions. I did grab the Hammer Slammer series, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I will definitely check out the other suggestions! Thanks again. |
| tulsatime | 27 Mar 2013 1:57 p.m. PST |
THE PRINCE by Jerry Pournelle. Below is a link to the wikipedia article about it. link |
 javelin98 | 27 Mar 2013 2:58 p.m. PST |
Anything by William H. Keith (who also writes under the names Ian Douglas, H. Jay Riker, and a few others) tends to be excellent. Keith is a Vietnam vet who utilizes his wartime experience to lend his novels a sense of realism that is sometimes lacking in sci-fi military novels. |
| pzivh43 | 27 Mar 2013 4:27 p.m. PST |
Also check out S. M. Stirling's novels, esp the General ones written with David Drake---superb combat novels. He also wrote some about an alternate Earth where defeated Southerners moved to South Africa and founded the Draka Empire---super racists with bad attitudes, but absolutely ruthless. |
| Unrepentant Werewolf 2 | 27 Mar 2013 5:48 p.m. PST |
The Draka novels, the only time that you can think to yourself "thank the **** we only had to deal with nazis". |
| ThomasS | 27 Mar 2013 6:01 p.m. PST |
Rick Shelley's Dirigent Mercenary Corps or 13 Spaceborn are both fairly good. |
| Panzergruppe | 27 Mar 2013 6:40 p.m. PST |
The Forever War by Joe Halderman |
 Legion 4 | 27 Mar 2013 9:33 p.m. PST |
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John Leahy  | 28 Mar 2013 12:09 a.m. PST |
Yeah, Fifth Foreign Legion and Hammer are some of my favs. Thanks, John |
| Huscarle | 28 Mar 2013 2:11 a.m. PST |
So many good ones mentioned, my favourites are probably Jerry Pournelle's Falkenberg series as mentioned by Tulsatime. I think Heinlein wrote a couple, or is my memory faulty? David Weber's "Empire of Man" starting with "March Upcountry". Tanya Huff's "Valour Confederation" series. Some of the Bujold Vorkosigan books deal with large scale combat, although it's been so long since I've read them that I can't remember which ones <note to self, must pull from storage & reread>.
dendarii.com/biblio.html |
| 15th Hussar | 28 Mar 2013 7:36 a.m. PST |
Robert Frezza's Small Colonial War series. Totally agree, this is a very well written, though differently paced, trilogy. |
| Tgunner | 28 Mar 2013 9:47 a.m. PST |
I second William H. Keith, he's one of my very favorites and he also write under the pseudonym Ian Douglas for sci-fi. His Battletech Gray Death Legion books, which he wrote with his brother J. Andrew Keith, and great books! Very gritty at times! |
| JimSelzer | 28 Mar 2013 2:21 p.m. PST |
Starks war series The Novels in the StarFist SeriesFirst to Fight, (1997)
School of Fire, (1998)
Steel Gauntlet, (1999)
Blood Contact, (1999)
TechnoKill, (2000)
Hangfire, (2000)
Kingdom's Swords, (2002)
Kingdom's Fury, (2003)
Lazarus Rising, (2003)
A World of Hurt, (2004)
Flashfire, (2006)
Firestorm, (2007)
Wings of Hell, (2008)
Double Jeopardy, (2009)
Starfist: Force Recon SeriesBackshot, (2005)
PointBlank, (2006)
Recoil, (2008)
The Last LegionThe Last Legion (1999) (ISBN 0-451-45686-6)
Firemask (2000) (ISBN 0-451-45687-4)
Storm Force (2000) (ISBN 0-451-45688-2)
Homefall (2001) (ISBN 0-451-45841-9)
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| Meiczyslaw | 28 Mar 2013 10:25 p.m. PST |
Armor, by Steakley. Basically Starship Troopers on downers. |
| Ironwolf | 28 Mar 2013 11:48 p.m. PST |
The Clone Republic by Steven L. Kent is a great military scifi book. I believe there are now 6 books in the series? |
| Gen Grievous | 14 May 2013 5:16 p.m. PST |
STAR CRUSADES UPRISING: THE FIRST TRILOGY
Siege of Titan (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 1)
Tears of Kerberos (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 2)
Fires of Prometheus (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 3) STAR CRUSADES UPRISING: THE SECOND TRILOGY
Battle for Proxima (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 4)
Fall of Terra Nova (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 5)
Slaves of Hyperion (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 6 STAR CRUSADES NEXUS
Legions of Orion (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 1)
Machine Gods (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 2)
Heroes of Helios (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 3)
The Great Betrayal (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 4)
Prophecy of Fire (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 5)
all written by Michael G. Thomas and available on Kindle |
| Lion in the Stars | 17 May 2013 3:29 a.m. PST |
What? No Michael Z. Williamson?!? Two and a half series, all set in the same universe. Freehold, The Weapon, and Rogue are stories about badass special forces types. Then there's the 'excessively competent personal security professionals' of Ripple Creek Security. I prefer the Ripple Creek stories, much better character interaction. There's even a shoutout to the Mall Ninja. Besides, the jokes/snarky comments are better in the Ripple Creek stories.
"Elke, Plan B doesn't have to automatically mean twice the explosives!"
"Of course not. The inverse-cube rule means that Plan B uses 8 times the explosives!" |
| Lardie the Great | 17 May 2013 12:05 p.m. PST |
I think the best David Drake book is "Redliners" not as predictable as Hammers…
also check out David Gunn's "Deaths Head" books, a bit like Sharpe in space bought a lot more violent ;) |
