| Oldgrumbler | 24 Oct 2017 12:00 p.m. PST |
I am looking for a new read. Can anyone recommend a good military Sci Fi Novel? Old or new will do. |
| Oldgrumbler | 24 Oct 2017 12:00 p.m. PST |
I am looking for a new read. Can anyone recommend a good military Sci Fi Novel? Old or new will do. |
| Londonplod | 24 Oct 2017 12:02 p.m. PST |
The 40k novels with Gaunts' Ghosts are pretty good. |
| Wackmole9 | 24 Oct 2017 12:10 p.m. PST |
Anything by H Beam Piper. The Horus Hersey 30K Novel are generally a good read. |
| Pictors Studio | 24 Oct 2017 12:24 p.m. PST |
Try Legion from the HH series. One of the best of the series. |
| Jason O Mahony | 24 Oct 2017 12:34 p.m. PST |
Honor Harrington – David Weber
Starfire Series – David Weber, John White,Charles E. Gannon, Shirley Meier |
| HardRock | 24 Oct 2017 12:38 p.m. PST |
Any of the Hammer's Slammer's books by David Drake. |
| Jimmy da Purple | 24 Oct 2017 1:17 p.m. PST |
undying mercenary series by B V Larson
Terms of Enlistment Marko Kloos-on audible its read by Luke Daniels who is great. |
| Irish Marine | 24 Oct 2017 1:17 p.m. PST |
Here are some that I've re-read a few times because they are that good. The Union Series is written by Phillip Richards a ColorSgt in the British Army. Richards shows that he is a combat vet in his writing style, great combat and well thought out plot. link The second is Galactic empire wars by Raymond Weil. Space and ground combat. link |
| TNE2300 | 24 Oct 2017 1:20 p.m. PST |
Who Goes Here – Robert Shaw Men have always joined the Space Legion to forget, devoting the rest of their lives to fighting for Mother Terra in return for the perfect inner peace of forgetfulness. Most forget a little; the memory erasure covers just the area surrounding their falling away from grace. But Warren Peace can't remember anything at all: "You must have been a monster," say his admiring fellow troopers. With only a blue plastic toad to guide him in his search for his past, and the forces of Lieutenant Toogood, the redoubtable Captain Handy and, worst of all, the dreaded Oscars ranged against him, Warren sets out to learn just WHO GOES HERE? |
robert piepenbrink  | 24 Oct 2017 1:48 p.m. PST |
David Drake--both the Hammer's Slammers (seconding HardRock's recommendation) and his more recent Leary & Mundy.
Jerry Pournelle's John Christian Falkenberg stories Lest we neglect the classics, Gordon Dickson's "Dorsai" novels, and Ed Hamilton's "Star Kings" and "Starwolves" stories. |
| Dynaman8789 | 24 Oct 2017 1:57 p.m. PST |
For Spaceship MilSciFi I like the Trafalgar Gambit series. link Or the Star Carrier series (author does a lot of ground pounder books too). link or the lost fleet series (writing gets better further along) link Though all of these have problems with characterization and the first one could really use an editor I find them fun reading. |
| PzGeneral | 24 Oct 2017 2:18 p.m. PST |
The Moat in God's Eye. Niven and Pournelle…. |
 Dentatus   | 24 Oct 2017 3:51 p.m. PST |
Armor by John Steakley.
Dan Abnett's Embedded.
John Scalzi's Old Man's War |
| pzivh43 | 24 Oct 2017 3:52 p.m. PST |
Tanya Huff Confederation Marine series is good. John Ringo's Posleen series is good, also. |
| Major Mike | 24 Oct 2017 4:18 p.m. PST |
Old Mans War by John Scalzi. He has also written some follow on novels so if you like this one then you will have a few more books to read. |
| Grizzly71 | 24 Oct 2017 4:46 p.m. PST |
Here's a few I've gone thru. The Lost Fleet Series by Jack Campbell
Fallen Empire Series by Lindsay Buroker
Odyssey One Series by Evan CUrrie
On Silver Wings Series Serices by Evan Currie
Black Fleet Trilogy by Joshua Dalzelle
Omega Force Series by Josha Dalzelle
The Blackcollar Series by Timothy Zahn
The Chronicles of Benjamin Jamison by Thomas Wright
Expeditionary Force Series by Craig Alanson |
| skipper John | 24 Oct 2017 6:08 p.m. PST |
Two classics come to mind.
Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Old Mans War by John Scalzi |
| jekinder6 | 24 Oct 2017 7:27 p.m. PST |
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| D6 Junkie | 24 Oct 2017 7:32 p.m. PST |
A Small Colonial War: Robert A. Frezza |
| emckinney | 24 Oct 2017 7:37 p.m. PST |
Actually, you need to read the trilogy: Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Old Man's War by John Scalzi Forever War was written as a post-Vietnam reaction to SST. Old Man's War is a post-Cold War/post-Iraq SST. As mentioned, Scalzi has written several sequels, and they generally maintain the quality of the first book. The recent "The Human Division" changes the focus and is excellent. However, you can't really understand it without having read the previous books. |
| emckinney | 24 Oct 2017 7:40 p.m. PST |
Could you narrow down what you're looking for? Ground or space? Near future, far future, space fantasy? Pure shoot 'em up, more plot-driven, meditations on the human condition? |
| emckinney | 24 Oct 2017 7:53 p.m. PST |
The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera, from Baen Publishing? "Through Struggle, the Stars" and "The Desert of Stars" by John Lumpkin. Very scientifically accurate, well-written, and fun. Shockingly, self-published through Amazon. I normally wouldn't mention anything self-published, but it's so much better than much of what makes it onto paper that it's bizarre. And from an old master … what about "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein? Mostly not military SF in the traditional sense, but a heck of a book! |
| Oldgrumbler | 24 Oct 2017 7:54 p.m. PST |
Ok. I have read The Forever War & Starship Troopers. Old Mans War sounds like a good prospect along with the Hammers Slammers stories I haven't read yet.
I need to check out the Chadwick novels. No one mentioned Enders Game, it usually makes the best of lists nor Battlefield Earth (I haven't read it) another one often on the best of list. A lot of good ideas here for future reads.
Thanks |
| McWong73 | 24 Oct 2017 8:17 p.m. PST |
Old Man's War and Hammers are excellent reads, you should definitely give them a go. |
| daveshoe | 24 Oct 2017 8:29 p.m. PST |
Baen books has a list of their top Military SF books at this link:
link |
| Schogun | 25 Oct 2017 4:56 a.m. PST |
I found the Old Mans War series by John Scalzi very enjoyable with lots of new ideas. |
| Steve | 25 Oct 2017 5:49 a.m. PST |
This is a new series I've enjoyed, Galaxy's Edge. Space marines, lots of action. Reminds me of the best of the Hammers Slammers stories. link Steve |
| boy wundyr x | 25 Oct 2017 7:00 a.m. PST |
A lot of good choices already, another pretty decent (but tank-less, except for one book) series is the Starfist marines. link My only issue is about half of the marines are named after Philadelphia Flyers of the mid-1970s. It's bizarre. I suppose it works for non-hockey fans, but it's jarring if you know anything about the Bullies. |
| Stronty Girl | 25 Oct 2017 7:11 a.m. PST |
The Red trilogy by Linda Nagata is one of my favourites. The first volume is First Light. I also recently really liked:
Grunt Life by Weston Ochse
C.R.O.W. by Philip Richards
The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell Also good but heading more into thriller territory is Going Grey by Karen Traviss. |
| LtJBSz | 25 Oct 2017 8:48 a.m. PST |
Try Jay Allan's Crimson Worlds series, similar to Starship Troopers but with lots more combat (like using nukes to blow holes in lines) |
| Oldgrumbler | 25 Oct 2017 9:11 a.m. PST |
I just ordered these on my Audible account. I listen while painting my various miniature projects. The first 2 I have read but they were so good I would like to hear the narration.
1. Dune by Frank Herbert
2. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
3. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
4. The Honor of the Queen: Honor Harrington, Book 2 by David Weber
5. On Basilisk Station: Honor Harrington, Book 1 by David Weber
6. The Sky People by S. M. Stirling
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| Oldgrumbler | 25 Oct 2017 9:15 a.m. PST |
Wow! read the first review on Galaxys Edge. link |
| Oldgrumbler | 25 Oct 2017 9:46 a.m. PST |
The Amazon reviews, though only a few, are very good for a Small Colonial War by Robert A. Frezza. It is only 90 pages long with 3 books in the series. link |
| andrewgilmartin | 25 Oct 2017 12:55 p.m. PST |
I really enjoyed the first two of Craig Alanson's Expeditionary Force series _Columbus Day: Expeditionary Force, Book 1_ and _SpecOps: Expeditionary Force, Book 2_. I intend to read the others later in the year. |
| Dynaman8789 | 25 Oct 2017 5:14 p.m. PST |
Nobody (even me) mentioned the grand dad of the genre, War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells |
 Legion 4 | 26 Oct 2017 2:53 p.m. PST |
Hammer's Slammers and SST IMO … And yes, WotW is up there too. |
| Mithmee | 03 Nov 2017 5:43 p.m. PST |
Okay some old ones from Glen Cook Subs in Space:
Three book Series
Ships that never die
Some from 40K but still good.
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| markdienekes | 12 Nov 2017 8:20 p.m. PST |
Dan Abnett's Gaunts Ghosts is a great series. The 14th in the series is being published shortly (been waiting six years for it!). |
| Russ Lockwood | 18 Nov 2017 1:30 p.m. PST |
Re-read the Lost Fleet series (Campbell) and the Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier series (Campbell) and enjoyed them the second time around. Sure, quibbles across about a dozen books, and I can never quite figure out how a tabletop miniatures game would duplicate the multi-formation fleet tactics, but for reading, it's enough to understand that maneuver provides advantages over massive charge. Am re-reading the Honor Harrington series and generally enjoy the first half of the series. Weber tends to drone on with 'around the campfire' (i.e. conference table discussions) of if-then, maybe-this situation ruminations, but I skim a couple pages until the plot picks back up. Also just finished Jim Butcher's Aeronaut book one. The guy can write an interesting story, although he seems to borrow treecats (with a higher IQ twist) from the Harrington series. Not sci-fi per se, but more steampunkish/fantasy setting. I didn't like the Frostgrave fantasy novel, but then again, I started to read it after Butcher's book. I lasted two or three chapters and tossed it -- hard to read that prose after Butcher's sweet style. Then again, it's probably what I call a 'milled' novel -- author does not own copyright and gets paid flat fee whether it sells 1 copy or 1 million, so the author churns out the word count as quick as possible. That's just a guess. I'll have to investigate some of the other books mentioned above. |
