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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Scorpio (Frontlines: Evolution, #1)
Fire and Song (Warformed: Stormweaver, #2)
Critical Mass (Expeditionary Force, #10)
Failure Mode (Expeditionary Force, #15)
Match Game (Expeditionary Force, #14)
Breakaway (Expeditionary Force, #12)
Task Force Hammer (Expeditionary Force, #17)
Aftermath (Expeditionary Force, #16)
Centers of Gravity (Frontlines, #8)
Backyard Starship (Backyard Starship, #1)
Stand Alone (Wolfhounds #1)
Fields of Fire (Backyard Starship, #9)
Ruins of the Earth (Ruins of the Earth #1)
Deep Black (Arcana Imperii, #2)
Orders of Battle (Frontlines, #7)
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)
The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanOn Basilisk Station by David Weber
Best Military Science Fiction Books
693 books — 847 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteA Curse of Roses by Diana PinguichaThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersDoppelgänger by Chip Walter
SFF: Best Settings
36 books — 8 voters


Brandon Sanderson
If you can read the book and say, ‘Space Marines, YEEEAAAHHH!’ That’s Military Science Fiction.” (Brigham Young writing lecture, March 2012)
Brandon Sanderson

Debbie Bishop
THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL - RAY BRADBURY FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS! "Wonderful story. War Eagles is a really good adventure story." amazon reader "WW2 with a dash of fantasy! I really enjoyed stepping back in time as the race for air travel was developing. One could truly feel the passion these pilots and engineers had for these magnificent machines. The twist of stepping back into a land of Vikings and dinosaurs was very well executed." amazon reader ...more
Debbie Bishop, War Eagles

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