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Check out "Aim High" and "Patriot Plan" by Devin Kerins

Try David Woods. His Dane Maddock books are fun

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Hi all, I've read pretty much all of Clive Cussler, Lee Child, Matthew Reilly and Vince Flynn.... so I'm hoping someone can suggest a new series to start in a similar vein. I prefer series as I get through single books too quickly!

How about the "Covert One" series starting withThe Hades Factor. These are endorsed by Robert Ludlum as Co-Author, but they are written more by Ludlum's Co than Ludlum. Still I enjoyed the first three in the series a lot. They make good audiobooks and just plane good reading unless you really wanted a Ludlum book.

I also think everyone who likes this genre would get a kick out of The Road to Gandolfo which really is by Ludlum. The audiobook Narrated by Scott Brick was Fantastic. Brick's really serious voice made the satirical funnies even funnier. It's a little mysogonisitic, but as books from the 60s and 70s go, it was better than most. It really pocks fun at the spy-thriller-military-action-espionage thrillers though. I laughed!

Heather wrote: "Hi all, I've read pretty much all of Clive Cussler, Lee Child, Matthew Reilly and Vince Flynn.... so I'm hoping someone can suggest a new series to start in a similar vein. I prefer series as I ge..."

Have you read John Sandford or, if you like a female Jack Reacher (not quite as violent :), try Zoe Sharp's Charlotte Fox series. I've written a review of one of them here:

http://seeleyjames.com/2012/09/28/rev...

Peace, Seeley

Thanks for the recommendations, Seeley. I'm going to start the Zoe Sharp series this weekend - looks good!

Thanks Seeley, for reminding me of the Charlotte Fox series!!

Heather wrote: "Thanks for the recommendations, Seeley. I'm going to start the Zoe Sharp series this weekend - looks good!"

BTW: She has a new female character out and I just posted a review (5 stars): http://wp.me/p2yoTl-n4 You might give that a try.

Peace, Seeley

Seeley wrote: "Heather wrote: "Thanks for the recommendations, Seeley. I'm going to start the Zoe Sharp series this weekend - looks good!"

BTW: She has a new female character out and I just posted a review (5 s..."

Thanks for the heads-up! Just put it on my list.

Payback by J.C. Pollock was great. Really great read, although sometimes it lingers on descriptions and facts a bit too much.

May I request some recommendations/help here?

I occasionally get in the mood for a good military science fiction. I'm into 3 series that will likely be among my favorites. They (in general) follow a new recruit into and through some escalating military situation. The 3 are:

Man of War series (first book To Honor You Call Us)

Frontlines series (first book Terms of Enlistment )

Poor Man's Fight series (first book Poor Man's Fight)

I'm caught up on the first 2 and the last in the third is just being released. I've read a few others that are close (Undying Mercenaries and so on)

Just wondered if anyone could recommend some that are similar (the "those who liked these books might like" section here isn't a lot of help)

Thanks.

Of the series you've mentioned, I have read Frontlines and enjoyed it. Man of War was on my to read list and Poor Man's Fight has been added.

I'd suggest Scalzi's Old Man's War (not the young man going to war so much, but still a raw recruit). You've probably read Heinlein's Starship Troopers, but that would be a fit.

Thanks. Yeah I've read Old Man's War to. Let me know if you come up with anything else. I've read a lot of Jack Campbell ( John G. Hemry), some Ian Douglas, a couple of Robert Buettner's Orphanage series (may try to run the next in that series down. When I get in the mood for good military science fiction/space opera I guess I run through them.

Have you read any of Jerry Pournelle's stuff? I'd guess so, but Birth of Fire is often overlooked & one of my favorites. Laumer's Bolo & Dickson's Dorsai are oldies, but goodies, too.

For a fantastic bend, you might try Furies of Calderon & all by Jim Butcher. I think there's just 5 (6?) books in it & it winds up completely. Military & magic. There's the Temeraire series starting with His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik. Kind of Horatio Hornblower on dragon back alternate history.

read some Pournelle but not that one I'll check it out. Read Butcher's books and looked at the others. may try those but the Dragons moves it over into the science fantasy area and I'd like to go more space opera right now. I may get to them later.

Thanks.

I've read His Majesty's Dragon and although it involves a very unique take on dragons, it has a strong military storyline. When you're in the mood, I highly recommend.

I don't recognize the series that you listed, but one military scifi series that I enjoyed is the Ciaphus Cain series in the Warhammer world (I was able to read it without knowing anything about Warhammer). It leans towards the light-hearted side, as the main character/narrator professes to be a coward and completely self-serving. Yet despite all his attempts to avoid responsibility and do any real leadership, he somehow keeps stumbling into heroic acts that propel him further up in his career. The first book in the series is:



On the more serious side of the Warhammer world (the science borders on magic, worshiping the Emperor is treated like a religion, and the military-inquisition is constantly fighting aliens/heretics/corrupting powers), I highly recommend Dan Abnett's books:




Ravenor is Eisenhorn's protege, so while I think you can read in whichever order you want, it's probably better to read Eisenhorn first.

Thanks, I have some of the 40K books. Again, thank you.

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "May I request some recommendations/help here?

I occasionally get in the mood for a good military science fiction. I'm into 3 series that will likely be among my favorites. They (in general) follow..."

I've read and liked the Man of War series (will try the other two you mentioned) and I also like the Starship's Mage series by Glynn Stewart. Magic is involved but has a relatively minor role in the overall space opera storyline.

Will also suggest a couple of older series that are still favorites of mine, if you haven't already read them.

The Honor Harrington series by David Weber ... I liked the first books in the series very well and still re-read those, did drop the series later ... too many sub plots, characters, politics.

The Vorkosigan series by Lois Bujold.

The Lt. Leary series by David Drake.

Thanks Sharon. I guess it gets old when I say I've read those, LOL. I'm also in the Starship Mage books, I was just hoping to find another story of "grunts in space" so to speak.

Thank you. I've veered off to another genre...I keep looking.

Haha, we'll find something yet. Have you read R. M. Meluch's Myriad books with Americans v.s Romans in space?

Or, if you aren't focused on sci-fi anymore, how about just plain military? R. M. Meluch wrote a great WWII novel about an almost-rivalry between a British Spitfire ace and a German Messerschmitt ace (starting from when they are recruited to nearing the end of the war). I say almost because the two characters only intersect twice in the whole novel; at the beginning and at the end. They each have very independent story lines as it covers the war from each POV.

I like military fiction of several types thanks I'll look. Thanks.

I haven't read the R. M. Meluch books. They look interesting I'll check them out, thanks.

By the way, have you read Front Lines?

Nope! Oh cool, this is a good reminder, I actually was eyeballing it in the bookstore last week, but in the end I picked up a different YA book about an unlikely friendship between a bully and a kid with Down syndrome (which also turned out to be really good, but alas, not A/A).

I'll add it to my list of things to look for!

This really isn't a YA book. It does tell the story of young people (young women) going to war but it's got some pretty gritty parts once it gets going.

Try Tom Wood - Victor, the Assassin series. Just finished #4 . I like to save my favorites for special times. I was not disappointed.

Agree with Dawn on Tom Wood. The next Victor book is due out in a month or two I think.

Hi everyone! I'm Flinn and I really enjoy action and adventure stories out of conventional. I lately read Lights on the Sea by Miquel Reina and I just can say WOW. The book has been released recently in USA and UK and I would love to discuss it with some other readers.

There are several good action adventure series that are also urban fantasy etc. If you like a touch of horror you might try the Repairman Jack series. Of course for action with some humor you may want to try the Harry Dresden series.

If you haven’t tried Marc Cameron thriller series with Jericho Quinn, try it now! Amazing action thrillers!

Or
Ty Patterson action series with Zeb Carter! Really good!

My recommendation for January 2020 :D

I have a science fiction with history time travel and romance all tied into one book that I would recommend but No military sorry... but I did cry at the end. 11-22-63 by Stephen King. He really did a lot of research on the subject and conspiracy theory was spot on.....

When I think military adventure I think Sharpe!