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)
Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii, #1)
Backyard Starship (Backyard Starship, #1)
Valkyrie (Expeditionary Force, #9)
Centers of Gravity (Frontlines, #8)
Critical Mass (Expeditionary Force, #10)
Orders of Battle (Frontlines, #7)
Failure Mode (Expeditionary Force, #15)
Prince War Leader (The Prince of Britannia Saga #3)
Homefront (Expeditionary Force, #7.5)
Citadel (The Palladium Wars #3)
Brushfire (Expeditionary Force, #11)
The Last Hunter (The Last Hunter #1)
Fallout (Expeditionary Force, #13)
The Prince Awakens (Prince of Britannia Saga Book 1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #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)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3)
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