List of military science fiction works and authors

This is a list of works in the military science fiction genre of fiction, sorted by the creator's surname or, in case of film and television, the title.

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• A
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• D
• E
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• G
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• I
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Literature - Television, film, and video games - References - Further Reading

Literature

A

Allen, Roger MacBride

• Torch of Honor (1985)^[1]:5
• Rogue Powers (1986)^[1]:5

Anderson, Poul

• The Star Fox (1965)^[2]
• The Corridors of Time
• Technic Civilisation Books

Anvil, Christopher

• The Steel, the Mist and the Blazing Sun (1983)^[2]

Asprin, Robert Lynn

• Phule's Company series (humorous)^[1]:19
• The Cold Cash War

B

Baldwin, Bill

• The Helmsman Saga
• Canby's Legion (1995)

Bara, Dave

• Lightship Chronicles Book One Impulse (2015)
• Lightship Chronicles Book Two Starbound (2016)

Buettner, Robert

• Jason Wander series^[3]
• Orphan's Legacy Series

Bujold, Lois McMaster

• Shards of Honor (1986)^[1]:61
• Barrayar (1991)
• The Warrior’s Apprentice (1986)^[1]:61
• The Vor Game (1990)
• Ethan of Athos (1986)^[1]:61

Bunch, Chris

• The Sten Chronicles (with Allan Cole)
• The Last Legion series

C

Campbell, Jack

Real name: Hemry, John G.

• The Lost Fleet series (2006)^[4][5]
• "Dead End" (written as John G. Hemry) appearing in Breach the Hull, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books^[6]
• "Grendel" a Lost Fleet story appearing in So It Begins, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books^[7]
• "Dawn's Last Light" (written as John G. Hemry) appearing in By Other Means, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books^[8]
• Stark's War (2000-2002) series (written as John G. Hemry), a trilogy covering a conflict between US Army soldiers and their leadership during a campaign that takes place on the Moon.

Card, Orson Scott

• Ender's Game (1985)^{[1]:74[9][10]}

Cherryh, C. J.

• Faded Sun series^[1]:136

Chesney, George

• The Battle of Dorking (1871)^[2]

Cook, Glen

• Passage at Arms (1985)

Cragg, Dan

• StarFist series (with David Sherman)^[9][11]
• Jedi Trial (with David Sherman) (2004)

D

Dalmas, John

• The Lizard War series^[12]
• The Regiment series^[12]

Dickson, Gordon R.

• Dorsai! (The Genetic General 1960; exp vt Dorsai! 1976)^{[1]:116, 121[13][14]}
• The Genetic General (1960)

Dietz, William C.

• Legion series^[1]:118
• The Flood

Douglas, Ian

Real name: Keith, William H., Jr.

Galactic Marines Series:

Heritage Trilogy

• Semper Mars (1998) ISBN 978-0-380-78828-6^[15]
• Luna Marine (1999) ISBN 978-0-380-78829-3
• Europa Strike (2000) ISBN 978-0-380-78830-9

Legacy Trilogy

• Star Corps (2003) ISBN 978-0-380-81824-2
• Battlespace (2006) ISBN 978-0-380-81825-9
• Star Marines (2007) ISBN 978-0-380-81826-6

Inheritance Trilogy

• Star Strike (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-123858-1
• Galactic Corps (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-123862-8
• Semper Human (2009) ISBN 978-0-06-123864-2

Star Carrier Series:

• Earth Strike (2010) ISBN 978-0-06-184025-8
• Center of Gravity (2011) ISBN 978-0-06-184026-5^[16]
• Singularity (2012) ISBN 978-0-06-184027-2

Doyle, Debra

• The Mageworlds Series^[17]

Drake, David

• Hammer's Slammers series^[18]
• RCN Series^[1]:123[19]

E

Fabian, Robert

• Marines

Feintuch, David

• Seafort series^[1]:141

Forsberg, John

• Sol War Series (2012) ISBN 0615695035

Frankowski, Leo

• The War with Earth (2003)^[1]:155 with Dave Grossman
• Kren of the Mitchegai (2004)^[1]:155 with Dave Grossman
• The Two-Space War (2004)^[1]:155

G

Garfinkle, Richard

• Celestial Matters (1996)

Gerrold, David

• Starhunt (1987)^[1]:158

Green, Roland J.

• Peace Company series
• Starcruiser Shenandoah series
• Voyage to Eneh (2000)

Gunn, David

• Death's Head series^[12]

H

Haldeman, Joe

• The Forever War (1975)^{[1]:150, 174[9][20]}

Hamilton F. Peter

• Fallen Dragon (2001)

Harrison, Harry

• Bill, the Galactic Hero (1965, humorous)^[1]:179
• West of Eden (1984)

Heinlein, Robert A.

• Space Cadet (1949)^[21]
• The Long Watch (1950)^[22][23]
• Starship Troopers (1958)^{[1]:358[9][24]}

Hemry, John G.

Alias: Jack Campbell

• The Lost Fleet series^[4][5]

Herrick, Dennis

• Winter of the Metal People (2013)

Huff, Tanya

Valor Confederation - Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr's aim is to keep both her superiors and her company of space marines alive as they deal with lethal missions throughout the galaxy.

• Valor's Choice (2000)
• The Better Part of Valor (2002)
• A Confederation of Valor (2006 (Omnibus edition of Valor's Choice and The Better Part of Valor)
• The Heart of Valor (2007)
• Valor's Trial (2008)
• The Truth of Valor (2010)

K

Keith, William H., Jr.

Alias: Ian Douglas

• Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy (1998)^[15]

Kent, Steven L.

• The Clone series

Kornbluth, Cyril M.

• "The Only Thing We Learn" (1949)^[25]

Kratman, Tom

• A Desert Called Peace (2007)
• Carnifex (2008)
• The Lotus Eaters (April 2010)
• The Amazon Legion (April 2011)

L

Lang, Hermann

• The Air Battle (1859)^[2]

Lang, Simon

• All the Gods of Eisernon (1973)
• The Elluvon Gift (1974)
• The Trumpets of Tagan (1992)
• Timeslide (1993)
• Hopeship (1994)

Larson, B. V.

• Star Force series

Laumer, Keith

• Bolo series of books

Lee, Sharon

• Liaden Universe® series of books
• Crystal Soldier
• Crystal Dragon
• Balance of Trade
• Trade Secret
• Local Custom
• Scout’s Progress
• Mouse and Dragon
• Conflict of Honors
• Agent of Change
• Carpe Diem
• Plan B
• Fledgling
• I Dare
• Saltation
• Ghost Ship
• Necessity’s Child
• Dragon Ship

M

McDonald, Sandra

• The Outback Stars^[19]

McLaughlin, Dean

• Hawk Among the Sparrows (1968)^[1]:180

Moon, Elizabeth

• Vatta's War series^[1]:259[19]
• Serrano / Familias series^[1]:259

Morgan, Richard K.

• Takeshi Kovacs series^[26]

N

Nagata, Linda

• The Red: First Light

Niven, Larry

• The Man-Kzin Wars (Known Space future History, Shared World; 3 vols 1988-90)^[2]

Norton, Andre

• Star Guard (1955)^[1]:274

Nylund, Eric

• Halo: The Fall of Reach
• Halo: First Strike
• Halo: Ghosts of Onyx

P

Pournelle, Jerry E.

• A Spaceship for the King (1973)^[1]:291[2]
• The Mercenary (1977)^[1]:291[2]

R

Reynolds, Mack

• Mercenary from Tomorrow (1962 "Mercenary"; exp 1968)^[1]:306[2]

Ringo, John

• Legacy of the Aldenata series^[9]
• Posleen War - Central Storyline
  • A Hymn Before Battle (2000)
  • Gust Front (2001)
  • When the Devil Dances (2002)
  • Hell's Faire (2003)
• Hedren War
  • Eye of the Storm (2009)
• Posleen War Sidestories
  • Watch on the Rhine (2005)
  • Yellow Eyes (2007)
  • The Tuloriad (2009) (with Tom Kratman)
• Cally's War Spinoff Series
  • Cally's War (2004)
  • Sister Time (2007) (with Julie Cochrane)
  • Honor of the Clan (2009) (with Julie Cochrane)
• Empire of Man Series

Also known as the "Prince Roger Series", Co-written with David Weber

• • March Upcountry
  • March to the Sea
  • March to the Stars
  • We Few (2005)
• The Council Wars Series
  • There will be Dragons
  • Emerald Sea
  • Against the Tide
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Rosenberg, Joel

• Not for Glory (1988)^[2]

S

Saberhagen, Fred

• Berserker series (1963)^[2]

Scalzi, John

• Old Man's War series (2005)^[27]

Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann

• The Healer's War (1988)^[2]

Shepherd, Mike

• Kris Longknife series (2004)^[28]

Sherman, David

• The StarFist series (with Dan Cragg)^[2]
• The DemonTech series^[2]
• Jedi Trial (with Dan Cragg) (2004)
• "Surrender and Die" a DemonTech series story appearing in So It Begins, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books^[7]
• "Delaying Action" appearing in By Other Means, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books^[8]

Spinrad, Norman

• The Men in the Jungle (1967)^[2]
• The Big Flash (1969)^[1]:38

Steakley, John

• Armor (1984)^[29]

Stirling, S M

• Kzin series^[1]:362
• Falkenberg series^[1]:362
• Marching Through Georgia (1984)^[30]

Sweeney, Stephen J

• The Honour of the Knights (The Battle for the Solar System series)

T

Tanaka Yoshiki

• Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Taylor, Travis S.

• Tau Ceti series
• Von Neumann's War

W

Weber, David

• Honor Harrington series^[1]:407[9]
• Safehold series

Wells, H. G.

• War of the Worlds (1898)^[1]:402[2]

White, Steve

• Insurrection (1990)^[1]:413 with David Weber.
• Crusade (1992)^[1]:413 with David Weber.
• Death Ground (1997)^[1]:413 with David Weber.

Williams, Walter Jon

• Dread Empire's Fall series

Television, film, and video games

• Aldnoah.Zero
• Aliens
• Andromeda
• Appleseed
• Appleseed Ex Machina
• Armored Trooper Votoms
• Arpeggio of Blue Steel
• Astro Plan
• Avatar
• Babylon 5
• Banner of the Stars
• Battle: Los Angeles
• Battleship
• Battlestar Galactica^[31][32]
• BattleTech: The Animated Series
• Call of Duty series
• Chōriki Sentai Ohranger
• Code Geass
• Combat Mecha Xabungle
• Doom
• Exosquad
• Gears of War
• Galactic Drifter Vifam
• Genesis Climber Mospeada
• Ghost in the Shell
• Gunbuster
• Gundam
• Halo (series)
• Independence Day
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes
• Macross
• Mass Effect
• Metal Gear
• Mobile Suit Gundam
• Muv-Luv
• Predator (franchise)
• Robotech
• SeaQuest DSV
• Space: Above and Beyond^[33]
• Space Battleship Yamato
• Special Armored Battalion Dorvack
• Star Blazers
• StarCraft (series)
• Stargate
• Stargate Atlantis
• Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007), created by Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner^[34]
• Stargate Universe
• Starship Troopers
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Stealth
• Strike Witches
• The Day the Earth Stood Still
• The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
• The Super Dimension Century Orguss
• Terrahawks
• Titan A.E.
• Vexille
• Warhammer 40,000
• War of the Worlds

References

If the references are cited from electronic editions of e.g. encyclopedias, the title of the article is given as pages may vary.

1. D'Ammassa, D. (2004). Encyclopedia of science fiction. N.Y., Facts On File.
2. Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: War.
3. Bedford, Rob H. (2008). "Orphan's Journey by Robert Buettner - Official sffworld.com review". sffworld.com. Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
4. Thomas M. Wagner (2006). "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
5. Cynthia Ward (June 14, 2006). "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless". SciFi.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
6. http://www.mcp-concepts.com/books/BreachTheHull.htm
7. http://www.mcp-concepts.com/books/SoItBegins.htm
8. http://www.mcp-concepts.com/books/ByOtherMeans.htm
9. Scott Connors (April 7, 2008). "The Politics of Military SF". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
10. Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: Ender's Game.
11. "Locus Online: New Books No. 6 (Late June 2007)". Locus Online (July 6, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
12. Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
13. Thomas M. Wagner (2001). "Dorsai!". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
14. Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: Dorsai!.
15. Winstead, Bob (June 17, 1998)"'Semper Mars' is well researched and quite imaginative". Book review. CNN. Retrieved on 23 November 2008.
16. "http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-03-13/mass-market-paperback/list.html"Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
17. Mageworlds Book One "http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812517040"
18. Thomas M. Wagner (2006). "Hammer's Slammers". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
19. "New in Paperback February 2008". Locus Online (23 February 2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
20. Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: The Forever War.
21. Cat.inist in English
22. SF Variety Online
23. Heinlein Society essay
24. Craig E. Engler (1997). "Classic Sci-Fi Reviews: Starship Troopers". SciFi.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
25. The Best of C.M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl, editor; SFBC, 1976; Ballantine, 1977.
26. Thomas M. Wagner (2005). "Broken Angels". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
27. Stuart Carter (2006). "The SF Site Featured Review: Old Man's War". SF Site. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
28. Librarything.com.
29. Christopher Stasheff (2006). "Armor". SFsite.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
30. Marching Through Georgia (novel). Retrieved on 2014-03-25.
31. RGF.net
32. Science-Fiction-Books.com.au
33. Space: Above and Beyond
34. Beeler, Stan. "Stargate SG-1 And The Perfect Science Fiction Premise". In Telotte, J. P. The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader. University Press of Kentucky. p. 268. ISBN 0-8131-2492-1.

Further reading

• Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin.
• D'Ammassa, D. (2004). Encyclopedia of science fiction. N.Y., Facts On File.
• H. Bruce Franklin (1988), War Stars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination, about war as a theme in US imaginative fiction.
• James, E. and F. Mendlesohn (2003). The Cambridge companion to science fiction. Cambridge ; New York, Cambridge University Press.