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68 past books matching Military Sci-Fi
Best for readers who like military science fiction with political intrigue and divided loyalties.
Innes in Command
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Innes Kingsford rejects his powerful family's political ambitions to serve as a navy ensign, but his father arranges an assignment that puts him under the command of a rival family's officer. At remote Shiro Station, Innes confronts conspiracy, criminal enterprises, and the threat of interstellar war while trying to honor his oath and protect his commission. Best for readers who like military science fiction with political intrigue and divided loyalties.
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His Name Opened Doors. His Honor Closed Them.
Instead of joining the ranks of the political elite, Innes Kingsford chose to become an ensign in the navy, making him the black sheep of one of the greatest families in the Republic of Concordia. That wasn't enough for his family to keep from using him as a pawn. When his assignment to the strike cruiser Illustrious is orchestrated by his father as part of a political scheme, Innes finds himself stationed at remote Shiro Station under the command of Lieutenant Kyle Wexler, a member of his family's greatest house rivals. Things only get more complex as Innes discovers conspiracy, criminal enterprises, and possible interstellar war converging around him.
Caught between his oath to the navy and his father's machinations, can Innes manage to do his duty without losing his commission or his life?
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Best for readers who enjoy YA science fiction with virtual-reality gaming and military training.
Insignia
Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult · Military Sci-Fi
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Veronica Roth says of Insignia, “You won't be able to put this book down.” Teen gamer Tom Raines is recruited to an elite military academy, where his combat skills could make him a technologically enhanced soldier in World War III. But the life he's always wanted may come at a price. Best for readers who enjoy YA science fiction with virtual-reality gaming and military training.
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In this science fiction adventure trilogy debut, a teen's gift for games could help his country win a global war—and also seal his fate.
"You won't be able to put this book down." —Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Divergent series
More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. For years, Tom's drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof over their heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and staying invisible.
Then one day, Tom stops being invisible. Someone's been watching his virtual-reality prowess, and he's offered the incredible—a place at the Pentagonal Spire, an elite military academy. There, Tom's instincts for combat will be put to the test and if he passes, he'll become a member of the Intrasolar Forces, helping to lead his country to victory in World War III. Finally, he'll be someone important: a superhuman war machine with the tech skills that every virtual-reality warrior dreams of. Life at the Spire holds everything that Tom's always wanted—friends, the possibility of a girlfriend, and a life where his every action matters—but what will it cost him?
Gripping and provocative, S. J. Kincaid's futuristic thrill ride of a debut crackles with memorable characters, tremendous wit, and a vision of the future that asks startling, timely questions about the melding of humanity and technology.
"Hip, high-tech, and hilarious, Insignia made my heart soar and left me with impossible-to-shake questions about technology, reality, and war." —Rae Carson, author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns
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Best for readers who enjoy military space opera, political intrigue, and conflicts involving artificial intelligence.
The Killing of Worlds
Sci-Fi · Galactic Empire · Military Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Called “just as fine a rip-roaring space opera” by Booklist, The Killing of Worlds follows Captain Laurent Zai as he faces an unwinnable battle against a Rix warship. On Legis, a planetary AI seeks to break an Imperial blockade, while Senator Nara Oxham tries to prevent a nuclear strike that would kill millions. Best for readers who enjoy military space opera, political intrigue, and conflicts involving artificial intelligence.
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"The successor to The Risen Empire is just as fine a rip-roaring space opera"—from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Booklist).
Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial frigate Lynx is a walking dead man. Unjustly held responsible for the death of the Child Empress, sister of the immortal Emperor, Zai has been sent to fight an unwinnable battle. The Lynx must stop a vastly superior Rix ship from reaching the planet Legis, a suicide mission that will almost certainly end in oblivion for Captain Zai and his crew.
On the planet Legis below, a Rix compound mind—a massive emergent AI formed from every computer on the planet—has been isolated by their Imperial blockade. But the mind has guided a lone Rix commando, Herd, to the planet's frozen north, and will soon order a desperate attempt to seize a polar communications array and break the blockade.
Ten light-years away, Captain Zai's true love, the psychic (some say mad) Senator Nara Oxham is engaged in a deadly game of political intrigue. From her position on the Emperor's War Council, Senator Oxham must find a way to forestall the Emperor's final solution if the blockade is broken: a nuclear strike to destroy the compound mind, which will also kill millions of Imperial citizens. She suspects that the Emperor has a hidden weakness discovered by the mind, a secret so dangerous to his immortal dynasty that to prevent its discovery the Emperor is willing to countenance the ultimate crime . . .
The killing of worlds.
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A good pick for readers who enjoy space fleets, mercenary crews, and military science fiction.
The Mercenary
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration
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Princess Gizel needs more ships to explore the Western Marches, so she hires Jon Smit, a renegade Kimerian officer commanding a mercenary fleet. This military science fiction adventure follows Smit as his fleet takes on a new assignment beyond the empire's established territory. A good pick for readers who enjoy space fleets, mercenary crews, and military science fiction.
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Princess Gizel has a new job – Count of the Western Marches – the huge area she liberated from the Xiongmengda. While there are a large number of warships deployed in the area, they are all watching warp points that lead to unknown places. With the Imperial Navy's budget stretched to the limit, she's not expecting reinforcements any time soon, so in order to explore the area further, she needs to come up with an alternative source of combat vessels. Fortunately, she and Karvon are not short of money, so she decides to personally hire the mercenary fleet run by the renegade Kimerian officer known as Jon Smit, whom she and Karvon met in their travels.
This is his story.
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Padawan Iskat Akaris struggles with the Jedi Order’s distrust, the death of her master, and questions about her unknown past as the Clone Wars push her toward the…
Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Padawan Iskat Akaris struggles with the Jedi Order’s distrust, the death of her master, and questions about her unknown past as the Clone Wars push her toward the dark side. The novel traces her transformation into an Inquisitor hunting Jedi survivors, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 800 Amazon reviewers. A sharp fit for Star Wars readers interested in the fall of the Jedi Order, dark-side character studies, Order 66, and Inquisitorius lore.
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When the Jedi Order falls, an Inquisitor rises.
Padawan Iskat Akaris has dedicated her life to traveling the galaxy alongside her master, learning the ways of the Force to become a good Jedi. Despite Iskat’s dedication, peace and control have remained elusive, and with each setback, she feels her fellow Jedi grow more distrustful of her. Already uncertain about her future in the Jedi Order, Iskat faces tragedy when her master is killed and the Clone Wars engulf the galaxy in chaos.
Now a general on the front lines contributing to that chaos, she is often reminded: Trust in your training. Trust in the wisdom of the Council. Trust in the Force. Yet as the shadows of doubt take hold, Iskat begins to ask questions that no Jedi is supposed to ask. Questions about her own unknown past. Questions the Jedi Masters would consider dangerous.
As the years pass and the war endures, Iskat’s faith in the Jedi wanes. If they would grant her more freedom, she is certain she could do more to protect the galaxy. If they would trust her with more knowledge, she could finally cast aside the shadows that have begun to consume her. When the Jedi Order finally falls, Iskat seizes the chance to forge a path of her own. She embraces the salvation of Order 66.
As an Inquisitor, Iskat finds the freedom she has always craved: to question, to want. And with each strike of her red blade, Iskat moves closer to claiming her new destiny in the Force—whatever the cost.
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Best for readers who like military space opera, fleet battles, alien threats, command pressure, and long series binges.
Starship New Jersey Box Set
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Starship New Jersey Box Set collects Scott Bartlett’s complete 10-book sci-fi series about Tad Thatcher, a young Space Fleet officer whose dream of commanding a starship becomes reality just as humanity’s old enemy returns after fifty years of peace. Best for readers who like military space opera, fleet battles, alien threats, command pressure, and long series binges.
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“I want to be a starship captain like you”
When young Tad Thatcher told his grandfather he wanted to command a starship like he did, his grandfather took him seriously. He taught his grandson everything he knew.
Fast forward over two decades, and a young Space Fleet officer's dream becomes reality: he's made captain of a starship…just in time for the return of humanity's most terrible enemy, after 50 years of peace.
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Good for readers who want sci-fi adventure with ancient alien wars, AI, survival upgrades, and reluctant captains.
Starship Superior
Sci-Fi · Galactic Empire · Military Sci-Fi
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Starship Superior follows Owen Lake, a Lake Superior boat captain who is pulled aboard an advanced unmanned spacecraft and forced into a 100,000-year-old cosmic conflict after an AI bargain leaves Mari and his dog Jack in stasis, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 1,000 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want sci-fi adventure with ancient alien wars, AI, survival upgrades, and reluctant captains.
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Owen Lake never had any interest in space.
After watching his astronaut mother die, he preferred the simple life of a boat captain on Lake Superior. But the simple life was never meant to last.
His charter business is failing, but an opportunity pops up in the form of Dr. Mariana Keller, who's interested in what lies beneath the waves: a mysterious, unnatural blue glow emanating from the depths.
Owen agrees to take her on a clandestine dive to an ancient shipwreck site. With his trusty canine companion Jack by his side, he sets out with Keller, but a simple dive turns into a fight for their lives when a beam pins Mari beneath the wreckage.
As Owen struggles to free her, he is ripped into an underwater hole and finds himself aboard a highly advanced, unmanned spacecraft.
The ship's powerful Artificial Intelligence, which Owen names Jefferson, asks Owen to become a temporary crew member in exchange for the rescue of Mari and Jack. He immediately agrees without a second thought.
After rescuing them, the AI places them in stasis and initiates a launch. With the ship jettisoning Owen, Mari, and Jack toward deep space and a cosmic conflict far beyond Earth's solar system, it's clear there's a lot more to becoming a crew member than Owen could have imagined.
Eleven months later, Owen awakens to discover that he's undergone involuntary biological enhancements that allow him to survive deep space. The enhancements grant him abilities far beyond human limits. But Jefferson's bargain remains absolute: Owen must cooperate and prove his worth on a millennia-old quest for revenge against the enemy Federation... or Mari and Jack will remain frozen forever.
Forced to lead, Captain Owen Lake must now fight a war that began 100,000 years before he was ever born.
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Good for readers who like Arthurian legend, starship adventure, dragons, and reluctant heroes learning to lead.
Here Be Dragons
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Thomas finds Excalibur beneath a Welsh lake and must lead his crew through enemy territory while battling the Draconite, discovering his role as captain of a legendary starship, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 4,800 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like Arthurian legend, starship adventure, dragons, and reluctant heroes learning to lead.
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Thomas never expected to find Excalibur stuck beneath a Welsh lake. He never asked to be a hero. And he certainly never imagined standing between a tyrant and the fate of a galaxy.
Destiny doesn’t wait for permission.
From the mystical world of Avalyeth, Thomas’ journey will lead him and his growing crew into the heart of enemy territory, the halls of ancient dragons, and the path of knights who remember a time when hope still burned bright. Hunted by the Draconite and haunted by the past, they’ll need to risk everything to outmaneuver and overcome those who would see them destroyed.
As new alliances form and old rivalries re-ignite, Thomas must prove he’s more than just the captain of a legendary starship—he must become the leader others believe him to be.
Even if he still isn’t sure he believes it himself.
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Good for readers who like military sci-fi, desperate alliances, and pilots learning under fire.
Sagitta
Sci-Fi · First Contact · Military Sci-Fi
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When an experimental faster-than-light test strands the starship Sagitta in unknown space, young pilot Morgan Greenfield is pulled into a war between a dying alien empire and the annihilating Ta’Krell. Sagitta: First Contact begins a character-driven space opera series about first contact, starfighter combat, and survival, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 100 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like military sci-fi, desperate alliances, and pilots learning under fire.
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A dying alien empire.
Humanity’s first leap beyond the stars.
A war neither side is ready to fight alone.
The Maurian Empire is on the brink of extinction.
Outgunned and outnumbered, Fleet Commander Mog leads the last surviving forces of his people against the relentless Ta’Krell—an enemy bent on total annihilation. With every battle lost, Mog is running out of options…and hope.
Light-years away, humanity is about to stumble onto the galactic stage.
When an experimental faster-than-light test goes catastrophically wrong, the starship Sagitta is hurled deep into unknown space. Among its crew is Morgan Greenfield, a young pilot with no combat experience and no idea that his life is about to change forever.
As first contact turns into open war, two perspectives collide: an alien commander fighting to save his species, and a young human pilot forced to grow up fast in the cockpit of humanity’s most advanced starfighter.
Can an alliance forged in desperation stop a war that has already claimed entire worlds?
Sagitta is the first book in the StarFighter series—a character-driven space opera saga of first contact, starfighter combat, and survival against impossible odds.
Recommended for fans of Ender’s Game, Skyward, and Red Rising.
The StarFighter series continues with Seeker: Beyond Human, where the war reaches Earth.
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Good for readers who like action-driven sci-fi with hired guns, dangerous escorts, and futuristic threats.
Bodyguard
Dystopian · Cyberpunk Dystopia · Military Sci-Fi
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From a New York Times-bestselling author, Bodyguard follows ex-marine Max Maxon as he takes a deadly contract in a future where androids do most of the work. His job is to get wealthy teenager Sasha Casad to her spaceship alive, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 150 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like action-driven sci-fi with hired guns, dangerous escorts, and futuristic threats.
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From a New York Times–bestselling author: In a future where androids do most of the work, one man manages to find a job—but it may cost him his life . . .
Max Maxon is an ex-marine who makes his living with a gun. Sasha Casad is a rich teenager trying to catch the next spaceship home. Max's job is to get her there alive. Somebody's trying to stop them--somebody with plenty of money and firepower. That doesn't bother Max. A contract is a contract. Against all odds, he's going to fulfill this one. And then he's going to make somebody pay!
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A collapsing America turns one man’s journey home into a survival mission through disaster, violence, and uncertainty.
Feral Nation – Infiltration
Dystopian · Military Sci-Fi
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A collapsing America turns one man’s journey home into a survival mission through disaster, violence, and uncertainty. Feral Nation: Infiltration fits post-apocalyptic action through Eric Branson’s search for his family after riots, terror attacks, and a devastating hurricane leave South Florida cut off, unstable, and far more dangerous than the wars he thought he had left behind.
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In a near future, post-apocalyptic America, terror attacks, riots and insurrection have turned cities and towns into war zones...
Professional security contractor and former Navy SEAL, Eric Branson, has been away fighting ongoing insurgencies in Europe when he learns his own country faces the same fate. But before he can make his way back home to Florida, a catastrophic hurricane deals the final blow to an infrastructure already ravaged by riots and terror attacks, leaving survivors cut off and on their own.
Amid the death and destruction of the aftermath, Eric begins his most dangerous mission yet, searching for the family he left behind. Eric didn't come here to fight another war, but he's prepared for anything he might encounter as he quietly makes his way into south Florida.
Will Eric find his ex-wife and daughter at their waterfront home? Or is he already too late?
Infiltration is the first book in the action-packed post-apocalyptic Feral Nation series from Scott B. Williams.
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A soldier returns from captivity to a kingdom that would rather use him than welcome him home.
The Thirteenth Man
Sci-Fi · Galactic Empire · Military Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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A soldier returns from captivity to a kingdom that would rather use him than welcome him home. When Commander Charlie Cass finds the Realm tangled in court intrigue and edging toward interstellar war, he must rely on tactical skill, stubborn resolve, and political instinct to survive. This military science fiction novel blends space opera, aristocratic conflict, and high-stakes strategy with a fast-moving sense of adventure.
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From the author of The Treasons Cycle, The Gods Within, and The Dead Among Us series comes a stand-alone science fiction novel for fans of David Weber, Pierce Brown, Lois McMaster Bujold, and more! Spanning the galaxy, The Thirteenth Man blends the best traditions of space opera and military sci-fi into a non-stop adventure that's as much Patrick O'Brien as it is John Scalzi.
When Commander Charlie Cass, the bastard son of the Duke de Maris, returns from five years in a squalid Syndonese POW camp, he finds that little has changed in the Realm. As always, the King and the nine Dukes are conspiring against each other, but now some of them are plotting with Charlie's old enemy. And as interstellar war looms, they certainly don't need Charlie Cass messing up their delicate plans.
Unfortunately for them, that's what he's best at.
With ingenuity, tacticial inovations, and just a little bit of luck, Cass might be able to not only save the Realm, but perhaps even change it for the better.
Which, of course, means he'll likely face the headsman's axe.
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