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Military Science-Fiction
 Science fiction with a distinctly military theme. Characters are usually members of a military organization, and the plot will generally revolve around a war and/or military conflict. Duty, honor, heroism and other military clichés are par for the course.


 
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All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka

All You Need Is Kill

Hiroshi Sakurazaka

228 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

The Dark Forest

Remembrance of Earth's Past #2

Cixin Liu

512 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Old Man's War by John Scalzi

Old Man's War

Old Man's War #1

John Scalzi

320 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

Cordelia's Honor

Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #1;7

Lois McMaster Bujold

596 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction romance science fiction adventurous medium-paced
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

Imperial Radch #1

Ann Leckie

12 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn

Heir to the Empire

Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy #1

Timothy Zahn

404 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous medium-paced
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem

Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Cixin Liu

399 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey

Persepolis Rising

The Expanse #7

James S.A. Corey

20 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

An Unkindness of Ghosts

Rivers Solomon

340 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Ninefox Gambit

The Machineries of Empire #1

Yoon Ha Lee

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced