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List of military science fiction works and authors

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

Literature

A

Allen, Roger MacBride

  • Torch of Honor (1985)
  • Rogue Powers (1986)

Anderson, Poul

  • The Star Fox (1965)
  • The Corridors of Time
  • Technic Civilisation Books

Anvil, Christopher

Asprin, Robert Lynn

B

Baldwin, Bill

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

Buettner, Robert

  • Jason Wander series
  • Orphan's Legacy Series

Bujold, Lois McMaster

Bunch, Chris

C

Campbell, Jack

Real name: Hemry, John G.

  • The Lost Fleet series (2006)
  • "Dead End" (written as John G. Hemry) appearing in Breach the Hull, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books
  • "Grendel" a Lost Fleet story appearing in So It Begins, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books
  • "Dawn's Last Light" (written as John G. Hemry) appearing in By Other Means, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books
  • 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

Cherryh, C. J.

  • Faded Sun series

Chesney, George

Cook, Glen

  • Passage at Arms (1985)

Cragg, Dan

D

Dalmas, John

  • The Lizard War series
  • The Regiment series

Dickson, Gordon R.

  • Dorsai! (The Genetic General 1960; exp vt Dorsai! 1976)
  • The Genetic General (1960)

Dietz, William C.

  • Legion series
  • The Flood

Douglas, Ian

Real name: Keith, William H. Jr.

Galactic Marines Series:

Heritage Trilogy

Legacy Trilogy

Inheritance Trilogy

Star Carrier Series:

  • Earth Strike (2010)
  • Center of Gravity (2011)
  • Singularity (2012)

Doyle, Debra

  • The Mageworlds Series

Drake, David

F

Forsberg, John

  • Sol War Series (2012)

Frankowski, Leo

  • The War with Earth (2003) with Dave Grossman
  • Kren of the Mitchegai (2004) with Dave Grossman
  • The Two-Space War (2004)

G

Garfinkle, Richard

Gerrold, David

  • Starhunt (1987)

Green, Roland J.

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

Gunn, David

H

Haldeman, Joe

Hamilton, Peter F.

Harrison, Harry

Heinlein, Robert A.

Hemry, John G.

Alias: Jack Campbell

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)

J

K

Keith, William H. Jr.

Alias: Ian Douglas

  • Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy (1998)

Kent, Steven L.

Kloos, Marko

  • Frontline Series
  • Palladium Wars Series

Kornbluth, Cyril M.

  • "The Only Thing We Learn" (1949)

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)

Lang, Simon

  • All the Gods of Eisernon (1973)
  • The Elluvon Gift (1975)
  • The Trumpets of Tagan (1992)
  • Timeslide (1993)
  • Hopeship (1994)

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

McLaughlin, Dean

Moon, Elizabeth

Morgan, Richard K.

N

Nagata, Linda

  • The Red: First Light

Niven, Larry

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

Norton, Andre

  • Star Guard (1955)

Nylund, Eric

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

P

Pournelle, Jerry E.

  • A Spaceship for the King (1973)
  • The Mercenary (1977)

Posey, Jay

  • Outriders series

R

Reynolds, Mack

  • Mercenary from Tomorrow (1962 "Mercenary"; exp 1968)

Ringo, John

: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)

S

Saberhagen, Fred

  • Berserker series (1963)

Scalzi, John

Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann

  • The Healer's War (1988)

Shelley, Rick

  • Dirigent Mercenary Corps

Shepherd, Mike

  • Kris Longknife series (2004)

Sherman, David

Spinrad, Norman

  • The Men in the Jungle (1967)
  • The Big Flash (1969)

Steakley, John

Stirling, S M

T

Tanaka Yoshiki

Taylor, Travis S.

  • Tau Ceti series
  • Von Neumann's War

Traviss, Karen

W

Weber, David

Wells, H. G.

  • War of the Worlds (1898)

White, Steve

  • Insurrection (1990) with David Weber.
  • Crusade (1992) with David Weber.
  • Death Ground (1997) with David Weber.

Williams, Walter Jon

Williamson, Michael Z.

Television, film, and video games

Films

Television and video games

References

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

Further reading

  • , 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.