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
editA
edit- The Star Fox (1965)[2]
- The Corridors of Time
- Technic Civilisation Books
- Phule's Company series (humorous)[1]: 19
- The Cold Cash War
B
edit- The Helmsman Saga
- Canby's Legion (1995)
- Jason Wander series[3]
- Orphan's Legacy Series
- 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
- The Sten Chronicles (with Allan Cole)
- The Last Legion series
C
editReal 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.
- Ender's Game (1985)[1]: 74 [9][2]
- Faded Sun series[1]: 136
- The Battle of Dorking (1871)[2]
- Passage at Arms (1985)
- StarFist series (with David Sherman)[9][10]
- Jedi Trial (with David Sherman) (2004)
D
edit- The Genetic General (1960)
- Legion series[1]: 118
- The Flood
Real name: Keith, William H., Jr.
Galactic Marines Series:
- Semper Mars (1998) ISBN 978-0-380-78828-6[12]
- Luna Marine (1999) ISBN 978-0-380-78829-3
- Europa Strike (2000) ISBN 978-0-380-78830-9
- 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
- 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[13]
- Singularity (2012) ISBN 978-0-06-184027-2
- The Mageworlds Series[14]
- Hammer's Slammers series[15]
- RCN Series[1]: 123 [16]
F
edit- Sol War Series (2012) ISBN 0615695035
- 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
edit- Celestial Matters (1996)
- Starhunt (1987)[1]: 158
- Peace Company series
- Starcruiser Shenandoah series
- Voyage to Eneh (2000)
H
edit- The Forever War (1975)[1]: 150, 174 [9][2]
- Fallen Dragon (2001)
- Bill, the Galactic Hero (1965, humorous)[1]: 179
- West of Eden (1984)
- Space Cadet (1949)[18]
- The Long Watch (1950)[19][20]
- Starship Troopers (1958)[1]: 358 [9][21]
Alias: Jack Campbell
- The Lost Fleet series[4][5]
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
editK
editAlias: Ian Douglas
- Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy (1998)[12]
- Frontline Series
- Palladium Wars Series
- "The Only Thing We Learn" (1949)[22]
- A Desert Called Peace (2007)
- Carnifex (2008)
- The Lotus Eaters (April 2010)
- The Amazon Legion (April 2011)
L
edit- The Air Battle (1859)[2]
- All the Gods of Eisernon (1973)
- The Elluvon Gift (1975)
- The Trumpets of Tagan (1992)
- Timeslide (1993)
- Hopeship (1994)
- Bolo series of books
- 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
edit- The Outback Stars[16]
- Hawk Among the Sparrows (1968)[1]: 180
- Vatta's War series[1]: 259 [16]
- Serrano / Familias series[1]: 259
- Takeshi Kovacs series[23]
N
edit- The Red: First Light
- The Man-Kzin Wars (Known Space future History, Shared World; 3 vols 1988-90)[2]
- Star Guard (1955)[1]: 274
- Halo: The Fall of Reach
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
P
editPosey, Jay
- Outriders series
R
edit- 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
- Not For Glory (1988)[2]
S
edit- Berserker series (1963)[2]
- Old Man's War series (2005)[24]
- The Healer's War (1988)[2]
- Kris Longknife series (2004)[25]
- Dirigent Mercenary Corps
- 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]
- Kzin series[1]: 362
- Falkenberg series[1]: 362
- Marching Through Georgia (1984)[27]
T
edit- Tau Ceti series
- Von Neumann's War
W
edit- Honor Harrington series[1]: 407 [9]
- Safehold series
- Insurrection (1990)[1]: 413 with David Weber.
- Crusade (1992)[1]: 413 with David Weber.
- Death Ground (1997)[1]: 413 with David Weber.
- Dread Empire's Fall series
- Freehold series
- A Long Time Until Now
Television, film, and video games
editFilms
edit- Aliens (1986)
- Appleseed (2004)
- Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
- Avatar (2009)
- Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
- Battleship (2012)
- Doom (2005)
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
- Ender's Game (2013)
- Godzilla (1998)
- Godzilla (2014)
- Independence Day (1996)
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
- Lifeforce (1985)
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Predator film series (1987,1990,2010,2018)
- Screamers (1995)
- Soldier (1998)
- Spectral (2016)
- Stargate (1994)
- Stealth (2005)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- The 5th Wave, based on the novel series of the same name.
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
- The Tomorrow War (2021)
- Titan A.E. (2000)
- Transformers film series (2007,2009,2011,2014,2017)
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- Vexille (2007)
- War of the Worlds (2005)
Television and video games
edit- Aldnoah.Zero
- Andromeda
- Argento Soma
- Armored Trooper Votoms
- Arpeggio of Blue Steel
- Astro Plan
- Babylon 5
- Banner of the Stars
- Battlefield (2018)
- Battlestar Galactica[28][29]
- BattleTech: The Animated Series
- Call of Duty series
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
- Chōriki Sentai Ohranger
- Code Geass
- Combat Mecha Xabungle
- Command & Conquer
- Exosquad
- Gears of War
- Galactic Drifter Vifam
- Genesis Climber Mospeada
- Ghost in the Shell
- Gunbuster
- Gundam
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Halo (series)
- Kidō Senkan Nadeshiko
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Macross
- Mass Effect
- Metal Gear
- Mobile Suit Gundam
- Muv-Luv
- Outwars
- Robotech
- SeaQuest DSV
- Space: Above and Beyond[30]
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Special Armored Battalion Dorvack
- Star Blazers
- StarCraft (series)
- Stargate Atlantis
- Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007), created by Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner[31]
- Stargate Universe
- Starship Operators
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Strike Witches
- The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
- The Super Dimension Century Orguss
- Terrahawks
- Titanfall
- UFO
- Warhammer 40,000
References
editIf the references are cited from electronic editions of e.g. encyclopedias, the title of the article is given as pages may vary.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag D'Ammassa, Don (2004). Encyclopedia of science fiction (PDF). New York: Facts On File Inc.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin.
- ^ Bedford, Rob H. (2008). "Orphan's Journey by Robert Buettner - Official sffworld.com review". sffworld.com. Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
- ^ a b Thomas M. Wagner (2006). "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ a b Cynthia Ward (June 14, 2006). "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless". SciFi.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ "Breach the Hull: HARDCORE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEGUN!". Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ a b "So it Begins: EXPERIENCE THE HUMAN COST OF WAR!". Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ a b ""By Other Means", Defending the Future, book III, Anthology of Military Science Fiction". Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
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- ^ Beeler, Stan (2008) [0813124921]. "Stargate SG-1 And The Perfect Science Fiction Premise". In Telotte, J. P (ed.). The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader. University Press of Kentucky. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8131-2492-6.
Further reading
edit- Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Ender's Game". 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.