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Resolute

Mike Shepherd · 352 pages

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Flag in Exile

David Weber · 416 pages

Hounded into retirement and disgrace by political enemies, cut to the heart by the murder of the man she loved, and bereft of confidence in herself and her abilities, Captain Honor Harrington has retreated to the planet Grayson to take up her role as Steadholder while she tries to heal her bitter wounds. But the People's Republic of Haven is rising from defeat to threaten Grayson anew, and the

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The Oncoming Storm

Christopher G. Nuttall

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Hellburner

C.J. Cherryh · 359 pages

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Caliban's War

James S.A. Corey · 608 pages

The second book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante's shoulders. Now a Prime Original series. We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a

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Light Bringer

Pierce Brown · 823 pages

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age. The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend. Marooned far from home after a devastati

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Conquerors' Pride

Timothy Zahn · 389 pages

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Victorious

Jack Campbell · 331 pages

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The Ghost Brigades

John Scalzi · 320 pages

From the back cover: The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, fast, strong, and totally without normal human qualms. The universe is a dangerous place for humanity -- and it's about to become more dangerous. Three races we've

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Insurrection

David Weber, Steve White · 416 pages

a corrupt central Terran federation, space battles galore, and a tiny ferocious admiral leading a fight for independence from the Federation. This is not the Harrington universe but Weber uses many of the same themes. A decent but somewhat darker read as it is probably more realistic.

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Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks · 471 pages

Consider Phlebas is perhaps one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless the first, of the revelationary late Iain M. Banks' science fiction books. Consider Phlebas introduces us to the complex world of the mind-controlling, ubiquitous utopia of the Culture, which contrasts to their mortal sentient enemies. Iain Banks creates an imaginative and encapsulating premise to keep the reader hooked for more

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Vorkosigan's Game

Lois McMaster Bujold · 492 pages

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I Dare

Sharon Lee, Steve Miller · 480 pages

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Into the Storm

Larry Correia · 285 pages

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Rebellion

B.V. Larson · 326 pages

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Ocean's Echo

Everina Maxwell · 464 pages

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Mutineer

J.A. Sutherland · 324 pages

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A Galaxy Unknown

Thomas DePrima · 413 pages

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A Call to Arms

David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope · 426 pages

"Lieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is one of those rare people who likes rules but has a talent for thinking outside of them when everything starts coming apart. That is why he is now a mustang and also why he has enemies. At the moment, there are powerful forces in the young Star Kingdom's Parliament who don't think they need him or the navy for that matter. Unhappily for them,

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Conventions of War

Walter Jon Williams · 677 pages

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Halo: Glasslands

Karen Traviss

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Dawn

Yoshiki Tanaka

v. 1. "The Golden Brat" Reinhard von Lohengramm, a military prodigy and admiral of the Galactic Empire, has ambitions beyond protecting the borders or even defeating the Empire's enemies. He seeks to overthrow the old order and become a truly absolute--yet benevolent--dictator. His rival, the humble Yang Wen-li of the Free Planets Alliance, wishes to preserve democracy even if he must sacrifice hi

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Of Fire and Night

Kevin J. Anderson · 624 pages

"In the fifth book of The Saga of Seven Suns, a climactic battle begins between the Ildiran Solar Navy, the Earth Defense Forces, the Roamers, green priests, Klikiss robots, and hydrogue warglobes--a fury that will destroy many and change the landscape of the Spiral Arm forever"--Provided by publisher.

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