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Janissaries

Chris Kennedy

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A Soldier's Duty

Jean Johnson · 422 pages

"Ia is a precog, blessed--or cursed--with visions of the future. She has witnessed the devastation of her home galaxy three hundred years in the future, long after she is gone, but believes she can prevent it. Enlisting in the modern military of the Terran United Planets, Ia plans to rise through the ranks, meeting and influencing important people and building a reputation that will inspire others

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Genesis

Jack McKinney

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The Man-Kzin Wars

Larry Niven, Dean Ing, Poul Anderson · 289 pages

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Into the Storm

Larry Correia · 285 pages

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The Parafaith War

L.E. Modesitt Jr. · 480 pages

There is a war between human cultures; one is ultra religious but fanatical in death and destruction of the other culture, whose focus doesn't include religion but technology that must be constantly improved upon for their very survival. There are also mysterious aliens who are also a force to be reckoned with and who are generally misunderstood. Add to the mix a young man of superior abilities

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Into the Darkness

Jay Allan · 304 pages

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The Clone Republic

Steven L. Kent · 400 pages

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Andromeda's Fall

William C. Dietz

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March Upcountry

David Weber, John Ringo · 608 pages

When his spaceship crashes en route to a boring ceremonial appearance, Roger MacClintock, a spoiled young prince, and his guardian Royal Marines must take a perilous trek across a planet filled with dangerous plants and hostile peoples.

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Vanguard

Jack Campbell · 327 pages

"Jack Campbell returns to the world of the New York Times bestselling Lost Fleet novels with a new action-packed military science fiction series that explores the founding of the Alliance. and the men and women who fought to create it. Earth is no longer the center of the universe. After the invention of the faster-than-light jump drive, humanity is rapidly establishing new colonies. But the vast

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The Void War

D.J. Holmes · 438 pages

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The Myriad

R.M. Meluch · 352 pages

The U.S.S. Merrimack was the finest battleship class spaceship in Earth's fleet, able to stand up against the best the Palatine Empire could throw at them, even able to attack and kill swarms of the seemingly unstoppable Hive. But nothing could have prepared the captain and crew of the Merrimack to face the Myriad-three colonized worlds in the midst of a globular cluster that the Hive had somehow

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Star Soldiers

Andre Norton · 457 pages

The galactic civilization that considered Earthmen fit only to be their mercenaries in their constant conflicts - and Earthmen were not allowed to go into space in any other role - which wound up with the Earthmen rebelling against the galactic oppressors. After long centuries the last vestiges of the Galactic Union is falling apart and Earthmen are out to make their own stamp upon the galaxy I

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Eye of the Storm

John Ringo · 420 pages

With a new invasion from a previously unknown race threatening the Federation capital, Darhel Tir Dal Ron faces his ultimate nightmare: He is going to have to reinstate the one man human soldiers trust, a man with the power and knowledge to destroy the Darhel oligarchy forever--General Michael O'Neal--and convince him, against all logic, to save the Darhel.

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To Honor You Call Us

H. Paul Honsinger · 454 pages

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Supercarrier

Scott Bartlett · 454 pages

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Space Carrier Avalon

Glynn Stewart · 342 pages

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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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The Prince

Jerry Pournelle, S.M. Stirling · 1,151 pages

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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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Midshipman's Hope

David Feintuch · 415 pages

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Conquerors' Pride

Timothy Zahn · 389 pages

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A Galaxy Unknown

Thomas DePrima · 413 pages

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