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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorFalkenberg's Legion
Jerry Pournelle · 432 pages
Honor Among Enemies
David Weber · 538 pages
For Captain Honor Harrington, it's sometimes hard to know who the enemy really is. Despite political foes, professional jealousies, and the scandal which drove her into exile, she's been offered the chance to reclaim her career as an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy. But there's a catch. She must assume command of a "squadron" of jury-rigged armed merchantmen with crew drawn from the dregs of
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
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
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
Conventions of War
Walter Jon Williams · 677 pages
Old Man's War
John Scalzi · 319 pages
John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in an interstellar war against more advanced species. Citizens volunteer for the Colonial Defense Forces after retirement, in exchange for which they have their consciousness transferred into a young body, cloned from their DNA but enhanced. If, against the odds, they survive two years o
Vorkosigan's Game
Lois McMaster Bujold · 492 pages
Against the Odds
Elizabeth Moon · 544 pages
Downbelow Station
C.J. Cherryh · 432 pages
From back cover Daw paperback February 1981: Pell's Star occupied the central spot in the coming conflict between Earth's tired stellar empire and the tough onslaught of its rebellious colonies. Whoever controlled Pell's Downbelow station held the key to Earth's defensive perimeter -- or the jumping off point for a Terrestrial offensive to regain the lost empire. But Pell had always been ne
Saga, Vol. 3
Brian K. Vaughan · 144 pages
"New parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their targets" --
Warlord
David Drake, S.M. Stirling · 567 pages
I dislike this book for several reasons: Even though anything man can imagine probably exists given eternity and infinity, I found the idea of dogs replacing horses rather ridiculous - as well as a religion based on computers. The ending of this story was too abrupt and left me completely unsatisfied, in short, this book sucked. I do NOT recommend it to others. gmb 12/17/19
Mechanicum
Graham McNeill · 416 pages
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
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.
Into the Storm
Larry Correia · 285 pages
The Thin Blue Line
Christopher G. Nuttall · 406 pages
The Master of Mankind
Aaron Dembski-Bowden · 368 pages
The Shiva Option
David Weber, Steve White · 698 pages