Books like A Hymn Before Battle
26 science fiction books to read after A Hymn Before Battle, by John Ringo, the closest match first.
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Posleen War book 3
2. When The Devil Dances
by John Ringo
- Same series
- Same author
Worth the reading. Well written and uses drama, common sense, no sense and humor all at appropriate times for the story. gmb 8/27/20
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5. King David's Spaceship
by Jerry Pournelle
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Jerry Pournelle was one of the best-known writers of Military Science Fiction of the 1970s. His stories, both solo and with co-authors like Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, almost all...
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6. Texas-israeli War: 1999
by Howard Waldrop
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This title alone should draw you in, doesn’t it? Especially if you remember that this was a novel written in the 1970s, Jake Saunders and Howard Waldrop’s story of an...
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7. Forever Peace (1999)
by Haldeman, Joe
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In 2048, soldiers fight a war through remote-controlled robot bodies, and Julian Class, a physicist and a mechanic, operates one through a link wired into his skull. When his platoon...
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Destroyermen book 1 Start here
8. Into The Storm
by Taylor Anderson
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Two World War I destroyers are still in use during World War II, and being chased by the Japanese warship Amagi. This is bad news, made worse by the squall...
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Honor Harrington book 1 Start here
9. On Basilisk Station
by David Weber
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Commander Honor Harrington. It’s one of the most significant names in the history of military science fiction. Harrington’s first appearance in the series featuring more than a dozen novels is...
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10. Hammer’s Slammers
by Drake, David
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OK, maybe it’s not fair to put a collection of short stories on this list, but it’s a single idea collection, and it’s also one of the most incredible you’ll...
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Heritage book 1 Start here
11. Semper Mars
by Ian Douglas
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You step into Semper Mars, the first book in the Heritage Trilogy, and are pulled deeper and deeper with every page. Earth is mired in a struggle between the US...
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12. Empire Of Man
by David Weber
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David Drake and John Ringo are two of the most beloved authors you’ll find in the world of military science fiction. In Empire of Man, they’re working with some wonderful...
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The Lost Fleet book 1 Start here
13. The Lost Fleet: Dauntless
by Jack Campbell
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Jack Campbell is a fine author whose work calls back to his time in the US Navy. The Lost Fleet series is a long-running series of books that never fails...
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The Serrano Legacy book 4
14. Once A Hero
by Moon, Elizabeth
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It is easy to love a hero who is not 100% they’re anything better than fairly lucky. That is the kind of character that Esmay Suiza represents. She’s not the...
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15. Uller Uprising
by H. Beam Piper
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H. Beam Piper was one of the most important authors of the 1940s and 50s. Before his suicide in 1964, he had published many important novels, especially in the Paratime...
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16. The Peshawar Lancers
by S. M. Stirling
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S.M. Sterling’s Steampunk/Alternate History/Post-Apocalyptic novel The Peshawar Lancers has a lot of work to do! It tells a story of an Earth devastated by a massive meteor shower during the...
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Confederation book 1 Start here
17. Valor's Choice
by Huff, Tanya
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Canada’s finest practitioner of Military Science Fiction must be Tanya Huff. In Valor’s Choice, she presents us with Staff Sgt. Torin Kerr. She’s somewhere between a No-Nonsense Sargeant type and...
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18. The Stars Must Wait
by Keith Laumer
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Keith Laumer was one of the absolute masters of the 1960s and 70s, and one of his most important series was the BOLO family of novels and stories. In The...
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Alex Benedict book 1 Start here
19. A Talent For War
by Mcdevitt, Jack
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Jack McDevitt’s wonderful science fiction mystery rides the line that defines Military Science Fiction very tight. The story, about Alex Benedict’s search for the nature of his uncle’s secret, takes...
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20. Starship Troopers
by Heinlein, Robert A.
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The world government in this future Earth is run by veterans and citizens must earn the right to vote and hold public office with federal service.
Book Flap Description A recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the universe and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against humankind's most frightening enemy. ...
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Machineries Of Empire book 1 Start here
21. Ninefox Gambit
by Yoon Ha Lee
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Yoon Ha Lee is a name that science fiction fans will want to keep in mind for decades to come. Lee’s debut novel, Ninefox Gambit, is exactly the kind of...
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22. Red Rising (not Magic, But Hunger Games Survival Meets School Setting With Some Fantasy Elements)
by Brown, Pierce
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Books in this sub-genre focus almost entirely on magic, but Red Rising stands in stark contrast to that. Part dystopia, part sci-fi fantasy, Red Risingfocuses on the story of a...
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23. Downbelow Station
by Cherryh, C. J.
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A space opera about a rebellion between Earth and its colonies.
Downbelow Station is well known among science fiction readers. It's part of a sprawling set of novels - though each reads as a standalone, it's worth reading a few should...
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Old Man's War book 1 Start here
24. Old Man's War
by John Scalzi
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Geriatrics are transferred into healthier bodies and enhanced soldier bodies.
John Scalzi is one of the shining lights of today’s science fiction landscape. His first novel, Old Man’s War, was an incredible introduction, bringing Scalzi to international attention, as well...
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25. Slaughterhouse-five
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Billy Pilgrim was unstuck in time. It sounds like a fairly conventional time travel story. But this is Kurt Vonnegut, and nothing he wrote was ever conventional. In fact, the...
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The Forever War book 1 Start here
26. The Forever War (1976)
by Haldeman, Joe
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In this novel, time travel is a kind of side effect of space travel at near light speeds.
William Mandella is a physics student drafted into an elite force to fight an alien enemy on the far side of the galaxy. Travel between the front lines takes a...
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