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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 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)
* Valor's Choice (2000)

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This is a list of works in the military science fiction genre of fiction, sorted by the creator's surname or, in case of film and television, the title.

Template:CompactTOC2 [ Literature ] - [ Television and film ] - [ References ] - [ Further Reading ]

Literature

A

  • Torch of Honor (1985) [1]: 5 
  • Rogue Powers (1986) [1]: 5 
  • The Star Fox (1965) [2]
  • The Steel, the Mist and the Blazing Sun (1983) [2]

B

  • Jason Wander series [3]
  • Shards of Honor (1986) [1]: 61 
  • Ethan of Athos (1986) [1]: 61 
  • Warrior’s Apprentice (1986) [1]: 61 , the later books of the Miles Vorkosigian series are considered to be more of the Space Opera than MSF subgenre.

C

Real 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 [1]
  • "Grendel" a Lost Fleet story appearing in So It Begins, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books [2]
  • "Dawn's Last Light" (written as John G. Hemry)appearing in By Other Means, edited by Mike McPhail and published by Dark Quest Books [3]
  • Faded Sun series [1]: 136 
  • Passage at Arms (1985)

D

  • The Lizard War series [9]
  • The Regiment series [9]
  • Dorsai! (The Genetic General 1960; exp vt Dorsai! 1976) [1]: 116, 121 [10][11]
  • The Genetic General (1960)
  • Legion series [1]: 118 
  • The Flood

Real name: Keith, William H., Jr.

  • The n00b Warriors Series [13]
  • The Mageworlds Series [14]

F

  • Seafort series [1]: 141 
  • 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

  • Starhunt (1987) [1]: 158 

H

  • Bill, the Galactic Hero (1965, humorous) [1]: 179 

Alias: Jack Campbell

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)

K

Alias: Ian Douglas

  • Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy (1998) [12]
  • "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

  • The Air Battle (1859) [2]

M

  • The Outback Stars [16]
  • Hawk Among the Sparrows (1968) [1]: 180 

N

  • 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

  • A Spaceship for the King (1973) [1]: 291 [2]
  • The Mercenary (1977) [1]: 291 [2]

R

  • Mercenary from Tomorrow (1962 "Mercenary"; exp 1968) [1]: 306 [2]
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

  • Berserker series (1963) [2]
  • The Healer's War (1988) [2]
  • Kris Longknife series (2004) [26]
  • The Men in the Jungle (1967) [2]
  • The Big Flash (1969) [1]: 38 
  • Kzin series [1]: 362 
  • Falkenberg series [1]: 362 

W

  • War of the Worlds (1898) [1]: 402 [2]
  • Insurrection (1990) [1]: 413  with David Weber.
  • Crusade (1992) [1]: 413  with David Weber.
  • Death Ground (1997) [1]: 413  with David Weber.

Television and film

References

If the references are cited from electronic editions of e.g. encyclopedias, the title of the article is given as pages may vary.

  1. ^ 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 ah D'Ammassa, D. (2004). Encyclopedia of science fiction. N.Y., Facts On File.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: War.
  3. ^ Bedford, Rob H. (2008). "Orphan's Journey by Robert Buettner - Official sffworld.com review". sffworld.com. Retrieved on 2008-11-17.
  4. ^ a b Thomas M. Wagner (2006). "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  5. ^ a b Cynthia Ward (June 14, 2006). "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless". SciFi.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Scott Connors (April 7, 2008). "The Politics of Military SF". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  7. ^ Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: Ender's Game.
  8. ^ "Locus Online: New Books No. 6 (Late June 2007)". Locus Online (July 6, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  9. ^ a b c Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved on 2009-12-11. Cite error: The named reference "fantastic fiction" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ Thomas M. Wagner (2001). "Dorsai!". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  11. ^ Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: Dorsai!.
  12. ^ a b Winstead, Bob (June 17, 1998). "'Semper Mars' is well researched and quite imaginative". Book review. CNN. Retrieved on 23 November 2008.
  13. ^ The n00b Warriors Series "http://www.amazon.com/n00b-Warriors-Book-One-ebook/dp/B0043GX26G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1296885256&sr=1-1"
  14. ^ Mageworlds Book One "http://www.amazon.com/Price-Stars-Book-One-Mageworlds/dp/0812517040"
  15. ^ Thomas M. Wagner (2006). "Hammer's Slammers". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  16. ^ a b c "New in Paperback February 2008". Locus Online (23 February 2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  17. ^ Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: The Forever War.
  18. ^ Cat.inist in English
  19. ^ SF Variety Online
  20. ^ Heinlein Society essay
  21. ^ Craig E. Engler (1997). "Classic Sci-Fi Reviews: Starship Troopers". SciFi.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  22. ^ The Best of C.M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl, editor; SFBC, 1976; Ballantine, 1977.
  23. ^ Thomas M. Wagner (2005). "Broken Angels". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  24. ^ Stuart Carter (2006). "The SF Site Featured Review: Old Man's War". SF Site. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  25. ^ Christopher Stasheff (2006). "Armor". SFsite.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  26. ^ Librarything.com.
  27. ^ RGF.net
  28. ^ Science-Fiction-Books.com.au
  29. ^ Space: Above and Beyond
  30. ^ Beeler, Stan. "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 0813124921. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Further reading

  • Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). 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.