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Science Fiction - Military - Christchurch City Libraries

Life in the military can be hard. Life in the space military will take everything you think you are, turn it all inside out, and stitch it back together so that you’ll hardly recognize yourself. Welcome to the ultimate school of hard knocks. Expect battles against an unknowable enemy, faster-than-light travel to leave you reeling, and an honour-bound drive of duty to humanity and to obtain peace across the galaxy. It’s no small thing being a space marine. These are big stories, most are the beginning of larger series, and you’ll find all the action, adventure, and camaraderie you could want right here within these pages. A Christchurch City Libraries list.

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  • In this recent addition to the Palladium Wars series, humans are at war with each other in Gaia; an exciting and challenging galaxy of insurgencies, revolutions and space pirates. Aden, now a prisoner, is offered redemption and the chance to return…
    Book, 2024Seattle : 47North, [2024] — SCIENCE FICTION
  • 'Occurring in the not-so-distant future, this military sci-fi adventure novel features a formidable heroine, non-stop action, and plenty of suspense! The fast-paced writing style, expertly capturing the tension of de-escalation efforts and border…
    Book, 2020London : Angry Robot, 2020. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • The six planets of the Gaia solar system are emerging from a brutal, interplanetary war. Settling into an uneasy peace, there is still no shortage of bad blood and insurgency to go around. Kloos details the social and economic upheaval during the…
    Book, 2019Seattle : 47North, [2019] — SCIENCE FICTION
  • An alien race called the Gurus has been with Earth now for 13 years, sharing their knowledge in exchange for weapons technology to fight against the Antags – a combative race that have already established a military base on Mars. Soon the Gurus…
    Book, 2014New York : Orbit, 2014. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • Set in a future where humans can comfortably navigate space, they’ve found and barely won the battle against the alien Formics (a.k.a. 'Buggers'). Anticipating future wars, humans develop new technology to train children from a young age at Battle…
    Book, 1985New York : Tom Doherty, 1985. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • A gritty and poignant novel that highlights the futility of war, and the fundamental dilemma faced by those who fight. Soldiers fighting in the war against Mars are physically altered into light particles in order to travel to and from the…
    Book, 2019New York : SAGA Press, [2019] — SCIENCE FICTION
  • A haunting, dark, and original debut novel that packs a punch. Wilhelmina Ming, along with four other students, is on a research post on Apech, a planet that has been ravaged by a time-plague. They have witnessed such gruesome brutality that they…
    Book, 2023London : Angry Robot, 2023. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • This military sci-fi adventure is a new solo novel set in Weber's Honorverse. Packed with adventure, charming characters, and creative world-building. Lieutenant Brandy Bolgeo returns home from battle, wounded both in body and spirit. She discovers…
    Book, 2024Riverdale, New York : Baen Publishing Enterprises, [2024] — SCIENCE FICTION
  • The first book in the new series 'Frontlines: Evolution,' published this year. Several years after an alien invasion forced survivors into hiding, only scraping through due to a huge communal effort and salvage operations, dog handler Alex discovers…
    Book, 2024Seattle : 47North, 2024. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • A story from the Old Man's War series. Harry Wilson is fighting to preserve unity between mankind's many colonies in space when the truth about Earth becomes known. The Colonial Union has kept humans on Earth in the dark, ignorant to the facts of…
    Book, 2016London : Tor, 2016. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • Alex Benedict is on the trail of a war hero whose legend may be a complete lie. Christopher Sim is credited with defeating the alien Ashiyyur but now there is speculation that this was a myth created by the government. And what was the project…
    Book, 2013London : Headline, 2013. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • A young man enlists in the army of Terra to fight the war against the bugs and this is his story, told in his voice. It is full of adventure, from boot camp to the front, with frenzied battles with the insects, a social commentary on the morality of…
    Book, 1970London : New English Library, 1970. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • Reluctant hero William Mandella is drafted into an elite unit as a Private to fight in the Taurean War in space. While he is away deep in space his body is ageing by months, but back on Earth time is passing by in centuries. Home becomes an…
    Book, 1975London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • This fast-paced space opera is also character based. Earth has been mostly destroyed by the Cutters. The only hope seems to be an alien artifact with which archaeologist Ursula Morrow has been infected. Great world building and complicated…
    Book, 2025London : Titan Books, 2025. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • The cosmos is ruled by the Galactic Authority, but can you trust them? Alexandra Morrigan doesn't think so. If you're looking for a new series filled with epic space battles, this could be for you.
    Book, 2025New York : Harper Voyager, [2025] — SCIENCE FICTION
  • With predatory alien enemies everywhere, humans desperately need an ally, even if they need to look for it in strange places! If you enjoy a mix of fast-paced action, big battles, future technology and a side-serving of fantasy, this will fill the…
    Book, 2024New York : Tor, Tor Publishing Group, 2024. — SCIENCE FICTION