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.
Occurring in the not-so-distant future, this military sci-fi adventure novel features a formidable heroine, non-stop action, and plenty of suspense! Long-serving Coast Guard Captain Jane Oliver is preparing to settle into a long-deserved…
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…
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…
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 fighting for humanity against an unknowable and savage alien race, his body is ageing by…
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…
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…
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…
Full of great characters and inter-personal politics, this first instalment of the ‘Lost Fleet’ series is a great read for fans of David Weber and Marko Kloos. Captain John Geary re-surfaces after a century-long hibernation to realise that…
A high-paced action-packed space opera taking place across multiple star systems. Follow protagonist Kylara Vatta and her ship’s crew across the stars as they accidentally find themselves in the midst of a colonial war. Full of strong…
In the far future, the galactic empire is a complicated beast. At its apex is the United Free, technologically advanced and ruthless with a tyrant at the helm. War is brewing and the hard-headed soldier Sven Tveskoeg, who is awaiting…
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…
This military sci-fi adventure is a new solo novel set in Weber's Honorverse, linked to the Honor Harrington series. Packed with adventure, charming characters, and creative world-building that we've come to know and enjoy from one of the…
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…
