BUZZING· 71%39m·2026-07-07·Arts CultureThe Best Military Sci-Fi Books of All Time - with a legend of SF!
We cover the legendary classics like Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers, Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War, and Orson Scott Card's Ender’s Game, while exploring modern masterpieces like John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War, Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice, and the later books of The Expanse series. Whether you are a fan of…
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“I'm surprised you didn't have Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet series on your list.”
“Hammer's Slammers series has to be included. David Drake based it on his experience in a tank regiment during Vietnam”
“What about Gordon Dickson's Dorsai novels? David Drake's "Hammers Slammers" novels? In regard to Haldeman's "Forever War" and his experiences in the Vietnam conflict. I was in that war and I remember reading Forever War and feeling a strang…”
“Agree with some of these, "Armor" and "Forever War" should be much higher, but can't really have military science fiction without David Drake, John Ringo or Jack Campbell”
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