Like the title says, I don't read Sci-Fi, usually because it involves too much world building, and it's just a bit too much explaining that needs to be done for me to really want to read it. But I have discovered that I DO enjoy Military Science Fiction. I just find those stories easier to get into. Why? Because the military is the military even if it's 200 years in the future and outer space. I haven't read much of it yet, but I am happy I tried a different genre and found a niche within that genre that I like reading.
by wolfincheapclothing9
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Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on Mussolini?
Harry Harrison’s Bill the Galatic Hero series comes to mind. A bit different kind of military scifi though.
I don’t care for military Sci-Fi as a rule but did like Starship Troupers, Forever War and Enders Game. I think its common theme of these books was that it wasn’t a nation but all of humanity coming together over an existential threat.
Check out Old Man’s War by John Scalzi if you haven’t read it. Very fun book.
It was actually recently announced Spielberg is directing an upcoming film adaptation.
A fun one to consider – The Light Brigade, Kameron Hurley
Soldiers in the future who are transported to the battlefield in beams of light, but something goes very wrong…
I really enjoyed John G. Hemry’s novels about a JAG officer aboard future Naval space-warships. They aren’t a named series, but the four books are:
* *A Just Determination* (May 2003)
* *Burden of Proof* (March 2004)
* *Rule of Evidence* (March 2005)
* *Against All Enemies* (March 2006)
Forever War and Old Man’s War will be two frequent, and good, recommendations. I’ll add Rick Shelley’s Lucky 13th series. I find it very “WW2 in space”.
I personally haven’t dappled much into “proper” military scifi literature, but Eric Nylund’s Halo novelizations i do think should be quite the entertaining read even if you don’t know too much about the games themselves
I enjoyed Vatta’s War series by Elizabeth Moon. Prior to her writing career, she served in the United States Marine Corps
Currently reading Armor by John Steakley. Seems like exactly what you’re looking for
Here’s a few suggestions.
David Drake’s [Hammer’s Slammers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer%27s_Slammers) series.
Keith Laumer’s [Bolo Universe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe)
John Ringo’s [Legacy of the Aldenata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_the_Aldenata)
I’m enjoying the Frontlines series by Marko Kloos
In that case, check out *A Long Time Ago Until Now*, by Michael Z Williamson. It’s about a unit of soldiers in Afghanistan that somehow end up stuck in the Paleolithic era.