This is a list of works in the
military science fiction
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of
science fiction
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, sorted by the creator's surname or, in case of film and television, the title.
Literature
A
Allen, Roger MacBride
* Torch of Honor (1985)
[D'Ammassa, D. (2004). Encyclopedia of science fiction. N.Y., Facts On File.]
* Rogue Powers (1986)
Anderson, Poul
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...
* The Star Fox (1965)
* The Corridors of Time
* Technic Civilisation Books
Anvil, Christopher
*
The Steel, the Mist and the Blazing Sun (1983)
Asprin, Robert Lynn
*
Phule's Company series (humorous)
*
The Cold Cash War
B
Baldwin, Bill
* The Helmsman Saga
* Canby's Legion (1995)
Buettner, Robert
* Jason Wander series
* Orphan's Legacy Series
Bujold, Lois McMaster
*
Shards of Honor
''Shards of Honor'' is an English language science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in June 1986. It is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the first full-length novel in publication order. ''Shards of Honor'' is paired wi ...
(1986)
*
Barrayar
''Barrayar'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold. It was first published as four installments in ''Analog'' in July–October 1991, and then published in book form by Baen Books in October 1991. ''Barrayar'' won bot ...
(1991)
*
The Warrior's Apprentice
''The Warrior's Apprentice'' is an English language science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, part of the Vorkosigan Saga. It was the second book published in the series, and is the fifth story, including novellas, in the internal chronology ...
(1986)
*
The Vor Game
''The Vor Game'' is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in September 1990. It won the 1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel. ''The Vor Game'' is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the sixth full-length novel in publicatio ...
(1990)
*
Ethan of Athos
''Ethan of Athos'' is a 1986 science fiction novel by American author Lois McMaster Bujold. The title character is Dr. Ethan Urquhart, Chief of Biology at the Sevarin District Reproduction Centre on the planet Athos, who is sent to find out what ...
(1986)
Bunch, Chris
*
The Sten Chronicles
''The Sten Chronicles'', also called ''The Sten Adventures'', are a series of eight military science fiction and space opera novels by Chris Bunch and Allan Cole published from 1982 to 1993 (with several more novels published by Cole in 2010s). Th ...
(with Allan Cole)
* The Last Legion series
C
Campbell, Jack
Real name:
Hemry, John G.
*
The Lost Fleet
The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics ...
series (2006)
[Thomas M. Wagner (2006). "The Lost Fleet: Dauntless"]
SF Reviews.net
Retrieved on 2008-06-05.[Cynthia Ward (June 14, 2006).]
. SciFi.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
* "Dead End" (written as John G. Hemry) appearing in Breach the Hull, edited by Mike McPhail and published by
Dark Quest Books
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* "Grendel" a
Lost Fleet
The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndic ...
story appearing in So It Begins, edited by Mike McPhail and published by
Dark Quest Books
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[http://www.mcp-concepts.com/books/SoItBegins.htm]
* "Dawn's Last Light" (written as John G. Hemry) appearing in By Other Means, edited by Mike McPhail and published by
Dark Quest Books
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[http://www.mcp-concepts.com/books/ByOtherMeans.htm]
*
Stark's War (2000-2002) series (written as John G. Hemry), a trilogy covering a conflict between US Army soldiers and their leadership during a campaign that takes place on the Moon.
Card, Orson Scott
*
Ender's Game
''Ender's Game'' is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with an insectoid alien species they dub ...
(1985)
Cherryh, C. J.
* Faded Sun series
Chesney, George
*
The Battle of Dorking
''The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer'' is an 1871 novella by George Tomkyns Chesney, starting the genre of invasion literature and an important precursor of science fiction. Written just after the Prussian victory in the Franco ...
(1871)
Cook, Glen
* Passage at Arms (1985)
Cragg, Dan
*
StarFist series
''StarFist'' is a series of military science fiction novels written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. The novels are set in the 25th century and are written from the viewpoint of the men of the ''Confederation of Human Worlds'' Marine Corps 34th F ...
(with David Sherman)
*
Jedi Trial
''Jedi Trial'' is a science fiction novel by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. It is set in the '' Star Wars'' galaxy during the Clone Wars, 2.5 years after the Battle of Geonosis in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', and 19.5 ...
(with David Sherman) (2004)
D
Dalmas, John
* The Lizard War series
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Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
* The Regiment series
Dickson, Gordon R.
*
Dorsai!
''Dorsai!'' is the first published book of the incomplete Childe Cycle series of science fiction novels by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. Later books are set both before and after the events in ''Dorsai!''.
The novel was originally publish ...
(The Genetic General 1960; exp vt Dorsai! 1976)
* The Genetic General (1960)
Dietz, William C.
* Legion series
* The Flood
Douglas, Ian
Real name:
Keith, William H., Jr.
Galactic Marines Series:
Heritage Trilogy
*
Semper Mars (1998)
[Winstead, Bob (June 17, 1998)]
Semper Mars' is well researched and quite imaginative
. Book review. CNN. Retrieved on 23 November 2008.
*
Luna Marine (1999)
*
Europa Strike (2000)
Legacy Trilogy Legacy Trilogy is a series of military science fiction books written by Ian Douglas that focus on the United States Marine Corps. The trilogy is the sequel to the Heritage Trilogy and is followed by the Inheritance Trilogy.
Where Douglas's prev ...
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Star Corps (2003)
* Battlespace (2006)
*
Star Marines (2007)
Inheritance Trilogy
*
Star Strike (2008)
*
Galactic Corps (2008)
* Semper Human (2009)
Star Carrier Series:
* Earth Strike (2010)
* Center of Gravity (2011)
["https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-03-13/mass-market-paperback/list.html"Retrieved on 24 January 2012.]
* Singularity (2012)
Doyle, Debra
* The Mageworlds Series
[Mageworlds Book One "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812517040"]
Drake, David
*
Hammer's Slammers
''Hammer's Slammers'' is a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author David Drake. It follows the career of a future mercenary tank regiment called ''Hammer's Slammers'' after their leader, Colonel Alois Hammer. This coll ...
series
*
RCN Series
The RCN SeriesBaen.com"The Roads to the RCN Series", David Drake, 2012 (accessed March 22, 2012) (also known as the Lt. Leary series) is a sequence of stand-alone science fiction novels by David Drake. They center around Daniel Leary, an Officer (a ...
F
Forsberg, John
* Sol War Series (2012)
Frankowski, Leo
* The War with Earth (2003)
with Dave Grossman
* Kren of the Mitchegai (2004)
with Dave Grossman
* The Two-Space War (2004)
G
Garfinkle, Richard
*
Celestial Matters (1996)
Gerrold, David
* Starhunt (1987)
Green, Roland J.
* Peace Company series
* Starcruiser Shenandoah series
* Voyage to Eneh (2000)
Gunn, David
*
Death's Head series
H
Haldeman, Joe
*
The Forever War
''The Forever War'' (1974) is a military science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative story about human soldiers fighting an interstellar war against an alien civilization known as the Taurans. It won the Nebu ...
(1975)
[Scott Connors (April 7, 2008).]
The Politics of Military SF
. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
Hamilton, Peter F.
*
Fallen Dragon (2001)
Harrison, Harry
*
Bill, the Galactic Hero
''Bill, the Galactic Hero'' is a satirical science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. A novella length version appeared in the magazine '' Galaxy Science Fiction'' in 1964 under the name "The Starsloggers". ...
(1965, humorous)
*
West of Eden
''West of Eden'' is a 1984 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison.
Overview
In the parallel universe of this novel, Earth was not struck by an asteroid 65 million years before the present. Consequently, the Cretaceous–Pa ...
(1984)
Heinlein, Robert A.
*
Space Cadet
''Space Cadet'' is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Interplanetary Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space: a ...
(1949)
*
The Long Watch
"The Long Watch" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is about a military officer who faces a ''coup d'état'' by a would-be dictator.
Originally titled "Rebellion on the Moon", the story originally appeared i ...
(1950)
*
Starship Troopers
''Starship Troopers'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests, the story was first published as a two-part serial in ''The Magazine of F ...
(1958)
Hemry, John G.
Alias:
Jack Campbell
*
The Lost Fleet
The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics ...
series
Huff, Tanya
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)
J
K
Keith, William H., Jr.
Alias:
Ian Douglas
* Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy (1998)
Kent, Steven L.
*
The Clone series
Kloos, Marko
* Frontline Series
* Palladium Wars Series
Kornbluth, Cyril M.
* "The Only Thing We Learn" (1949)
Kratman, Tom
* A Desert Called Peace (2007)
* Carnifex (2008)
* The Lotus Eaters (April 2010)
* The Amazon Legion (April 2011)
L
Lang, Hermann
* The Air Battle (1859)
Lang, Simon
* All the Gods of Eisernon (1973)
* The Elluvon Gift (1975)
* The Trumpets of Tagan (1992)
* Timeslide (1993)
* Hopeship (1994)
Laumer, Keith
*
Bolo series of books
Lee, Sharon
*
Liaden Universe
The Liaden universe ( or ) is the setting for an ongoing series of science fiction stories written by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. The series covers a considerable time period, some thousands of years in all, although since it also covers more ...
series of books
* Crystal Soldier
* Crystal Dragon
* Balance of Trade
* Trade Secret
* Local Custom
* Scout's Progress
* Mouse and Dragon
* Conflict of Honors
* Agent of Change
* Carpe Diem
* Plan B
* Fledgling
* I Dare
* Saltation
* Ghost Ship
* Necessity's Child
* Dragon Ship
M
McDonald, Sandra
* The Outback Stars
[New in Paperback February 2008]
. Locus Online (23 February 2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
McLaughlin, Dean
* Hawk Among the Sparrows (1968)
Moon, Elizabeth
*
Vatta's War
''Vatta's War'' is a science fiction series by American writer Elizabeth Moon, comprising five books: ''Trading in Danger'' (2003), ''Marque and Reprisal'' (2004) (''Moving Target'' in UK and Australia), ''Engaging the Enemy'' (2006), ''Command ...
series
* Serrano / Familias series
Morgan, Richard K.
*
Takeshi Kovacs
Takeshi Lev Kovacs is the protagonist in the books ''Altered Carbon'', '' Broken Angels'', and '' Woken Furies'' by Richard K. Morgan, which take place in or around the 26th century.
Fictional history Novels
Kovacs was human born in the cit ...
series
N
Nagata, Linda
* The Red: First Light
Niven, Larry
* The Man-Kzin Wars (Known Space future History, Shared World; 3 vols 1988-90)
Norton, Andre
* Star Guard (1955)
Nylund, Eric
* Halo: The Fall of Reach
* Halo: First Strike
* Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
P
Pournelle, Jerry E.
* A Spaceship for the King (1973)
* The Mercenary (1977)
R
Reynolds, Mack
*Mercenary from Tomorrow (1962 "Mercenary"; exp 1968)
[Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin. Article: War.]
Ringo, John
*
Legacy of the Aldenata
The Legacy of the Aldenata, also known as the Posleen War Series, is the fictional universe of one of John Ringo's military science fiction series.
Premise
The central premise is that in 2001, humanity receives greetings from a highly advance ...
series
* Posleen War - Central Storyline
**
A Hymn Before Battle
''A Hymn Before Battle'' is the first book in John Ringo's ''Legacy of the Aldenata'' series. Earth is introduced to extraterrestrial life by the Galactics, who tell the leaders of the World that an invasion by another alien race, the Posleen, i ...
(2000)
**
Gust Front
An outflow boundary, also known as a gust front, is a storm-scale or mesoscale boundary separating thunderstorm-cooled air (outflow) from the surrounding air; similar in effect to a cold front, with passage marked by a wind shift and usually a ...
(2001)
**
When the Devil Dances (2002)
**
Hell's Faire (2003)
*Hedren War
**
Eye of the Storm (2009)
*Posleen War Sidestories
**
Watch on the Rhine
A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by ...
(2005)
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Yellow Eyes
''Yellow Eyes'' is a 2009 military science fiction novel in John Ringo's ''Legacy of the Aldenata'' series, co-authored with Tom Kratman
Thomas P. Kratman (born September 4, 1956) is an American military science fiction author and retired Uni ...
(2007)
**
The Tuloriad
''The Tuloriad'' is a 2009 military science fiction novel by John Ringo and Tom Kratman, as part of the ''Legacy of the Aldenata
The Legacy of the Aldenata, also known as the Posleen War Series, is the fictional universe of one of John Ringo's ...
(2009) (with Tom Kratman)
*Cally's War Spinoff Series
**
Cally's War
This is the complete list of works by American military science fiction writer John Ringo.
Bibliography Series ''Black Tide Rising''
Series based on a zombie apocalypse, but dealing with living, near-rabid, infected humans rather than the living d ...
(2004)
**
Sister Time
This is the complete list of works by American military science fiction writer John Ringo.
Bibliography Series ''Black Tide Rising''
Series based on a zombie apocalypse, but dealing with living, near-rabid, infected humans rather than the living d ...
(2007) (with Julie Cochrane)
**
Honor of the Clan
This is the complete list of works by American military science fiction writer John Ringo.
Bibliography Series ''Black Tide Rising''
Series based on a zombie apocalypse, but dealing with living, near-rabid, infected humans rather than the living d ...
(2009) (with Julie Cochrane)
*
Empire of Man
The Empire of Man (also called the ''Prince Roger series'' and the ''March Upcountry series'') is a series of science fiction books by David Weber and John Ringo published by Baen Books. It combines elements of space opera and military science fi ...
Series
::''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
Rosenberg, Joel
* Not for Glory (1988)
S
Saberhagen, Fred
* Berserker series (1963)
Scalzi, John
*
Old Man's War series
The ''Old Man's War'' series is a series of science fiction novels by John Scalzi. The first book in the series, ''Old Man's War'', was first published in 2005 by Tor Books, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006.
Televis ...
(2005)
Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann
*The Healer's War (1988)
Shepherd, Mike
* Kris Longknife series (2004)
Sherman, David
*The
StarFist series
''StarFist'' is a series of military science fiction novels written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. The novels are set in the 25th century and are written from the viewpoint of the men of the ''Confederation of Human Worlds'' Marine Corps 34th F ...
(with
Dan Cragg
Dan Cragg (born September 6, 1939) is an American science fiction author.
Biography
Cragg was born in Rochester, Newy York. He served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1980, retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major. He served two tours of d ...
)
*The
DemonTech series
*
Jedi Trial
''Jedi Trial'' is a science fiction novel by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. It is set in the '' Star Wars'' galaxy during the Clone Wars, 2.5 years after the Battle of Geonosis in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', and 19.5 ...
(with
Dan Cragg
Dan Cragg (born September 6, 1939) is an American science fiction author.
Biography
Cragg was born in Rochester, Newy York. He served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1980, retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major. He served two tours of d ...
) (2004)
* "Surrender and Die" a
DemonTech series story appearing in So It Begins, edited by Mike McPhail and published by
Dark Quest Books
Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown.
Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lu ...
* "Delaying Action" appearing in By Other Means, edited by Mike McPhail and published by
Dark Quest Books
Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown.
Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lu ...
Spinrad, Norman
* The Men in the Jungle (1967)
* The Big Flash (1969)
Steakley, John
*
Armor
Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or fr ...
(1984)
Stirling, S M
* Kzin series
* Falkenberg series
*
Marching Through Georgia
"Marching Through Georgia" (sometimes spelled as "Marching Thru' Georgia" or "Marching Thro Georgia") is a marching song written by Henry Clay Work at the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The title and lyrics of the song refer to U.S. Arm ...
(1984)
T
Karen Traviss
Karen Traviss is a science fiction author from Wiltshire, England. She is the author of the ''Wess'Har'' series, and has written tie-in material based on '' Star Wars'', '' Gears of War'', ''Halo'', ''G.I. Joe'' and the newest ''Nomad'' Series wo ...
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Tanaka Yoshiki
*
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
, sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant fu ...
Taylor, Travis S.
* Tau Ceti series
* Von Neumann's War
W
Weber, David
*
Honor Harrington
The Honorverse is a military science fiction book series, its two Spin-off (media), subseries, two prequel series, and anthologies created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. They are centered on the space navy career of the principal ...
series
*
Safehold
''Safehold'' is a science fiction book series by David Weber, currently consisting of ten titles, the latest released in January 2019. The series is mostly set around the 31st century, on a distant world dubbed "Safehold" where a group of humans ...
series
Wells, H. G.
* War of the Worlds (1898)
White, Steve
* Insurrection (1990)
with David Weber.
* Crusade (1992)
with David Weber.
* Death Ground (1997)
with David Weber.
Williams, Walter Jon
*
Dread Empire's Fall
''Dread Empire's Fall'' is a space opera novel series, written since 2002 by the American author Walter Jon Williams.
Setting and synopsis
The ''Dread Empire's Fall'' series is set in a future in which the powerful Shaa species thousands of years ...
series
Michael Z. Williamson
Michael Z. Williamson (born 1967) is an American military science fiction and War novel, military fiction author best known for his Libertarian science fiction, libertarian-themed ''Freehold'' series published by Baen Books. Between 2004 and 2016 ...
* ''Freehold'' series
*
A Long Time Until Now
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Argento Soma
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Armored Trooper Votoms
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Arpeggio of Blue Steel
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Astro Plan
''Astro Plan'', known in China as ''Space Adventures'' () and informally in Japan as , is a science fiction mecha animated series created by Guangzhou-based toy firm Xing Yuan. Hailed as "China's first sci-fi animation", the series premiered on Chi ...
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Babylon 5
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Banner of the Stars
is a Japanese series of science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka, which serve as a sequel to ''Crest of the Stars''. Three novels in the series have been adapted into anime. The first series, ''Banner of the Stars#Banner of th ...
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Battlestar Galactica
''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
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BattleTech: The Animated Series''
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Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor I ...
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Chōriki Sentai Ohranger
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Code Geass
, often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set ...
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Combat Mecha Xabungle
is a Japanese mecha anime television series created by Sunrise and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It was broadcast on the Nagoya TV and TV Asahi networks weekly from February 6, 1982, to January 29, 1983. Promotional toys were produced by Clo ...
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Command & Conquer
''Command & Conquer'' (''C&C'') is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise, first developed by Westwood Studios. The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre, itself based on Westwood Studios' influential strategy game ''Dune I ...
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Exosquad
''Exosquad'' is an animated television series created by Universal Animation Studios, Universal Cartoon Studios for MCA TV's Universal Family Network broadcast syndication, syndicated programming block. The show is set in the beginning of the 22n ...
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Gears of War
''Gears of War'' is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter vide ...
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Genesis Climber Mospeada
(literally "Armored Genesis MOSPEADA") is an anime science fiction series created by Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan. MOSPEADA stands for Military Operation Soldie ...
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Ghost in the Shell
''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of ''The Ghost in the Shell'' ...
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Gunbuster
''Gunbuster'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Bandai, Victor, and Gainax and released from 1988 to 1989. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the creator and director of ''Neon Genesis ...
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Gundam
is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with ''Mobile ...
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Halo (series)
''Halo'' is a military science fiction media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by 343 Industries, part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in 2001 with the first-person shooter video ...
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Kidō Senkan Nadeshiko''
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
, sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant fu ...
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Macross
is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime media franchise/media mix, created by Studio Nue (most prominently mecha designer, writer and producer Shōji Kawamori) and Artland in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth and the ...
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Mass Effect
''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn and Preston Watamaniuk. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the known univers ...
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Metal Gear
is a series of techno-thriller stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operativ ...
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Mobile Suit Gundam
, also known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting ...
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Muv-Luv
is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge and originally released as an adult game for Windows on February 28, 2003. Consisting of two parts, and the gameplay in ''Muv-Luv'' follows a linear plot line, which offers pre-determined ...
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Outwars''
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Robotech
''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985.
The show was adapted from t ...
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SeaQuest DSV
''SeaQuest DSV'' (stylized as ''seaQuest DSV'' and also promoted as simply ''seaQuest'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it ...
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Space: Above and Beyond''
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Space Battleship Yamato
is a Japanese science fiction anime series produced and written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, ...
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Special Armored Battalion Dorvack
is a 36 episode anime series aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan and also aired in Hong Kong at roughly the same time. Other loosely translated names include "''Dorvack''", "''Dolbuk''", "''Special Powered Armor Troop Dorvack''", "''Powered Arm ...
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Star Blazers
''Star Blazers'' is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series . ''Star Blazers'' was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plo ...
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StarCraft (series)
''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance am ...
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Stargate Atlantis
''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper ...
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Stargate SG-1
''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrigh ...
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Brad Wright
Brad Wright (born May 2, 1961) is a Canadian television producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (with Jonathan Glassner), ''Stargate Atlantis'' (with Robert C. Cooper) and ''Stargat ...
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Jonathan Glassner
Jonathan Glassner is a television writer, director, and producer. He is known for his involvement with ''Stargate SG-1'' (where he was executive producer for the first three seasons) and '' The Outer Limits''. Glassner was initially noticed as ...
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Stargate Universe
''Stargate Universe'' (often abbreviated as ''SGU'') is a military science fiction television series and part of MGM's ''Stargate'' franchise. It follows the adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient ...
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Starship Operators
A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between planetary systems.
The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 1882 in '' Oahspe: A Ne ...
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
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Star Wars: Clone Wars''
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars''
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Strike Witches
is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...
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The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime TV series released in 1984, as the third of the Super Dimension series. It was adapted as "The Masters Saga" or the "Second Generation" of the American TV series ''Robotech''.
Plot
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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
is an anime television series from 1982. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war. It is the first part of two franchises: The ''Super D ...
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The Super Dimension Century Orguss
is an anime science fiction series. It inspired an Original Video Animation, OVA sequel series called ''Orguss 02''. ''Orguss'' was the second part of ''The Super Dimension (disambiguation), Super Dimension'' trilogy from Big West Advertising ...
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Terrahawks
''Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks'', usually referred to simply as ''Terrahawks'', is a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures for London Weekend Television and created by the product ...
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Titanfall
''Titanfall'' is a series of video games that mainly feature first-person shooter games. The series was created by Respawn Entertainment and debuted on Xbox and Microsoft Windows; it has expanded to other consoles and platforms.
Gameplay
In ''T ...
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Warhammer 40,000
''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...
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References
If the references are cited from electronic editions of e.g. encyclopedias, the title of the article is given as pages may vary.
Further reading
* Clute, J. and P. Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of science fiction. New York, St. Martin's Griffin.
* , 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.
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Military Science fiction
Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that features the use of science fiction technology, mainly weapons, for military purposes and usually principal characters who are members of a military organization involved in military a ...
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