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Science Fiction

DetlefK

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29. Two by by Iain Banks:

Reply to Missycim (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 07:24 AM

Mar 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_Weapons
Cheradenine Zakalwe was traumatized when his sister was horrifically killed by her former lover during the civil-war on his planet. He left his planet behind and hired out as a mercenary to "The Culture". His new task is to sway other planetary civil- and proxy-wars in their favour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excession
The main protagonists are hyper-intelligent AIs piloting interstellar warships, suddenly confronted with an invincible alien-artifact running amok, an annoying alien-invasion and traitors in their midst.

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Sci-fi-military.. [View all] Missycim Jul 2012 OP

My favortie sci-fi military author is David Drake. Swede Jul 2012 #1

The Forever War series pokerfan Jul 2012 #2

I didn't know there were sequels. softhearted Feb 2013 #19

Of course pokerfan Feb 2013 #20

Baen Books Free Library has quite a bit of military SF.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #3

John Scalzi has a series.."Old Man's War", "Ghost Brigade" and "The Last Colony" that I'll bet you'd Rowdyboy Jul 2012 #4

Thank you all :) Missycim Jul 2012 #5

Starship Troopers is only one book- but way better than the movie WhoIsNumberNone Jul 2012 #6

I've read and listen to it on audio book Missycim Aug 2012 #9

Keith Laumer's BOLO stories are enjoyable, and a number of other petronius Jul 2012 #7

Keith Laumer is excellent! Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #16

Lois McMaster Bujold's FloridaJudy Aug 2012 #8

And all but one of the books are free Riftaxe Aug 2012 #11

Love military books kraj8995 Aug 2012 #10

Unfortunately, Ambrose was shown to have plagiarized heavily in that book Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2013 #25

my favorites preventivePhD Nov 2012 #12

Elizabeth Moon's Serrano Legacy and Vatta's War series' TygrBright Dec 2012 #13

Old Man's War. Exultant Democracy Jan 2013 #14

I'll second David Drake krispos42 Jan 2013 #15

S. M. Stirling's "The General" series is very good. Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #17

Military Sci Fi jambo101 Jan 2013 #18

Honor Harrington's first novel is free to read at Baen Books Babel_17 Jun 2013 #23

Robert Frezza Wolf Frankula Jun 2013 #21

Gordon R. Dickson's Dorsai series and John Steakley's Armor Babel_17 Jun 2013 #22

The Orion Series By Ben Bova Liberal_Dog Jun 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author SteveG Sep 2013 #26

Safehold series by David Weber. SteveG Sep 2013 #27

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Two by by Iain Banks: DetlefK Mar 2014 #29