What’s your pick for top military sci-fi book/series of all time?
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This week we want your votes and submissions for the top military sci-fi book/series of all time.
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 that are members of a military organization involved in military activity; occurring sometimes in outer space or on a different planet or planets.
Weigh in on the poll below (feel free to add your own suggestions) and then duke it out in the comments!
What is the best military sci-fi book/series of all time?
- ExForce Series by Craig Alanson* 17%, 1079 votes1079 votes 17%1079 votes - 17% of all votes
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 4%, 230 votes230 votes 4%230 votes - 4% of all votes
- Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein* 3%, 213 votes213 votes 3%213 votes - 3% of all votes
- Old Man's War by John Scalzi 3%, 193 votes193 votes 3%193 votes - 3% of all votes
- Galaxy’s Edge by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole* 3%, 190 votes190 votes 3%190 votes - 3% of all votes
- The Lost Fleet by Jack Campbell* 3%, 172 votes172 votes 3%172 votes - 3% of all votes
- Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson* 3%, 168 votes168 votes 3%168 votes - 3% of all votes
- The Ember Wars Series by Richard Fox* 3%, 165 votes165 votes 3%165 votes - 3% of all votes
- Hell Divers by Nicholas Sansbury Smith* 2%, 153 votes153 votes 2%153 votes - 2% of all votes
- Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor* 2%, 148 votes148 votes 2%148 votes - 2% of all votes
- Honor Harrington Series by David Weber* 2%, 143 votes143 votes 2%143 votes - 2% of all votes
- Dune by Frank Herbert* 2%, 140 votes140 votes 2%140 votes - 2% of all votes
- Blood on the Stars series by Jay Allan 2%, 129 votes129 votes 2%129 votes - 2% of all votes
- Honor Harrington series by David Drake* 2%, 129 votes129 votes 2%129 votes - 2% of all votes
- The Expanse Series by James S. A. Corey* 2%, 124 votes124 votes 2%124 votes - 2% of all votes
- Red Rising By Pierce Brown* 2%, 122 votes122 votes 2%122 votes - 2% of all votes
- Frontlines Series by Marko Kloos* 2%, 109 votes109 votes 2%109 votes - 2% of all votes
- The Legend of Zero by Sara King* 2%, 108 votes108 votes 2%108 votes - 2% of all votes
- Omega Force by Joshua Dalzelle* 2%, 101 vote101 vote 2%101 vote - 2% of all votes
- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman 2%, 101 vote101 vote 2%101 vote - 2% of all votes
- Warship by Joshua Dalzelle 1%, 95 votes95 votes 1%95 votes - 1% of all votes
- Undying Mercenaries by B.V Larson* 1%, 89 votes89 votes 1%89 votes - 1% of all votes
- Enforce by Craig Alanson* 1%, 86 votes86 votes 1%86 votes - 1% of all votes
- Aeon 14 Intrepid series* 1%, 83 votes83 votes 1%83 votes - 1% of all votes
- The Crimson World Series by Jay Allan* 1%, 79 votes79 votes 1%79 votes - 1% of all votes
- Randolph Lalonde Spinward Fringe Series* 1%, 71 vote71 vote 1%71 vote - 1% of all votes
- Zero Series by Sara King* 1%, 68 votes68 votes 1%68 votes - 1% of all votes
- Troy Rising by John Ringo* 1%, 67 votes67 votes 1%67 votes - 1% of all votes
- Space Team* 1%, 66 votes66 votes 1%66 votes - 1% of all votes
- Hammer's Slammers by David Drake 1%, 54 votes54 votes 1%54 votes - 1% of all votes
- The Extinction Cycle by Nicholas Sansbury Smith* 1%, 53 votes53 votes 1%53 votes - 1% of all votes
- Exforce by Craig Alanson* 1%, 51 vote51 vote 1%51 vote - 1% of all votes
- Odyssey One series by Evan Currie 1%, 51 vote51 vote 1%51 vote - 1% of all votes
- The Legacy Fleet series by Nick Webb 1%, 48 votes48 votes 1%48 votes - 1% of all votes
- Exforce stupid monkeys* 1%, 47 votes47 votes 1%47 votes - 1% of all votes
- Arisen by Michael Stephen Fuchs* 1%, 46 votes46 votes 1%46 votes - 1% of all votes
- Legacy of the Aldenta by John Ringo* 1%, 46 votes46 votes 1%46 votes - 1% of all votes
- The Frontier Saga by Ryk Brown* 1%, 42 votes42 votes 1%42 votes - 1% of all votes
- Bolo series created by Keith Laumer* 1%, 42 votes42 votes 1%42 votes - 1% of all votes
- Arisen series By Michael Stephen Fuchs* 1%, 41 vote41 vote 1%41 vote - 1% of all votes
- Dorsai series by Gordon R Dickinson* 1%, 39 votes39 votes 1%39 votes - 1% of all votes
- Ark Royal Series by Christopher G Nuttal* 1%, 37 votes37 votes 1%37 votes - 1% of all votes
- Hammers Slammer's by David Drake* 1%, 36 votes36 votes 1%36 votes - 1% of all votes
- The Fear Saga by Stephen Moss* 1%, 36 votes36 votes 1%36 votes - 1% of all votes
- Starship Trooper by Robert Heinlein.* 1%, 35 votes35 votes 1%35 votes - 1% of all votes
- Starforce by b.v. Larson* 1%, 34 votes34 votes 1%34 votes - 1% of all votes
- March upcountry by John Ringo/David Weber* 1%, 33 votes33 votes 1%33 votes - 1% of all votes
- The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold 1%, 32 votes32 votes 1%32 votes - 1% of all votes
- Armor by John Steakley* 0%, 30 votes30 votes30 votes - 0% of all votes
- Slaver War Series by Raymond L. Weil* 0%, 30 votes30 votes30 votes - 0% of all votes
- Safehold series by David Weber* 0%, 30 votes30 votes30 votes - 0% of all votes
- Spinward Fringe by Randolph Lalonde* 0%, 30 votes30 votes30 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert Heinlein* 0%, 29 votes29 votes29 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Lensmen Series Galactic Patrol* 0%, 29 votes29 votes29 votes - 0% of all votes
- Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard* 0%, 29 votes29 votes29 votes - 0% of all votes
- Federation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov* 0%, 28 votes28 votes28 votes - 0% of all votes
- Man-Kzin War series created by Niven and Pournelle* 0%, 28 votes28 votes28 votes - 0% of all votes
- Dahak series by David Weber* 0%, 26 votes26 votes26 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Kutherian Gambit by Michael Anderle* 0%, 26 votes26 votes26 votes - 0% of all votes
- Lensmen Series by E. E. "Doc" Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_series* 0%, 26 votes26 votes26 votes - 0% of all votes
- Falkenberg's Legion by Jerry Pournelle* 0%, 25 votes25 votes25 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Forever War by Joe Halderman* 0%, 25 votes25 votes25 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Man Of War series by H Paul Honsinger* 0%, 24 votes24 votes24 votes - 0% of all votes
- falkenberg series by jerry pournel* 0%, 21 vote21 vote21 vote - 0% of all votes
- The Commonwealth Saga by Peter F Hamilton* 0%, 21 vote21 vote21 vote - 0% of all votes
- Black Ocean series by J S Morin* 0%, 21 vote21 vote21 vote - 0% of all votes
- The Earthrise series by Daniel Arenson 0%, 20 votes20 votes20 votes - 0% of all votes
- Star Carrier series by Ian Douglas* 0%, 18 votes18 votes18 votes - 0% of all votes
- Gaunt's Ghost's series by Dan Abnett* 0%, 18 votes18 votes18 votes - 0% of all votes
- Tbe War of the Worlds H G Wells* 0%, 18 votes18 votes18 votes - 0% of all votes
- In Her name by Michael R. Hicks* 0%, 18 votes18 votes18 votes - 0% of all votes
- Starship’s Mage* 0%, 17 votes17 votes17 votes - 0% of all votes
- Spiral Wars series by Joel Shepherd* 0%, 16 votes16 votes16 votes - 0% of all votes
- Bio of a Space Tyrant by Pier Anthony* 0%, 16 votes16 votes16 votes - 0% of all votes
- Janissaries, Jerry Pournelle* 0%, 16 votes16 votes16 votes - 0% of all votes
- Castle Federation Series by Glynn Stewart* 0%, 15 votes15 votes15 votes - 0% of all votes
- Starfire series by David Weber* 0%, 14 votes14 votes14 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Wandering Engineer Series by Chris Hechtl* 0%, 13 votes13 votes13 votes - 0% of all votes
- Koban series by Stephen W Bennett* 0%, 13 votes13 votes13 votes - 0% of all votes
- Starfist by David Sherman* 0%, 12 votes12 votes12 votes - 0% of all votes
- Alexis Carew series by J.A.Sutherland* 0%, 12 votes12 votes12 votes - 0% of all votes
- Poor Man's Fight Series by Elliot Kay* 0%, 11 votes11 votes11 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Eden Plague Series by David Van Dyke* 0%, 11 votes11 votes11 votes - 0% of all votes
- Starfire Series by David Weber and Steve White* 0%, 10 votes10 votes10 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Wandering Engineer Series by Chris Hechtl* 0%, 10 votes10 votes10 votes - 0% of all votes
- Confederation Series. By Tanya Huff* 0%, 10 votes10 votes10 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Horus Heresy* 0%, 9 votes9 votes9 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Forever by Craig Robertson* 0%, 9 votes9 votes9 votes - 0% of all votes
- Exodus: Empires at War by Doug Dandridge* 0%, 8 votes8 votes8 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Last Praetorian by Mike Smith* 0%, 8 votes8 votes8 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Empire's Corps series by Christopher Nuttall* 0%, 7 votes7 votes7 votes - 0% of all votes
- Childe Series by Gordon Disckson* 0%, 7 votes7 votes7 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Union Series by Phillip Richards* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Weapon Shops/Weapon Makers of Isher by A. E. van Vogt* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Duchess of Terra series by Glynn Stewart* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Star Force by Aer-ki Jyr* 0%, 6 votes6 votes6 votes - 0% of all votes
- Theirs Not to Reason Why by Jean Johnson* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Armor* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Polity series by Neal Asher* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Mission Earth series by LRon Hubbard* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Globur Incursion Series by D Rebbitt* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- The Arkship Saga by Niel Bushnell* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Empire of Man series by David Weber and John Ringo* 0%, 5 votes5 votes5 votes - 0% of all votes
- Frank Herbert* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Odyssey series - Evan Currie* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Human Legion Series by Tim C. Taylor* 0%, 4 votes4 votes4 votes - 0% of all votes
- Destroyermen Series by Taylor Anderson* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Skylark series by E.E.”Doc” Smith* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- chris fox tech mage* 0%, 3 votes3 votes3 votes - 0% of all votes
- Rika's Marauders by M. D. Cooper* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Treason Series by J. L. Doty* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Company Wars series by C. J. Cherryh* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Legend of the Galctic Heros Series by Yoshiki Tanaka* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Surviving the Dead series by James Cook.* 0%, 2 votes2 votes2 votes - 0% of all votes
- Jurisdiction Universe by Susan R. Matthews* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- The Duty Honor Planet series by Rick Partlow* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- The Harmony Wars by Michael Chatfield* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- The clone rebellion: Steven L Kent* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- The Tide series by Anthony Melcherri* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- The Contest by Matthew Reilly* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- The League by Sherrylyn Kenyon* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- Survival Wars by Anthony James* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- Border Worlds* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- Their Master's War by Mick Farren* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- The Centauri Device by M. John Harrison* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
- Charity by Wolfgang Hohlbein* 0%, 1 vote1 vote1 vote - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 6342
Voters: 3165
April 11, 2019
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