Reddit reviews Duel in the Dark (Blood on the Stars Book 1)

Glad you liked it! I do the same thing with finding books in a bunch different places. I usually put them on my goodreads to-read shelf, but I never tag them as KU so I have no idea whats what without going through book by book.

If you want some more sci-fi Duel in the Dark by Jay Allen has been in my TBR list for a while, but it looks like a good series. Starship's Mage by Glynn Stewart is also decent. I like a lot of the ideas for his books they're just a little flat IMO.

Trying here to suggest ones that others haven't already!

The "Odyssey One" Series by Evan Currie.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005ML0EZS

The "Frontiers Saga" by Ryk Brown

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frontiers-Saga-Episodes-1-3-ebook/dp/B00AVBNBHM

The "Blood on the Stars" Series by Jay Allen

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MCZZTPS

The "Exodus: Empires at War" series by Doug Dandridge has both space battles and planetary invasions.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exodus-Empires-Book-Doug-Dandridge-ebook/dp/B009TZSBJO

The "Black fleet saga" by Joshua Dalzelle

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warship-Black-Fleet-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B00RS8FT2G

That should keep you busy for a few nights anyway.

Lindsay Bujold's Star Kingdom series is currently handling a very Miles Vorkosigan vibe for me:
https://www.amazon.com/Shockwave-Star-Kingdom-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07R8GX4Y2

The first book in her previous space opera series (quite different feel IMO, but also very good) is free:
https://books2read.com/u/3nOYw9


For straight up fun Military SF, Terry Mixon's Empire of Bones is quite good:
https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Bones-Book-Saga-ebook/dp/B00M5KESGA

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Jay Allan's Blood on the Stars is also good, though it kept going too long for my tastes:
https://www.amazon.com/Duel-Dark-Blood-Stars-Book-ebook/dp/B01MCZZTPS

David Drake's RCN series is another trad published one to look at, as is Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet. Those are less funny IMO, though.

David Weber's Honor Harrington has already been recommended. It and Bujold are my usual go-to recommendations for SF, so you're starting in a good place XD

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