Best war & military action books according to redditors
We found 243 Reddit comments discussing the best war & military action books. We ranked the 59 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 243 Reddit comments discussing the best war & military action books. We ranked the 59 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
There's a fantastic alt-history novel called River of Teeth about a misfit gang of hippo-riding cowboys hired to exterminate feral hippos in the Louisiana bayou.
(u/budapest_candygram, might interest you too)
Red Rising and Red Queen are both NYT bestsellers written by two different authors. They're also 90% the same exact story.
A Darker Shade of Magic and Nocturna are also NYT Bestsellers. They're almost word-for-word the same exact book. Written five years apart from each other.
Have you ever read YA fiction? Practically every book written in that genre is virtually the same, just with slight variances like character names and whatnot.
Actually, if you're a pretty avid reader, almost every book is fundamentally the same. Same plot structure and build-up, the same amount of worldbuilding, same character types... they're tropes. There's no escaping tropes, but there is a way in taking them and showing them in a different light.
Don't worry about someone beating you to your story idea. Believe it or not, someone already has, you just haven't found out yet lol. I can bet $1000 that there's a story or stories out there that are very similar to the one you're writing that are already published and on the market. There's nothing wrong with this, it happens even to the biggest authors out there.
But none of that matters, because every writer worth their salt knows that a good idea can only get you so far. It's the execution of that idea that matters. The way you markdown your prose, the delivery of your story. Those are the things that matter the most in writing.
For anyone wondering this, the link to amazon is in the description on deviantart.
Or for the lazy
Since I came here to link to the book, here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/Island-Sequined-Love-Christopher-Moore/dp/0060735449
Edit: FYI- Moore's new book "The Serpent of Venice" came out yesterday.
You link this and not the book he wrote called Wreckful's Run?
His dad wrote a book about his own fantasy of how Israel and the U.S came together and declared war on Iran to destroy them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wreckfuls-Run-Itamar-Bernstein-ebook/dp/B006RTLAMK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478639904&sr=8-1&keywords=reckful
fuckin zionists
Brigador is a truly excellent game, highly recommended as u/BW_Bird said if you liked Desert Strike and the others this is a deeper more fulfilling version, or mechs (there aren't enough good mech games these days), the lore is very well thought out and written (there's a pretty good military sci fi ebook based on it, I think you get that and the audio book version with deluxe package), the gameplay is pretty addictive and the devs are excellent at guilt tripping you into a purchase (jk they seem like lovely people)
Edit: It's still being updated as well (latest 6th Nov) and they seem to actually update the gog version at the same time as the Steam version, unlike some devs.
Edit 2: If you do buy it be aware that the meat of the game is in the Freelance/freeroam mode rather than the campaign. The campaign is really just a tutorial. The Freelance mode is where all the fun is to be had.
> Emphasis on lower-cost things like Animated series (where SW shines IMHO)
Clone Wars and Rebels are by far my favorite non-book IP. The recent canon novels have been nothing short of great as well (Tarkin and Thrawn, especially)
Well, there's one canon Zahn book, and too be fair, bringing him back was a very big deal.
https://www.amazon.com/Thrawn-Star-Wars-Timothy-Zahn/dp/0345511271 gonna go out on a limb and say it's even better than the original trilogy. Same author though - but now its cannon!
Hi I am Cooper Milne, i am a young female published author and I have published my first book about a month ago. My Dad has been a huge blessing in promoting my book and this is his account.
My book's name is The Warriors of Destrey and its genre is a young-adult action fantasy novel. It is about a parallel universe and its main focus is on a nation called Destrey that devotes its life to war. In this world two of the strongest nations are at war with one another for the first time in history. It follows a young women by the name of Rosanna Thyme who is a part of the bloodline Destrey and she is set on a path where she will unmask mysteries and become a warrior to help defeat Ahriman. Many other characters are met along the way to either strengthen her, help her or teach her to become the warrior she is meant to be. Many lives are lost , sacrifices are made, and enemies grow strong.
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https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Destrey-Part-One-ebook/dp/B07N52TFZV/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1550611475&sr=1-1&keywords=the+warriors+of+destrey
Here's a full list:
Red Rising series: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Rising-Book-ebook/dp/B00CVS2J80
^(pssssssssssst always post links because people are lazy ;))
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Good luck with the new release :)
Yup. Timothy Zahn has a book out in the new Disney canon, and I believe he is (or will be?) in Rebels. I've not caught up on that series (yes, yes, bad me), so I'm not sure on that part.
Edit for book link: https://www.amazon.ca/Thrawn-Star-Wars-Timothy-Zahn/dp/0345511271
Below are my recommendations (in no specific order)
If I had to recommend one book over any other, it would be Guardians of the Whills. It's amazing, I've read it twice this week.
In addition to Rebels Season 3, Timothy Zahn is writing a new Thrawn book https://www.amazon.com/Thrawn-Star-Wars-Timothy-Zahn/dp/0345511271/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473423312&sr=8-1&keywords=thrawn
You have some good choices on your list. I was never a fan of Sanderson until Stormlight. Here are a few you should definitely check out:
In case you're not in the loop, I'm talking about this book: https://www.amazon.com/Thrawn-Star-Wars-Timothy-Zahn/dp/0345511271/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504637556&sr=8-1&keywords=Thrawn.
If you are arguing that this book isn't canon, I don't know what to tell you man.
The audiobook comes bundled with the soundtrack as DLC for the base game (the first ever audiobook on Steam, apparently) but I don't think you can buy it as a standalone: http://store.steampowered.com/app/468280/
There is a Kindle version: https://www.amazon.com/Brigador-Bradley-Buckmaster-ebook/dp/B01G8UZZSW
The Good Men Alternate history Time travel with Medieval Europe vs Time Traveling extremists.
Teen Superheros:
Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain by Richard Roberts (Three children of superheros develop powers and accidently become supervillains. Good writing, very clever worldbuilding and characterization. Interesting love triangle You've probably seen it advertised as "What if Harry Potter were steampunk?" but underneath the obvious cashgrab advertising is a great book)
Sidekicks by Jack Ferraiolo (Two sidekicks-One of a superhero, another of a supervillian, learn that they go to the same school, and develop a romance. Excellent Writing, especially for a children's book. Cute romance, and realistic characterization of the main characters at the age they're at without being either condescending or simplistic, interesting twist on superhero/supervillian dynamics. Be careful, since the title's genericness means its possible to get the wrong book)
The Vindico by Wesley King. (5 children are kidnapped by a team of supervillains in an attempt to train apprentices. Generally sold as "The Breakfast Club meets X-Men", which it somewhat lives up to. Good plot, nice twist both on traditional super villain roles and "school for supers" idea)
Realistic Fiction:
The Theif Lord by Cornelia Funke. (Two Orphans run away to Venice and join a group of runaways taken care of by "The Thief Lord", a child master thief. Clever Plot, and the writing really takes you in)
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Written by 16 year old who really lived in similar conditions. Plot revolves around "Ponyboy", a member of a Greaser gang in the 60s, and his life after a gang fight goes wrong. You really care about people who would otherwise serve as hoodlums in another novel)
Sci-fi:
A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix. (A Prince, one of a few million of the rulers of a galactic empire, becomes tangled in a web of plots and conspiracies. Good sci-fi with excellent world building. Watching the main character learn how dangerous his life has become and slowly adapt to it)
Red Rising by Pierce Brown (After the death of his wife, a member of the lowest Red caste is disguised and made into a member of the ruling Gold caste in order to infiltrate the ruling society. "Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow" was the quote that got me into this. Lives up to it. Reads like a more violent Hunger Games, and goes places the HG didn't. Excellent read, and the main character's intelligence make him more than just an angry revenger. Some slightly guessable "plot twists", but does a good job exploring the theme of unfairness and winning against a stacked deck.)
Levithan by Scott Westerfield. (Alternate World War One, where the allies use genetic manipulation to create huge beasts of burden and war, while the Central powers use huge steampunk machines. Plot follows a girl who dresses as a boy to join in the ranks of an air force, who meets an Austrian Prince on the run from the German Empire)
Fantasy/Horror:
The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delany (Seventh son gets appreticed to the local spook, a man who fights magical threats around the County. Does a unique job of showing its monsters and boogeymen, with a plot that builds over the course of the books.)
Cirque Du Freak (Boy becomes a half-vampire, traveling with a circus of freaks. Most action takes place away from the circus and towards the other vampires in the world. 12 books that are really 4 trilogies, which ought to be 4 books. Nice job of presenting unique vampires. Actual horror varies, although I've heard good things about the Demonata series by the same author, which I haven't read.)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. (First line: "There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife." Plot is series of vignettes about boy being raised by a group of ghosts in a graveyard. Gaiman gets pretty good reviews overall, and for good reason.)
The Midnighters Series by Scott Westerfield (Girl moves to new town and discovers she is one of a very few who can access the "Secret Hour"- An extra hour when time is frozen at midnight, along with gaining new powers. Her and a few select others fight ancient beasts who were the last predators of ancient man.)
Ooh, I didn't know there were gonna be even more Thrawn books coming out, this is great news!
Anyway, the first book in the new trilogy is just called 'Thrawn'
followed by 'Thrawn: Alliances'
and concludes with 'Thrawn: Treason'
It could have been Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell.
https://www.amazon.com/Ack-Ack-Macaque-Gareth-L-Powell/dp/1781080607
I picked it up a few months ago too, pretty interesting book. Not that it matters, but I think it's a collection of books in the Ack Ack Macaque series, or at least the one I got was.
Well it will depend on your definition of 'Affordable'.
Under 30$
Funko Pop's! A good choice for <12$. And there's a wide variety of characters to choose from.
Thrawn is a good re-introduction to one of the most memorable Star Wars villains.
Battlefront II: Inferno Squad serves as a companion piece to the new game coming out next week.
Over 30$
Smuggler's Bounty Box A subscription box by Funko. One Box =25$ 12 month subscription (6 boxes) =150$
LEGO Kylo Ren's TIE Fighter You're never too old for LEGO! Also Available: BB8, Resistance Bomber, First Order Heavy Assault Walker
Battlefront II Might be a good choice if your kids are into gaming. I've played the beta, and loved it despite some flaws. But be forewarned, this game has been getting slammed online for it's loot-box/progression system. Also available on Playstation 4 & PC
Black Series Helmets
Stormtrooper shown. Poe Dameron, Shadow Trooper & Kylo Ren are also available.
Black Series Lightsaber
Darth Vader shown. Luke Skywalker, Rey, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Kylo Ren are also available.
A Custom-made Lightsaber:(Very pricey!)
Ultrasabers, Vader's Vault, Saberforge
Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos. Outstanding debut.
The Remaining series by DJ Molles is post apoc, and the characters are simple, but I found it compelling.
A Galaxy Unknown series by Thomas DePrima is stylistically awkward at the start, but gets better, and it's a great story.
Free in the US, too, replace ".co.uk" with "'.com" in the URL:
The fall of Union (Rise of the Union Book 1)
https://www.amazon.com/fall-Union-Rise-Book-ebook/dp/B06W9J7XJY/
Mutiny in the skies (Rise of the Union Book 2)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9MJK14/
> the Mary Suest of Mary Sues
you've obviously never met Jenetta Carver from A Galaxy Unknown (and Ell Donsaii gives her a run for her money)
Actually if you are looking for a fairly decent transposition of navy life (particularly submarines) into space, you might consider checking out To Honor You Call us by Paul Honsinger. It certainly has its share of flaws, but I was pretty shocked when I found out the author himself was just a military history buff and not a veteran. Definitely worth hanging out.
The fall of Union (Rise of the Union Book 1) https://www.amazon.com/fall-Union-Rise-Book-ebook/dp/B06W9J7XJY/
The secrets of Mars (Rise of the Union Book 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9MJK14/
D. Rus' Play to Live series has pretty epic battles centered around capturing and protecting player guild castles starting from book 3 on.
If you can ignore the occasional typos, the World at War series contains nice large scale virtual reality battles, but with guns instead of magic. The MC's company/guild does try to earn the top spot from an underdog position though.
The Spineward Sectors series isn't really virtual reality or fantasy, but sci-fi, and the battles are with starships, but from what I recall I would call them large scale where the MC has to try and hold his spot as Admiral.
Answer: You really don't.
The Wool series by Hugh Howey. Ebook of the 1st part is free, so you can see if it's something you like.
The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown.
Both these series are excellent, and will keep you up at night. Both these series have been optioned for films, and are in development.
Ack Ack Macaque ticks a lot of those marks.
yep! I'm assuming UK lol but just change your location if need be.
> The movie was a shame.
Oh, yeah, one of the worst adaptations ever! Admittedly, the book was hard to turn into a movie, but between the awful script and Way Cool Brad as the chief zombie fighter... well, smelled worse than rotting corpses by a wide margin!
If you liked Brooks' book, you will probably like this "homage":
https://www.amazon.com/This-Way-World-Ends-History-ebook/dp/B074JXHFYK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1542651424&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=this+is+the+way+the+world+ends
Here are all the local Amazon links I could find:
amazon.co.uk
amazon.ca
amazon.com.au
amazon.in
amazon.com.mx
amazon.de
amazon.it
amazon.es
amazon.com.br
amazon.nl
amazon.co.jp
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HOLY CRAP HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS
If you liked hunger games try this:
https://www.amazon.ca/Red-Rising-Book-ebook/dp/B00CVS2J80/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B00CVS2J80&amp;pd_rd_r=316b5b43-264c-11e9-bd5b-dfbc5f26256b&amp;pd_rd_w=jmG3z&amp;pd_rd_wg=Mj7Ol&amp;pf_rd_p=29a85b27-a36a-4f8d-94ca-61aa962c5f39&amp;pf_rd_r=YHFTSYMKAK9373BAQ82Q&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=YHFTSYMKAK9373BAQ82Q
I have read 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 but have only seen the Hunger Games movies.
I used to be of the opinion that I would be willing to take a 10-20% pay cut if it meant that everyone had to so that everyone could be lodged and fed and other basic things. Then I lived in Africa for a while and I saw that it's better to have someone forced to learn to fish than to give him a fish. I think globalization is good for humanity as a whole but it will be sad to see our kids having a harder life than we did.
Now I mostly worry about what my kids will be doing as far as life and career goes.
Just got this review of a novella today on Amazon and I'm honestly buzzing. This is why I enjoy writing. I also don't think the book is much longer than this review lol. It's a review of my second novella (in a series), a near-future soft sci-fi setting. You can get the first book here for $0.99/€0.99/£0.99 though I regularly put them on free giveaways.
>5.0 out of 5 stars
>Could not stop reading!
>ByiArtichokeuon 12 July 2017
>Verified Purchase
>Ah Ryder, we hear of your stories once again. After reading the first book, I just had to read the second right away. Though I do admit I stalled a bit on this book waiting on Prime Day to come so I can order a discounted Paperwhite. But, I failed. I did my best, but could not stop reading. At first I read very slowly, then… lets just say I read 60% of the book yesterday and finished it. Also, my Paperwhite is still on its way. I was too drawn in, and I could not hold back my urge to read this.
>I wanted answers after reading the first book. I wanted to know more about the Xenos. I needed to know more about Ryder. I had to know who survives. The first book leaves you hanging there, wanting to know more. Hence why I binge read.
>Differing from the first, the second takes place in space and Mars. A variety of characters are introduced, and with these new varieties, comes friends and foes. To be honest, Ryder tends to judge harshly. He seems to dislike people, more than he likes them. Just give him a drink, and leave him alone. Most of the time he is correct though, when it comes to judging people. Initially, he came across as grumpy, but it’s more along the lines of instinct. Not everyone he dislikes is an enemy though. I think some characters from the first book may grow on him.
>If I am to write about any of the additional characters (and there are many), I have to talk about Jansen. Though his name should be changed to Mr. Smartypants. He is my favorite in this series. A very lovable character he is indeed. I actually favor him over Ryder now. Just don’t tell Ryder that. The combination of him and Ryder in a group is fearsome. Ryder has a sense of instinct that he follows. It works for him. Gets him out of situations that others would cower to. Jansen on the other hand goes by intellect. If Ryder is unable to do something, Jansen will have already figured it out. Vise versa.
>It’s taking me a bit to get used to the other characters in Ryder’s unit. Actually, I tend to forget who they even are. Even up until the end of book two. Hopefully I will get to know about them more as time goes by. Also, I lack knowledge of the military ranking system. Commander, Lieutenant, Major, etc.. I will have to do some research. As I read, Jansen just grew on me. The other characters just gave the feeling of… team fodder? Which I don’t particularly mind. Just as long as it’s not Jansen. The Xenos are also spoken of many times. You will learn tons of information about them, as well as some sympathy.
>Niall McGrath once again got my imagination going with his battle scenes. His writing style is also unique in the way that he will describe things that aren’t human like, but you will clearly picture what it is. Detailed descriptions; yet getting to the point, makes it easy to understand. The book however, had less battling than book one. Not that that is a bad thing, as I actually enjoyed book two more than the first. Niall McGrath’s writing style is good at making you wait in anticipation. What had made me binge read the second book was because of this reason. Without going into spoilers, those of you who have already read the story, all I can say is… RYDER KNOWS JANSEN! Niall, man. Brilliantly played. Loved that part. I had actually laughed out loud and yelled “HAHAHA, WHAT?! BUSTED.” I caught on right away.
>When it comes to the Xenos, many humans will hate them. But as a reader, I could not help but feel sympathy towards them. I’m sure some of you will also feel this way. You will learn some of their history, and what makes them what they are today.
>Great read, and I hope others look into this series. I’m enjoying it very much. Interested where the story goes in book three.
Ack! Ack! Macaque!
Island of the Sequined Love Nun. A pilot in the tropics crash lands on an island to find out a doctor and his wife have used the natives' belief in a cargo cult to sell the natives' body parts in Japan's black market organ transplant trade. The part that got me was the pilot seeing a young boy with bandages over his eyes.
Ps. Christopher Moore writes absurdist fiction, my favorite if his is A Dirty Job
Amazon - Feb. 9
Goodreads - Feb 9
Author's website - Feb 9
I really like:
Terry Mancour's Spellmonger series on Kindle. It's not super deep like Gene Wolfe or even Sanderson, but he writes very fast, a couple books a year, they're cheap. It's like comfort food sword and sorcery medieval fantasy. Story follows a fairly young veteran battle mage who has retired to a quiet mountain village to be the local "spellmonger", when he gets caught up in an attack by the evil goblins. His survival launches him on a martial and political career that will reshape his world. There's also romance and some nice wisecracks along the way, and hints that the world isn't as simple as it first appears. Sometimes you just want something easy and fun and this delivers.
http://terrymancour.blogspot.com/?m=1
https://www.amazon.com/Spellmonger-Book-One-Terry-Mancour-ebook/dp/B004Q9TD7W
I also like H. Paul Honsinger's Man of Honor trilogy. It's fairly hard military sci fi. The first trilogy is complete and he's working on a follow up series in the saga. Story follows a young naval destroyer captain in a total galactic war against a crazy alien enemy. There is a strong sense of esprit d'corps, and it is a fun action packed read. Technically no longer self-published, since Honsinger got picked up by Amazon's own publishing imprint. The books are cheap and there are excellent Audible editions.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DQUKZMY/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=
The first book for both are only a few bucks, and I love recommending both authors! They definitely deserve all the fans I can send their way.
In This Is the Way the World Ends: An Oral History of the Zombie War the Army Corps of Engineers clear entire regions using concentric rings of sonic lures to draw hordes into a target zone where they can be eliminated by drones. In another chapter a researcher cranks up some Kate Bush to to attract zombies into a holding pen for experimentation. Both techniques work perfectly until the power goes out.
Thrawn, is an anti-hero in the Star Wars universe. His standalone book is really just set in the universe, only really contains the Emperor and Tarkin as characters you might know.
The original Thrawn Trilogy is why your description made me think of him, but he is the antagonist, so you mostly follow the protagonists. It is much more of a Star Wars book, reading Luke/Leias stories as they fight him, but he is always one step ahead. Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command.
You don't have to be a star wars fan to enjoy Thrawn, but the trilogy might take some admiration (but is still a good read).
On a sort of related note, here's a hilarious fiction/comedy novel involving cargo cults:
http://www.amazon.com/Island-Sequined-Love-Christopher-Moore/dp/0060735449
A bunch of this author's other (old) stuff is good too, like "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal":
http://www.amazon.ca/Lamb-Gospel-According-Christs-Childhood/dp/0380813815
Red Rising by Pierce Brown. SF.
Wool by Hugh Howey. Post-Apoc.
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie. YA Fantasy.
The Remaining by DJ Molles. Horror/Military Thriller.
I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Thriller.
I'm reading Red Rising now, and I'm liking it quite a bit. I'd say it's dystopian Sci-Fi, but it's set far enough in the future that it may as well be fantasy, and genetic modification and discrimination are central to the plot.
Here are a couple sellers.
This kindle book right here!
hmm. I thought there were only 3 total. this is my first star wars series. I'm reading this one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ILZO30S/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_AV0rDbTEBB4ZQ
I also borrowed the audio version from my local library app, Libby.
You should really get your Self-cleaning litter box Very useful, and nothing cooler really than no longer having to scoop cat poop! I mean sure you could get some fun game to play, but really, not having to scoop anymore? That's totally bunnicula cool!
As for my item, Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi because new book, yay! Can't wait to read about this time period!
Or the 100+ Random dice now that school is out for the kids, we'll be able to do more family game nights together and there's about a million things we could do with these!
Have you read The Island of the Sequined Love Nun? Without giving away too much of the plot, my guess would be that you may enjoy it based on your profession.
Hope you like the look of it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caliphate-Made-Hell-Grant-Bayliss-ebook/dp/B016NA42A4
If you have an e-reader, Amazon has some pretty amazing Indie books available for cheap. A Galaxy Unknown is the first in a series following a young female naval officer as she generally kicks ass. Star Force has a group of very near future humans trapped in a war between two groups of machines. Spirit of Empire isn't quite as believable as the others, but it's one of the most gripping space operas I've ever read. Lastly, Theirs is Not to Reason Why is about what happens when you cross a a Drill Sargent with an Oracle and pack it into a female's body. Then send said body out to destroy anything in the way of saving the universe. If you need any more recommendations, I actually have a list saved on my computer. Private message me and I can email it to you.
It's just called "Thrawn"
10/10
Thrawn
The Good Men. An alternate-history story of war and bloodshed, set in the height of the Dark Ages.
In 1356, Sir Guy de Bocqueville follows whispers of a strange new heresy to an abandoned castle in southern France. He encounters the Good Men - a small charity sent from our time to better the brutal Middle Ages. Horrified by the technological wonders he perceives as witchcraft, he flees for his life to warn the world. In his chaotic wake, a new leader takes command of the Good Men. If the feudals won't accept the future willingly, he'll force them to... with the power of the bullet.
The armies of Christendom mobilize and desperately wage war against an enemy seven centuries more advanced than they.
Knights and soldiers, lords and kings, popes and peasants; all are sucked into the storm as Europe is set ablaze.
Currently a free eBook on Amazon! (Up to 2/13/19, after which the price reverts to $0.99) https://www.amazon.com/Good-Men-Matt-Turner-ebook/dp/B07NF5YWKP/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=the+good+men+by+matt+turner&amp;qid=1549822646&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull
This is my first book, and I'd love it if any of you would be interested in giving it a look.
I really liked these series of books. There are 3 series and a standalone at the bottom. Most have excellent reviews and they're mainly military scifi, which is what I think of with Star Trek. Each one is the first book in the series.. Sorry for the formatting, I'm on my mobile. The Forever War is probably one of my all time favorites.
http://www.amazon.com/Honor-You-Call-Man-Book-ebook/dp/B00DQUKZMY
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1502885689/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1458005482&amp;sr=8-1&amp;pi=SY200_QL40&amp;keywords=ark+royal&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=51Hc2Z9LI7L&amp;ref=plSrch
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EZB3WJQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1458005555&amp;sr=8-4&amp;pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&amp;keywords=syncronicity+war&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=51dK7eg4KKL&amp;ref=plSrch
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0312536631/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1458005612&amp;sr=8-1&amp;pi=SY200_QL40&amp;keywords=forever+war&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=51Ki76Qf64L&amp;ref=plSrch
morning star is the 3rd book in the red rising trilogy by pierce brown. while more sci fi than fantasy it is AMAZING and i cant recommend it enough, it starts with red rising
great story, amazing pacing. if you like a story where the plot moves along rapidly while still filling in the details nicely do yourself a favor and give it a shot.
No, it's not region-locked. Here are all the local Amazon links I could find:
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When you are getting free ebooks from Amazon do not use the “Read for Free” button - you should use “Buy Now” while the kindle price is $0.00. “Read for Free” is Kindle Unlimited which you have to pay for.
I was thinking about this all day for some reason because it felt familiar. It reminded me of a story I read on amazon years ago called [Black Wolf] (https://www.amazon.com/Black-Wolf-World-Novel-Online-ebook/dp/B00JGT28MY)
Not sure if it's the right one but I'm pretty sure the juggernaut scene happens in the second or third book?
There is also a new canon book called Thrawn by the same author, Timothy Zahn.
Anybody who enjoyed that article may also enjoy the novel Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore.
Yeah, I can see why you might not want to be reading both canon and Legends at once. But it really is a shame, because you're missing out on some amazing stuff, not to mention the inspiration for a lot of new canon material.
Biggest case of this is Admiral Thrawn. He's getting a standalone novel in a week or two that I can't wait to read. But his first apperance in the 90s Thrawn Trilogy is widely regarded as one of the best Star Wars stories written. A lot of nerds like me wept when they did the "canon-wipe", but rejoiced when they brought Thrawn back in the fold.
I'm gonna go with Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It reminded me a lot of Blood Song, but I think it was actually even better, and it was science fiction rather than fantasy.
Honsinger's series is also good. The first book is here
If you like his stuff, Christpher Moore is pretty good too. This is one of my favorites. :) I love the humorous satire that they both use.
King of Thieves-Evan Currie
Thanks for the heads up! Btw, it looks like Amazon has the kindle version of Red Rising on sale for $1.99. Here's the link :)
amazon posted an excerpt http://www.amazon.com/Into-Void-Star-Wars-Dawn/dp/0345541936
I just wrapped up a few minutes ago. It was a pretty great adventure book but I have a soft spot for telekinesis so I might be a little biased.
You might also be interested in River of Teeth coming out later this month. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MRJW3OS/
I don't know if this is any improvement over what you've got now, but you could try
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I know what you mean about it getting messy and I agree. I'm bummed we couldn't get the query that you were after.
The biggest problem with Reynolds vs what you are used to with the Lost Fleet series, is that the Lost Fleet series is rather quick in its pacing (with action etc.) It is hard to find such a quick book with as much development of the characters and technologies. You could ALSO check out the series, A Galaxy Unknown (http://smile.amazon.com/Galaxy-Unknown-Book-ebook/dp/B001CUQE98/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi?_encoding=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0) but IMO while it is entertaining it is only a 6 on a scale where the Lost Fleet series is an 8.
You can also check out Kevin Anderson's Saga of the Seven Suns for something that is as compelling, but it is not as technologically plausible as Lost Fleet and has more more fantastical elements.
[This one ] (https://www.amazon.com/King-Thieves-Odyssey-One-Rogue-ebook/dp/B00OBW31DG/ref=sr_1_19?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504893324&amp;sr=1-19&amp;keywords=evan+currie)