Twenty Core Military Speculative Fiction Works Every True SF Fan Should Have On Their Shelves
As with the three previous core lists, here are twenty Military Speculative Fiction Books chosen entirely on the basis of merit and significance to the field [1]. No implication is intended that these are the only twenty books you should consider.
- Stinz: Charger: The War Stories by Donna Barr
- The Furies by Suzy McKee Charnas
- Hellburner by C. J. Cherryh
- The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard
- Naked to the Stars by Gordon R. Dickson
- Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
- A Soldier’s Duty by Jean Johnson
- The Battle of Candle Arc by Yoon Ha Lee
- Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald
- Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon
- The Red by Linda Nagata
- His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
- Tomoe Gozen by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
- The Healer’s War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
- The Kindly Ones by Melissa Scott
- Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith
- Ambition by Yoshiki Tanaka
- The King’s Peace by Jo Walton
- Winterstrike by Liz Williams
Persons unfamiliar with one or two of the works, congratulations! You’re one of today’s Ten Thousand!
1: There are two filtering rules: only one work per author per list, and no repeats list to list