Space Opera Fans discussion

The title says it all really. I'm looking for something along the lines of Leviathan Wakes or the Honorverse books. Specifically I want technology that's internally consistent and makes sense to some degree.
I've read all of Weber's and Moon's work.
I know that's no much to go on, but I hope you can help me out.

How about "The Lost Fleet" series by Jack Campbell?

Or the "USS Merrimack" series by R.M. Meluch.

Check out any of John Ringo's works. John Ringo. I particularly enjoyed hisEmpire of Man series which he wrote with David Weber. The first book is, March Upcountry. Also jean Johnson's theirs not to reason why series, https://www.goodreads.com/series/6494..., first book is, A Soldier's Duty. There's also Peter Grant's Maxwell saga,www.goodreads.com/series/109372-the-m..., first book Take the Star Road. Also, Thomas Deprima's A galaxy Unknown series, www.goodreads.com/series/58300-a-gala..., first book, A Galaxy Unknown.

Enjoy!!

I would recommend my book, The Exile Empire. I am biased, however.

I would highly recommend the Merkiaari Wars, Mark Cooper. At least 4 books and counting. I really liked this series for a whole bunch of reasons:fast paced, great narrative, creative tech, excellent character development, great story line, believable universe, amazing aliens.

I noticed you did not have the Safehold series by David Weber which begins with Off Armageddon Reef on your bookshelves... really enjoyed this one.

A few more:
Frontlines by Marko Kloos which begins with Terms of Enlistment
Man of War by H. Paul Honsinger To Honor You Call Us
Prequel Legion series by William C. Dietz which begins with Andromeda's Fall
Confluence by Jennifer Wells which begins with Fluency
Antares by Michael Mccollom which starts with Antares Dawn

Lots of other authors as well like Ryk Brown, Rachel Bach, Mel Odom, Ian Douglas, Jay Allan, Neal Asher, John Scalzi, Mike Shepherd, Michael R. Hicks, Paul Spence, Steve Perry to name a few.

Conal wrote: "I noticed you did not have the Safehold series by David Weber which begins with Off Armageddon Reef on your bookshelves... really enjoyed this one.

A few more:
Frontlines by Marko Klo..."

Good call with Honsinger. Can't believe I forgot about his books. They're two of my favourite books. Also, good shout with Jay Allan. I'm eagerly anticipating his next release.

The Spectras Arise trilogy by Tammy Salyer is a great (ex-)military space opera series!



There's also a handy new omnibus edition too

Many of these books are part of series but not all of them. All of the books recommended I enjoyed. It appears you really like the military/Naval type series. In that regard I seconded Jack Campbell's "The Lost Fleet". Scalzi's OldMan's war is too fun to pass up. Peter Hamilton's "Pandora's Star" is just a mastery of large scale space opera. Larson's "Star Force" the first three books are good. I only mention the series because of your love of military type engagements. I'm still working on Iain M. Banks "Culture Series" but Consider Phlebas is a good start, to another very large scale space opera that uses a harder science fiction, and some romance to soften the edge. I'd almost say banks story was a bit nonsensical and purposefully infuriating at times. Worth a read and a reminder I need to finish the "Culture" series myself this year. I'm surely missing some and owe the books linked and not described some justice. The Asimov speaks for itself, Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga was probably one of the most entertaining series I read last year. Her work exudes an undeniable voice that is vivacious and intoxicating to read. Hard to put her down, and generally one of the few series I didn't want to end.

Now you all have gone and done it! More things Ill want to read but not enough time. *glares at Kindle* Why cant you slow down my days off?! :P

Try "The Dragon Never Sleeps" it is space opera despite the title. I reread this book every couple years. It's awesome. Author is Glen Cook I think.

Fortune's Pawn, Contract of Defiance, Dakiti, On Silver Wings, Andromeda's Fall, Peacekeeper, The Long Way Home

These would be some of my votes.

E.J. wrote: "The Spectra's Arise trilogy by Tammy Salyer is a great (ex-)military space opera series!

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Good choice... I got the omnibus edition last week and looking forward to reading this.

Robin wrote: "Conal wrote: "I noticed you did not have the Safehold series by David Weber which begins with Off Armageddon Reef on your bookshelves... really enjoyed this one.

A few more:
Frontline..."

Thanks, so many good authors and books in this category!

I second Man of War series it's so outstandingly campy.

I second the recommendation of Marko Kloos. Great books, and an even greater name. Interesting take on the alien enemies, too.

I also recommend Poor Man's Fight by Elliot Kay. Very good mil-sf, with interesting and believable characters.

David Drake has a series that's even more "sailing ships in space" than Weber's Honor Harrington books, because Drake's ships actually use sails. There's some technobabble justification, but it's clearly because the man wanted sails in space, and more power to him. The first one is With The Lightnings, and it's available for free at the Baen Free Library:

http://www.baenebooks.com/showproduct...

Didn't Leo Frankowski have a book where they sailed through space? Maybe called the "two space war". Very entertaining.

I have the first four books in Marko Kloos Frontline Series but haven't started reading it yet. I think a new book is coming out in April.

Has anybody read the Frontline series? Is it as good as I am hoping it is?

Definetly read it!

James wrote: "Didn't Leo Frankowski have a book where they sailed through space? Maybe called the "two space war". Very entertaining."

I think I remember reading that? Not quite sure.

I know it's really old-school but no one has mentioned E.E 'Doc' Smith's Lensman series. E.E. "Doc" SmithThe tech is not that off the mark even though it is written late 40's early 50's.
It is still galaxy-spanning with all the usual SF tropes.
Still love them.
cheers
:-)

Jeffrey wrote: "I have the first four books in Marko Kloos Frontline Series but haven't started reading it yet. I think a new book is coming out in April.

Has anybody read the Frontline series? Is it as good as I..."

I've only read the first one so far and it was really good. Reminded me a lot of Heinlein (Starship Troopers) and John Scalzi (Old Man's War). You should definitely pick it up.

I've also been told that my own books are military space opera, although I've never thought of them that way. There are some military aspects, especially in the first one, but they're more like...police space opera, if that's a thing. I keep finding them on military space opera Listopia lists though, so someone out there has been putting them there.

I have also given my vote above to Dakiti and Nexus and would definitely classify them as military space opera....and a great read!

I've also recently finished reading a couple of books by Adrian D. Roberts: Reason For Vengeance, Crusade For Vengeance which were also a military type space opera and good story so far.

If you liked Honor Harrington, try Kris Longknife.

I like Myke Cole's stuff. It's kinda space-marine, but then HE is ex-Marine (ret).




I also second Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet stuff. He's retired navy.




And then I REALLY really enjoyed Henry V. O'Neil's stuff. The dude's retired Army Infantry, so his books really have that 'on the ground' feel. I kinda favor that ... my eldest daughter served four years in the Army :-)

E.J. wrote: "The Spectra's Arise trilogy by Tammy Salyer is a great (ex-)military space opera series!

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I have to agree with EJ on this one. I've heard great things about this series but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

And hey EJ...wouldn't your books count as military space opera? I feel like they could.

lol thanks for the vote of confidence. People keep telling me they could, even though I consider them more police space opera (I think I already mentioned this somewhere). Still, it's a group of people fighting as a unit, which is, I believe, this group's definition of "military space opera" ;)

Spinward Fringe series by Randolph Lalonde

I love Doug Danridge's Exodus series. It's classic military space opera at it's best.

If you are willing to look at singular works, I recommend Passage at Arms. It is pretty much about a submarine in space. Incredibly tense at times, and with a good set of characters.

I also recommend Armor if you're looking for some ground action. A mil sci-fi classic and pretty much a must-read, in my opinion.

I have many more suggestions :)

Liking the look of that ATLAS series : )

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Now that's a collection! You can't go wrong with almost all of those. I agree that Marko Kloos has been writing some good things too.

Lucas wrote: "Rion wrote: "[bookcover:Shards of Honour|..."

Well except for Campbell, Hamilton and Asimov. I wouldn't read those authors even if they were part of a college course curriculum.

Jonathan wrote: "Lucas wrote: "Rion wrote: "[bookcover:Sha..."

Why?

Jonathan wrote: "Lucas wrote: "Rion wrote: "[bookcover:Sha..."

What's wrong with them? They are all classic authors and masters of the genre!

I really like Hamilton, can live with Campbell and Asimov – well, I'm not with you there, Jonathan. Unless there's something major I'm missing...

Jonathan wrote: "Well except for Campbell, Hamilton and Asimov. I wouldn't read those authors even if they were part of a college course curriculum. "

Pretty strange considering you list Scalzi as one of your influences on your author page.

I meant I won't read Campbell, Hamilton or Asimov. Can't stand their books. Love Scalzi, most of his work.

Christian wrote: "The title says it all really. I'm looking for something along the lines of Leviathan Wakes or the Honorverse books. Specifically I want technology that's internally consistent and makes sense to so..."

Check out Evan Currie's "Odyssey One" series

Aaron wrote: "I second Man of War series it's so outstandingly campy."
And surprisingly the series is available in 2 books each containing a trilogy. That way one doesn't have to buy the single books separately.

I thought I'd already posted this but I can't find it, so apologies if I've double-posted my own work.

http://arcturian-spacefleet.com/

There are a few similarities between Honorverse and mine, but my Jane is a first lieutenant who is usually on some kind of undercover operation. She has been known to command a big ship (entirely without authorisation) but she's more often seen pushing the limits of what her eighty-footer can do. Her creative interpretations of Space Fleet regulations can drive senior officers close to apoplexy, but she gets away with everything because she gets results nobody else can achieve.

Given a stark choice between A or B you can rely on her to consider C, D, E and F then do G, something so unexpectedly left-field that Deep Space Control echoes to the cry of "She's done WHAT?"

Hammer's Slammers by David Drake

Sten by Chris Bunch & Allan Cole

First to Fight by David Sherman & Dan Cragg

The Last Legion by Chris Bunch

The Forge by David Drake

Fire with Fire by Charles E Gannon

My book Timberwolf just came out. It's not a series yet, but I have been threatened with bodily harm if I don't write another book.



It's available on Amazon.

Here's some review snippets:

"The action is simply amazing; it makes putting the book down nearly impossible." Marberi
"Timberwolf is the corrective. He's what you'd get if Dirty Harry and Ripley had a son." Merrill Chapman
"Skillfully plotted, with well-drawn characters that have subtle shading, Timberwolf is a fast-paced story that is immensely readable." Photoguy126
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"An extremely well written, fast paced and highly entertaining military science fiction adventure." Janis F
"Characters in Timberwolf are thoughtfully developed with great depth and the action is described in outstanding detail that puts you right on the pages with them." Picode Gallo
"Action packed! More now, please. Like, right now...please?!" bluecollarmamma
"Some of the set pieces feature some of the best action writing I’ve read in a long time." Photoguy126

Pardon the self-promo, but I gotta move some books!

You might like the Faded Sun books by C.J. Cherryh. Also the early Vorkosigan novels by Lois McMaster Bujold.

I suggest that the first book of the series - for which we are now reading the second book (Drysine Legacy: ) - merits mention: Joel Shepherd's Renegade .

I'll also add to the Lost Fleet recommendations, but if you're looking for a more 'boots on the ground' type of military sci-fi, I recommend the Andromeda's Fall/Choice/War trilogy by William C. Deitz.

The style feels like a mix of Starship Troopers with Bourne Identity.

Why is there so little/no discussion of the Warhammer 40K novels, of which there are a huge selection, written by very good authors and based on a rich back story and universe?