If you have a solid anchor, the story will hold up well.Ī series that’s space opera draped in military trappings. Relatively solid science fiction, though it relies a bit too much on the age of sail and the Napoleonic Era as a reference. On Basilisk Station hit all the right points-great story, characters, and plot. Note for most of these I read the first book in the series except for the first series listed… Below is a list I’ve at least touched upon so far. So, looking to understand the sub-genre conventions, I’ve delved down to read into what they deem to be the Space Fleet genre novels.
These are arguably Space Marine sub genre works, save Ark Royal. These are all great works, but none approach the work that I’m looking for. Being a submariner and naval officer, I’m naturally attracted to fleet action which can, if written properly, delve into personal psyches.īefore embarking on my stint into MilSF, Here’s what I’ve read initially of military science fiction: Space marine is far larger (based on reading into both categories). I want to write Space Fleet as I am not a marine and am not all that enthused by the Space Marines genre (there are exceptions). These subcategories are even on Amazon, but not as segregated on other platforms. If you’re not familiar with military science fiction, there are two subcategories of military science fiction. I was hunting for a story I wanted to tell and there are a few flavors in other media that are very similar I haven’t read a story along the lines I wanted to write. I’ve read a lot of science fiction and fantasy.Ībout a year and a half ago, I decided that I wanted to write some military science fiction.