18 books like The Sea Without A Shore

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Cibola burn James S. A. Corey · 2014 · ★ 4.3 · 605p · ≈ 20h · Moderate "The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets. Ilus, the first human colony on this vast new frontier, is being born in blood and fire. Independent settlers stand against the overwhelming power of a corporate colony ship with only their determination, courage, and the skills… Shares: Science-Fiction-Literatur, Space Warfare, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera

Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 5: Mobilization Yoshiki Tanaka · 2017 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Imperial forces have captured the Phezzan Dominion and draw ever closer to the Free Planets Alliance capital of Heinessen. Yang hurriedly abandons Iserlohn Fortress and heads for the capital to protect countless civilians. Taking out Reinhard is the alliance’s only path to victory. Despite the empire’s superior numbers, Yang continues to outwit its most resourceful generals via tactical wizardry.… Shares: Guerre spatiale, Space Warfare, Space opera, Science Fiction

Imperative (Starfire) Steve White · 2017 · ★ 3.9 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate ORIGINAL TRADE PAPERACK. Steve White, co-author with David Weber of the New York Times best-seller The Shiva Option, joins with Compton Crook Award Winner Charles E. Gannon to carve another notch in the Starfire adventure saga. The war with the Arduans—profoundly alien invaders who originally arrived in STL ships—is over. Most of those attackers are now probationary (and very… Shares: Guerre spatiale, Space Warfare, Space opera, Science Fiction

The Wreck of the River of Stars Michael Flynn · 2004 · ★ 3.6 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Winner of the Robert A. Heinlein award, "a far-future, spacefaring universe packed with action. . . . is good challenging reading" (Booklist).In the days of the great sailing ships, in the mid-twenty-first century, when magnetic sails drew cargo and passengers alike to every corner of the solar system, sailors had the highest status of all spacemen, and the crew of the luxury liner the River of… Shares: Space flight, Space opera, Science Fiction

The Wreck of the River of Stars Michael Flynn · 2003 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Winner of the Robert A. Heinlein award, "a far-future, spacefaring universe packed with action. . . . is good challenging reading" (Booklist).In the days of the great sailing ships, in the mid-twenty-first century, when magnetic sails drew cargo and passengers alike to every corner of the solar system, sailors had the highest status of all spacemen, and the crew of the luxury liner the River of… Shares: Space flight, Space opera, Science Fiction

A rising Thunder David Weber · 2012 · ★ 4.4 · 557p · ≈ 18h · Moderate After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington has rooted out a plan designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plans lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. Task number one for Honor is to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom's wealth and power--but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is… Shares: Space Warfare, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction

On the Razor's Edge Michael Flynn · 2013 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In Michael Flynn's thrilling space opera, On the Razor's Edge, the secret war among the Shadows of the Name is escalating, and there are hints that it is not so secret as the Shadows had thought. The scarred man, Donovan buigh, half honored guest and half prisoner, is carried deeper into the Confederation, all the way to Holy Terra herself, to help plan the rebel assault on the Secret City. If… Shares: Space flight, Space Warfare, Space opera, Science Fiction

Armada Ernest Cline · 2015 · ★ 3.6 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he's spent his life consuming. Dreaming that one day some fantastic, world-altering event will shatter the monotony of his humdrum existence and whisk him off on some grand space-faring adventure. But hey, there's nothing wrong with a… Shares: Science-Fiction-Literatur, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction

Wolf among the stars Steve White · 2011 · ★ 3.6 "A near-future Earth has shaken off the devastating colonization by alien Lokaran invaders and totalitarian rule by the alien's human puppets. But now Earth is flung into galactic intrigue and war. The Lokaran empire teeters on the edge of a meltdown and a cabal of ancient enemies hope to use Earth as a proxy to destroy the empire and rule over a new Galactic dark age. Captain Andrew Roark, the… Shares: Space Warfare, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction

Children of the Mind Orson Scott Card · 1996 · ★ 4.1 · 377p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the… Shares: Space flight, Space Warfare, Imaginary wars and battles, Science Fiction

Exile (Five Worlds) Al Sarrantonio · 1996 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In the year 2500 A.D., four of the nine planets in our solar system have been colonized, and a fifth, Venus, is being terraformed. Then a bloody coup on Mars puts a ruthless leader in charge, and suddenly the Four Worlds are ripe for invasion, with the fate of all humankind hanging in the balance. And there are others, not human at all, who watch the battle, and plan. Shares: Imaginary wars and battles, Space opera, Science Fiction

In the Lion's Mouth Michael Flynn · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Moderate It's a big Spiral Arm, and the scarred man, Donavan buigh, has gone missing in it, upsetting the harper Mearana's plans for a reconciliation between her parents. Bridget ban, a Hound of the League, doubts that reconciliation is possible or desirable; but nonetheless has dispatched agents to investigate the disappearance. The powerful Ravn Olafsdottr, a Shadow of the Names, slips into… Shares: Space flight, Space opera, Science Fiction

Transcendental (The Transcendental Machine) James Gunn · 2014 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The Transcendental Machine trilogy in one volume!Like many trilogies, the Transcendental trilogy may best be viewed as one continuous story--so here they are!Riley, a veteran of interstellar war, is one of many beings from many different worlds aboard a ship on a pilgrimage that spans the galaxy. However, he is not journeying to achieve transcendence, a vague mystical concept that has drawn… Shares: Space flight, Amerikanisches Englisch, Space opera, Science Fiction

Seeds of Earth Michael Cobley · 2009 · ★ 3.6 · 650p · ≈ 21h · Moderate More than 150 years after an alien race destroyed Earth, the planet Darien hosts a thriving human settlement, but this settlement is soon to become the focus of an intergalactic power struggle that dates back to an apocalyptic battle fought between ancient races at the dawn of galactic civilization. Shares: Space Warfare, Space opera, Science Fiction

Angels' bane Ryan Kunz · 2012 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Ten years ago, the rebel angels under Apollyon seized control of the Holy Galactic Imperium, slaying the emperor and his family and scattering the human defenders of the galaxy. While the human citizens of the Imperium chafe under the unholy rule of their conquerors, some dream of freedom. But what man can fight against the angels when an angel's mere presence immolates a human? When the… Shares: Space Warfare, Space opera, Science Fiction, Adventure

The Short Victorious War David Weber · 1994 · ★ 4.3 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Novel 3 of the Harrington Series. Follows "The Honor of the Queen". After almost a year to recover from the injuries suffered in the previous book, Honor is returned to command of a brand new battlecruiser. She now has to face an overwhelming force as open warfare with Haven breaks out. This novel is followed by "Field of Dishonor". Shares: Space Warfare, Imaginary wars and battles, Space opera

The Transformers Mike Costa · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 364p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Transformers is a mecha media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the villainous Decepticons led by Optimus Primes arch-enemy Megatron, the two alien robot factions at war that can "transform" into other forms, such as vehicles and animals. The franchise encompasses toys,… Shares: Guerre spatiale, Space Warfare, Science Fiction

Eternity's Mind: The Saga of Shadows, Book Three Kevin J. Anderson · 2016 · ★ 3.9 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Eternity's Mind, the climactic final volume in Kevin J. Anderson's Hugo-nominated Saga of Shadows trilogy. The desperate war with the Shana Rei seems lost. All across the transportal network, space is tearing apart, the links between the gateways are breaking down, the fabric of space unraveling, and entire sections of the Spiral Arm are becoming galactic dead zones. The Shana Rei have… Shares: Space Warfare, Space opera, Science Fiction

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