18 books like War dogs
Take Back the Sky
"The conclusion to an epic interstellar trilogy of war from master of science fiction, Greg Bear. Marooned beneath the icy, waxy crust of Saturn's moon, Titan, Skyrine Michael Venn and his comrades face double danger from Earth and from the Antagonists, both intent on wiping out their growing awareness of what the helpful alien Gurus are really doing in our solar system. Haunted by their dead and…
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Exile (Five Worlds)
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.
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The Cobra War Trilogy
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Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
The last volume of Bujold's award winning Vorkosigan saga, Cordelia needs to find a new direction for her life.
Shares: Life on other planets -- Fiction, Space opera, Science Fiction, Adventure
Infinity Engine (Transformation)
Permutations: A Well World Mosaic Novel revives Jack L. Chalker's legendary series, bringing together exceptional talent to extend its universe. This collection, authorized by Chalker's estate, gathers renowned authors like Neal Asher, Catherine Asaro, and S.P. Somtow, each adding their unique flair to the Well World legacy. These stories pay homage to a series that has influenced countless…
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Woken Furies
Richard K. Morgan has received widespread praise for his astounding twenty-fifth-century novels featuring Takeshi Kovacs, and has established a growing legion of fans. Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as Takeshi Kovacs, in one fatal moment, joins forces with…
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Storm Over Warlock
Earth is colonizing worlds, but there are intelligent bugs who want to glean everything off of those worlds and have no hesitation in killing men to do it. A young man and his pet wolverines are the only two survivors of such a raid and must keep scrambling to keep from joining their dead - up until the time when he decides to carry the fight to the bugs. Like most all of Andre Norton's books,…
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Armada
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…
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First Lensman
Lensman series, Book 2 of 7
In First Lensman, we find the benevolent super-beings of Arisia ready to bestow the first "lens" on a human being (which, among other things, will give humans telepathic powers). The honor goes to Virgil Samms, who will ever after be known as the "First Lensman." But it's a title that he'll have to earn by establishing the Galactic Patrol, a group that is at once…
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Plague Ship
The tramp-freighter spaceship Solar Queen had exclusive trading rights to Sargol and its fabulous gems. But the crew's bravery and resourcefulness strained to the breaking point as they met Sargol's three challenges: the enigmatic obstinancy of the planet's catlike natives, ruthless incursions of an illegal competitor, and worst of all -- an invisible, undetectable stowaway whose presence branded…
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 5: Mobilization
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.…
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Rage of a Demon King
Midkemia once again lies under the terrible shadow of the Emerald Queen. Her dark forces are ready to launch a devastating invasion against the Kingdom of the Isles. Come the battle's dawn the magician Pug and his life-long warrior friend Tomas discover that something far worse than the Queen's mere sorcery is afoot. For elemental, malevolent forces are being unleashed... forces that threaten to…
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The Warship
The haiman Orlandine, charged with safeguarding lethal Jain tech swirling inside an accretion disc located in the distant reaches of space, has weaponised a black hole to eliminate the threat. But others are suspicious of her motives, and both the Polity AIs and the leaders of the alien prador kingdom dispatch fleets of warships in anticipation of conflict.
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Die strahlende Kuppel / Götterdämmerung
Translation of two volumes of the German science fiction series Perry Rhodan which began publication in 1961. It is a space opera, dealing with several themes of science fiction.
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Eyes of the Void
Sequel to Shards of Earth.
An Architect almost destroyed humanity's foremost colony, until Idris Telemmier turned it aside. But that was just the start of the war - and now no planet is safe. Ancient artefacts once repelled these vast aliens, but they are now terrifyingly ineffective. However, the ruins of a lost civilization offer hope.
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Shadow Captain
Bosa Sennen was a scourge of merchants and traders alike. A pirate who struck from the darkness, showed no mercy, and vanished without trace...and whose career was ended by the Ness sisters. They took her crew, her ship and ultimately also her life.
Unfortunately for them, they have also taken on Bosa's fearsome reputation.
Sequel to Revenger. Sequel to this is Bone Silence.
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Das Mutanten-Korps
Translation of two volumes of the German science fiction series Perry Rhodan which began publication in 1961. It is a space opera, dealing with several themes of science fiction.
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Xeelee
Half a million years in the future, on a dead, war-ravaged world at the centre of the Galaxy, there is a mile-high statue of Michael Poole.
Poole, born on Earth in the fourth millennium, was one of mankind's most influential heroes. He was not a warrior, not an emperor. He was an engineer, a builder of wormhole transit systems. But Poole's work would ultimately lead to a vast and destructive…
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