Books like 'Infinite Stars'
Readers who enjoyed Infinite Stars by Bryan Thomas Schmidt, David Weber, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Catherine Asaro, Elizabeth Moon, Linda Nagata, Jack Campbell, William Dietz, Dave Bara, Lois McMaster Bujold, Nnedi Okorafor, Jean Johnson, Jody Lynn Nye, Cordwainer Smith, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Leigh Brackett, Orson Scott Card, A.C. Crispin, Charles E. Gannon, Alastair Reynolds, Anne McCaffrey, David Drake, Robert Silverberg, Bennett R. Coles & Edmond Hamilton also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Admiral's Oath by Glynn Stewart
11 ratingsCASTLE FEDERATION RETURNSAn empire broken by hubrisAn officer raised by chanceOaths that must be honoredOaths that must be betrayedRear Admiral James Tecumseh barely survived his last mission against the Alliance of Free Stars with his reputation and life intact... -
![Operation Medusa by Glynn Stewart]()
Operation Medusa by Glynn Stewart
14 ratingsA battered but undefeated Alliance A war they cannot win by force A plan to turn the tide of history! For two years, the Castle Federation and the Alliance of Free Stars have stood against Marshal James Walkingstick of the Terran Commonwealth and his mission of conquest. Battles have been won and lost, worlds have died, and soldiers like Admiral Kyle Roberts have been forged on the anvil of war... -
![Privateer Tales The Beginning: Boxed Set by Jamie McFarlane]()
Privateer Tales The Beginning: Boxed Set by Jamie McFarlane
8 ratingsIn a galaxy filled with space pirates, three heroes must risk everything to fly free… 5 books. 500+ five-star reviews. Over 900 pages of rollicking adventures through the cosmos! Liam Hoffen would give anything to leave his hometown mining colony in a blaze of rocket fuel. But his dreams of navigating the stars are impossible… until a pirate attack forces him to reveal the hero within... -
![Among Enemies by Evan Currie]()
Among Enemies by Evan Currie
10 ratingsFor Sorilla Aida, the war has been ongoing. Peace was called, officially, but in the shadows her battles continued. The Alliance and SOLCOM are ready to call an end to it all now, but no one has yet been able to tell her why. Why the fighting began, why her allies, and enemies alike, died. Not even why it was over.She had to know, or at least she had to try to find out... -
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![The Warmaster by Dan Abnett]()
The Warmaster by Dan Abnett
12 ratingsThe latest novel in the hugely popular Gaunt's Ghosts series.After the success of their desperate mission to Salvation’s Reach, Colonel-Commisar Gaunt and the Tanith First race to the strategically vital forge world of Urdesh, besieged by the brutal armies of Anarch Sek. However, there may be more at stake than just a planet... -
![Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart]()
Rimward Stars by Glynn Stewart
14 ratingsA helpless ally calls for aid A ruthless enemy strikes without mercy The fate of empires turns on even the smallest actions When a minor trade partner sends the Castle Federation a desperate call for aid, they have few resources to spare from their all-consuming war against the Terran Commonwealth... -
![Exigency by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach]()
Exigency by Doc Spears, Jason Anspach
6 ratingsA legionnaire’s only failure is the failure to do what’s right.Kel Turner is a victim of his own success. His exploits and victories as part of Kill Team Three bring the attention of forces seeking hegemony over the Republic.These shadowy power brokers know that a man like Kel represents a threat to their plans… unless he can be persuaded to join them... -
![A Call to Insurrection by David Weber, Timothy Zahn]()
A Call to Insurrection by David Weber, Timothy Zahn
8 ratingsYesterday, the Star Kingdom of Manticore was a small, unimportant interstellar backwater. A quiet little star nation, only recently recovered from the devastating blow of the Plague Years. More affluent than some, perhaps, but with little to attract trade or interstellar commerce, it had little need for a navy . . . and even less interest in paying for one.But Manticore has now become a target... -
![Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Galaxy's Edge: Takeover: Season Two: Book One by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
8 ratingsEvery disaster brings an opportunity. Goth Sullus and his empire have fallen. With the Legion and the rest of the galaxy watching from the still-smoldering galactic core, Carter, a former legionnaire turned private contractor, and Jack Bowie, a Navy spy with nowhere left to turn, sign up to work for an enterprising private contractor looking to make a statement on the planet Kublar... -
![Q-Ship Chameleon by Glynn Stewart]()
Q-Ship Chameleon by Glynn Stewart
14 ratingsA heroic Captain denied commandA battered but relentless enemyA covert operation to strike at the heart of an unstoppable foe!Captain Kyle Roberts has commanded the carrier Avalon through the most vicious battles of the war against the Terran Commonwealth--but with Avalon in for repair, his political enemies deny him a new ship... -
![A Call to Vengeance by David Weber, Timothy Zahn]()
A Call to Vengeance by David Weber, Timothy Zahn
14 ratingsAfter the disastrous attack on the Manticoran home system by forces unknown, the Royal Manticoran Navy stands on the brink of collapse... -
![A Call to Arms by David Weber, Timothy Zahn]()
A Call to Arms by David Weber, Timothy Zahn
16 ratingsLieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is the sort of person who likes an orderly universe. One where people follow the rules. Unfortunately he lives in the real universe. The good news is that Travis is one of those rare people who may like rules but has a talent for thinking outside them when everything starts coming apart... -
![Tactics of Mistake by Gordon R. Dickson]()
Tactics of Mistake by Gordon R. Dickson
16 ratingsIt's obvious that Cletus Graeme--limping, mild-mannered scholarly--doesn't belong on a battling field, but instead at a desk working on his fourth book on battle strategy and tactics. But Bakhalla has more battlefields than libraries, and Graeme sees his small force of Dorsai--soldiers of fortune--as the perfect opportunity to test his theories... -
![Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay]()
Dead Man's Debt by Elliott Kay
17 ratings“WE REQUIRE A DIFFERENT BATTLEFIELD.” Nobody expected the war to last three hours, let alone three years. The star system of Archangel holds the line against invading corporate fleets, but a quarter of its territory is already lost. The navy can’t hang on much longer. Faced with this grim truth, Archangel’s leaders shift their strategy to diplomacy and espionage... -
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![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 12: Invasion by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 12: Invasion by Randolph Lalonde
6 ratingsAll signs point to a looming invasion. The Edxi, an intelligent insect race, will lead the charge as they attempt to take the Tamber moon and the worlds around it to hatch their broods and create a new strategic foothold in the Milky Way. The entire fleet is rushing to make last minute preparations as Alice is forced to take a short relaxation leave to recover from recent events... -
![Childers: Absurd Proposals by Richard F. Weyand]()
Childers: Absurd Proposals by Richard F. Weyand
6 ratingsThe concluding two novels of the Childers Trilogy, in one volume... -
![Scorched Earth by T.R. Harris]()
Scorched Earth by T.R. Harris
6 ratingsWhat happens when the Adam Cain—the Alien with an Attitude—gets really pissed off?Hint: It ain’t pretty.The scorched earth in the title doesn’t refer to the Human’s homeworld... -
![In Harm's Way by John Spearman]()
In Harm's Way by John Spearman
7 ratingsThe continuing adventures of Captain Jonah Halberd, Royal Navy of the Interplanetary Commonwealth. Join Captain Halberd in the Commonwealth's fight against the Rodinan Federation. A thinker as well as a man of action, Halberd finds ways to improve his odds when he finds himself 'In Harm's Way...Categorized as:
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![Stand Against The Storm by Peter Grant]()
Stand Against The Storm by Peter Grant
8 ratingsWhen duty and honor collide... An emergency recall to his ship short-circuits Senior Lieutenant Steve Maxwell’s plan to get rid of a long-standing personal burden. Instead, he finds himself dumped into a war zone on a peacekeeping mission hundreds of light years away. He doesn’t have enough people, equipment or information... -
![Wolf's Bane by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Wolf's Bane by Christopher G. Nuttall
10 ratingsThe Commonwealth has won a great victory, smashing Wolfbane’s attempt to take Corinthian and driving Admiral Singh’s forces back into enemy space. Now, as the Wolves reel under the impact of their defeat - and powerful factions plot to take control of the government and military - Edward Stalker plans a final offensive to bring the Wolves to their knees... -
![Deadly Nightshade by H. Paul Honsinger]()
Deadly Nightshade by H. Paul Honsinger
10 ratingsMax Robichaux’s thrilling adventures didn’t begin on 21 January 2315 when he took command of the USS Cumberland at the age of 28... -
![Lt. Reilly and the Black Bird Offensive by Matthew .O Duncan]()
Lt. Reilly and the Black Bird Offensive by Matthew .O Duncan
10 ratingsSci-fi / Military Sci-fi - Fans of old school sci-fi will enjoy this book. It is full of action, space battles, star-ship and fighter combat, mysteries, conspiracies, and even little romantic complications. Told in the first person, Lt. Jack Reilly takes the reader along with him as he uncovers a plot to pull the Alliance into a new war and his life becomes even more complicated... -
![Stellar Fox by Glynn Stewart]()
Stellar Fox by Glynn Stewart
14 ratingsLEGENDARY … AND UNTESTED Captain Kyle Roberts delivered one of the Castle Federation’s few victories in the early days of the war. Even losing his ship in the process didn’t prevent him being elevated as the hero – the “Stellar Fox” – his country desperately needed... -
![Battle Group Avalon by Glynn Stewart]()
Battle Group Avalon by Glynn Stewart
14 ratingsTURNING THE TIDE The Terran Commonwealth has proved a nigh-unstoppable juggernaut in its war against the smaller Castle Federation and her allies, but an almost accidental victory by Captain Kyle Roberts of the carrier Avalon has opened a chink in its armor... -
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![For Honor We Stand by H. Paul Honsinger]()
For Honor We Stand by H. Paul Honsinger
17 ratingsIn 2315, the Earth Union is losing a thirty-year-long war with the Krag Hegemony.Having encountered the Krag before, Space Commander Max Robicheaux now faces daunting challenges aboard the USS Cumberland: the dangers from the enemy without… and clashes with crew and superiors within... -
![501st by Karen Traviss]()
501st by Karen Traviss
18 ratingsThe Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just begun. . . .The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic Commandos–the galaxy’s finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fett–find themselves on opposing sides and in very different armor...Categorized as:
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![Point of Honor by Richard Fox]()
Point of Honor by Richard Fox
6 ratingsGage and his allies learn dark secrets of the Daegon invasion…When the Exiled Fleet enters the Cathay Empire, Commodore Gage must confront an awful truth. Albion ships have joined the enemy invasion. With an alliance to liberate the home world in doubt, Gage leads a mission to bring the renegades to account... -
![Esther's Story: Recon Marine by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Esther's Story: Recon Marine by Jonathan P. Brazee
6 ratingsEsther Lysander, the driven, professional Marine ever conscious of the heavy weight of her father’s legacy, is selected to become an officer. She has high goals for her career—very high goals—and she believes the best method to achieve success is to be a complete hard-ass, keeping emotions at bay... -
![Rage of Winter by Richard Fox, Scott Moon]()
Rage of Winter by Richard Fox, Scott Moon
6 ratingsOne Shot. One Kill. One sniper to strike fear in the heart of alien invaders. Hoffman’s Strike Marines pursue enemy agents across a wintry world, desperate to stop an insidious threat festering in the heart of the Terran Union. Their hunt is disrupted when the fanatical Kesaht invade and the team is split across the snow and ice of a harsh planet... -
![XD-317 by S.J. MacDonald]()
XD-317 by S.J. MacDonald
6 ratings"The committee has planned a task series for you, Alex..." With an alien aristocrat joining the crew, the Fourth Fleet Irregulars embark on a mission that will take them beyond the League's borders - and beyond their wildest dreams... -
![The Copernicus Deception by T.R. Harris]()
The Copernicus Deception by T.R. Harris
6 ratingsAdam Cain is an Alien with an Attitude… His Adventures Continue. When Adam and Riyad journey to the planet Visidor to help free their alien friends Kaylor and Jym from vindictive local law enforcement, they thought all it would take would be wowing the locals with their celebrity. After all, they’d just saved the galaxy from the evil Sol-Kor menace... -
![Stoke The Flames Higher by Peter Grant]()
Stoke The Flames Higher by Peter Grant
6 ratingsTwo planets, torn apart by the same fanatics - and Lancastrian forces are caught in the middle! Major Brooks Shelby must keep the peace, on a world where radical terrorists want submission or death. Lieutenant-Commander Steve Maxwell must trace the source of their fighters and funding, deal with diplomats, and fend off a nosy journalist... -
![Trident Fury by Richard Turner]()
Trident Fury by Richard Turner
6 ratingsCaptain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are back. This time the stakes couldn't be higher. When word of a brutal Kurgan prison planet reaches Earth, the men and women of the Sixth Fleet are sent into action. From a smuggler's hideout, to a prehistoric planet to a deadly fight with the dreaded Kurgan Imperial Guard, the struggle to survive continues... -
![Книга Ситхов и Путь Джедая. Полное руководство по управлению Силой by Daniel Wallace]()
Книга Ситхов и Путь Джедая. Полное руководство по управлению Силой by Daniel Wallace
6 ratingsLearn the ways of the light and dark sides of the force...This box set brings the light and dark sides of the Force together for the first time. The Jedi Path is the ancient Jedi training handbook that has educated and enlightened generations of Jedi, including Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Luke Skywalker. They have handwritten their comments into this text, the only remaining copy in existence... -
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![Karadon by S.J. MacDonald]()
Karadon by S.J. MacDonald
6 ratingsSkipper Alex von Strada has a new ship and a new mission. His task is to clean up the infamous deep space station ISiS Karadon. ISiS Corps Director Belassa Torres is determined to defend the station’s independence. Caught between them, manager Chokran Dayfield will find his sanity and even his life on the edge... -
![He Who Dares: Book Two by Rob Buckman]()
He Who Dares: Book Two by Rob Buckman
6 ratingsFor Mike Gray, his life continues to be series of mysteries and unanswered question. Even the man who raised him, his paternal grandfather, was a question mark. Beyond the love, understanding, and nurturing lay the unanswered question of why a disgraced ex-Royal Naval Admiral would pulled himself out of a bottle and take upon himself to bring a one year old child home as raise him as his own... -
![Infinity's End by Eric Warren]()
Infinity's End by Eric Warren
6 ratingsLet the End...Try the Man.Battle lines have been drawn, and forces have been gathered. But are Cas, Evie and the rest of the crew of the USCS Tempest ready to engage the deadliest enemy they've ever had to face? The Athru came into Coalition space, wiped out humanity and disassembled the once-great galactic empire piece by piece... -
![Reprieve by C.R. Daems]()
Reprieve by C.R. Daems
6 ratingsYou have glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer, and have less than a month to live...Categorized as:
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![War to the Knife by T.S. Paul]()
War to the Knife by T.S. Paul
8 ratingsWar is on the horizon for the Galaxy. The Empire of Man has been thrust into civil war as the Cabal makes it's presence known. Earth is on the rise as plans within plans come to fruition. Mars and the new Alliance intends to take the war to Earth directly and Athena Lee is smack-dab in the middle of it all. Again...Categorized as:
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![Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter by Guy Haley]()
Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter by Guy Haley
8 ratingsA Horus Heresy: Primarchs novelFew among the legendary primarchs are as feared as Konrad Curze, the Night Haunter. Even before his fall to darkness, he was a sinister legend, a remorseless killer. This is his story... -
![Major by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Major by Jonathan P. Brazee
8 ratingsA Marine major is one of the orphan ranks, too senior to command a line company, but too junior to command a battalion. Newly promoted to major, Ryck reports for duty as the assistant naval attaché to the Confederation of Free States, the same government whose troops he’d recently fought in the Telchines... -
![Indomitable by Mike Shepherd]()
Indomitable by Mike Shepherd
8 ratingsGrand Admiral, Her Royal Highness Kris Longknife, commander of the Iteeche Imperial Combined Fleets has the enemy on the run. Literally. The last time she entered a rebel system, every disloyal ship picked up its skirts and ran... -
![Victory's Bright Dawn by Eric Thomson]()
Victory's Bright Dawn by Eric Thomson
8 ratingsCaptain Siobhan Dunmoore wanted to believe the long war against the invading Shrehari Empire had finally banished the ghosts of her past. But when her ship Iolanthe, a heavily armed man-of-war masked as a bulk freighter, finds itself in need of replenishment after a long patrol spent stalking human and alien foes, she is confronted with events eerily reminiscent of a past she thought buried... -
![Flight of Freedom by Jeffrey Burger]()
Flight of Freedom by Jeffrey Burger
8 ratings"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmond Burke...The adventure continues - with one major difference: Jack Steele's Freedom is no longer the wounded duck she once was. They leave UFW Blackmount Station repaired and retooled, with a complete crew, fully armed and resupplied, ready to hunt... -
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![Sergeant by Jonathan P. Brazee]()
Sergeant by Jonathan P. Brazee
10 ratingsRyck Lysander has proven himself as a Marine, as a warrior. As he is promoted to sergeant, though, his responsibilities expand beyond merely fighting to leading other Marines into battle... -
![The Stars at War II by David Weber, Steve White]()
The Stars at War II by David Weber, Steve White
10 ratingsSuper-Size Your Science Fiction Adventure Sales! Two Complete Novels, One a New York Times Best Seller, in One Huge Volume, Co-Authored by the Creator of Honor Harrington. Contains Insurrection and The Shiva Option.The war wasn't going well. The alien Arachnids were an enemy whose like no civilized race had ever confronted... -
![Falkenberg's Legion by Jerry Pournelle]()
Falkenberg's Legion by Jerry Pournelle
14 ratingsThe seeds of contradiction that lay at the heart of the Soviet-American alliance are bearing their final fruit. Soon they will rip the Codomminium apart—and Earth will die.In the face of that inevitability the fate of humanity lies with the Colony Worlds—a few of which are equipped for more than barest survival. Thrown upon their own resources, their futures seem as limited as their pasts... -
![Fortress Beta City by J.R. Handley]()
Fortress Beta City by J.R. Handley
6 ratingsThirty-five years ago, Lance Scipio pulled most of Beta City into an emergency cryo-freeze. He is woken to a catastrophically changed world. THE TIME FOR FREEDOM IS NOW! 2601AD. Tranquility-4 near the frontier of the White Knight Empire... -
![Admiral's Challenge by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter]()
Admiral's Challenge by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter
6 ratingsBook Eight of Eight in the Spineward Sectors Series: Admiral Challenge After nonstop fleet actions against pirates, Bugs, and Droids, the intrepid officers and crew of the Multi-Sector Patrol Fleet are headed home for a much-deserved—and much-needed—R&R Or so they thought With an ever-growing shadow looming across Sectors 24 & 25, a certain Lady due to make more than a few... -
![Admiral Invincible by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter]()
Admiral Invincible by Luke Sky Wachter, Caleb Wachter
6 ratingsAnother day, another set of problems for the Spineward Sectors’ youngest Admiral. Fresh off the battle of Aqua Nova, Admiral Montagne & Co. find themselves navigating uncharted waters, surrounded by ‘allies’ who seemingly have little interest in the Multi-Sector Patrol Fleet — or the safety of its people...
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