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Want big space battles?
Begin with Commando. A young lieutenant, a fleet of alien invaders, and humanity's first contact turning into a last stand. The gateway to the whole military sci-fi saga.
Royal Marine Space Commandos →Fast-moving military sci-fi
Imaginary Brother
Clone-bodied space marines who cheat death, an ancient warship waking to a war that could dwarf them all, and the galaxy's most expendable soldier — three linked series, one sprawling universe of military sci-fi adventure.
One universe, three series
Hard-edged military science fiction
Clone-bodied commandos taking the fight to an implacable alien foe, a lone penal marine sent on the missions nobody else will touch, and an ancient warship waking to a threat at the far edge of known space — there's a doorway in for you.
The Library
Three series to get lost in
Military Science Fiction
Royal Marine Space Commandos
In the far future, war stalks humanity's frontiers. When personality backups make death just an occupational hazard, the Marines take the fight to an alien enemy bent on conquest.
6 books · Start with Commando
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Military Science Fiction
Disposable Heroes
Penal Marine X — Ten to his friends — goes where he's told and does the jobs nobody else can. No mission is too dangerous for a man riding a cloned body that nobody cares about. The ultimate disposable hero.
4 books · Start with Shadow Hammer
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Military Science Fiction
By Strength and Guile
A stable wormhole opens in Sol-controlled space and an ancient warship wakes from stasis. Ten is called to the edge of the known universe for a top-secret mission that could dwarf the Deathless War.
3 books · Start with Incursion
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New here?
Where to start
Three doorways into the universe — pick the mood you're in.
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Want a lone-wolf antihero?
Begin with Shadow Hammer. Penal Marine X — Ten to his friends — rides a disposable clone body into the jobs nobody else will take. Corruption, gunfights and gallows humour.
Disposable Heroes →03
Want far-future starship warfare?
Begin with Incursion. A stable wormhole, an ancient warship waking from stasis, and a top-secret mission at the edge of known space that could dwarf the Deathless War.
By Strength and Guile →The authors
The brothers behind Imaginary Brother
Imaginary Brother is the publishing home of brothers James and Jon Evans, who write military science fiction together — with co-author Paul Teague joining Jon on By Strength and Guile — and build worlds of their own on the side.
