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Military action has provided fodder for science fiction since the birth of the genre. But just what is military science fiction? More »
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Futuristic militaries are a staple in science fiction. With their powered armor and laser guns, military science fiction novels are among the most exciting reads out there. Except for one problem. Most are not really about warfare. More »
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Fans have launched a petition to get Karen Traviss to return and finish her masterful series of Star Wars novels featuring the Imperial Commandos. But she tells io9 it's too late, and explains what happened to her Boba Fett novel. More »
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Science fiction is all about discovery and invention, but only a few books have actually created whole new genres. Here are 10 books that pioneered a new type of science-fictional story. Do you have what it takes to join them? More »
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Stories of valiant spacefarers are making a comeback in science-fiction publishing, while space-war novels still have a healthy niche. Both space opera and military science fiction share similar icons, so why are they considered separate? More »
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Military science fiction has often explored the ethical and cultural effects of war in the future. Here's a guide to some notable entries in the field that do the best job depicting realistic warfare. More »
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The books tying in with the Halo game may be bringing younger readers who've never heard of Heinlein to military science fiction, says John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War. We wrote to Scalzi to ask his thoughts about the "milSF" sub-genre's prospects, and he was pretty upbeat, if not quite Souza-esque. His thoughts, below the jump. More »
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David Drake hit a career snag in the late 1990s. Drake, who had helped to create the military science fiction genre with his Hammer's Slammers books, saw a shrinking market for novels about interstellar warfare. So Drake switched to fantasy, and then space-opera. Now, Drake is back writing more Hammer's Slammers stories, and military SF seems to be having a comeback. What happened? More »
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The Old Man's War universe isn't just for men any more. A new quasi-sequel will follow the old man's daughter into more battles with claim-jumping aliens. That's just one of the many, many books that military SF maven John Scalzi is putting out in 2008 and 2009. Scalzi's newly announced pipeline also includes a sequel to his blue-sheep comedy The Android's Dream. All the dirt, below the fold. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=339078&view=rss&microfeed=true You can draw a direct line of descent from Rudyard Kipling to Robert Heinlein, and from Heinlein to today's military science fiction authors. Too bad none of Kipling's acolytes deal with the realities of war as well as he did, argues Jeet Heer. [Sans Everything] More »
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