The Service of the Sword

6 best books like The Service of the Sword (David Weber): Marque and Reprisal, Borders of Infinity, Perilous Shield, When the Devil Dances, The Far Side of the Stars, The Flowers of Vashnoi

AuthorElizabeth Moon
Kylara Vatta, risk-taking, rule-breaking, can-do heroine of Trading in Danger, is back in business–the kind that’s anything but usual–in the new military science fiction adventure by ace action storyteller Elizabeth Moon.

The exciting military career she hoped for never got off...
Borders of Infinity
AuthorLois McMaster Bujold
ISBN0671578294
A buddy read with Choko and Maria.

One of the biggest problem with modern series is to figure out the reading order. It is actually very easy for the authors to confuse their readers. Imagine somebody wrote an excellent trilogy with a perfect ending. Now the author realized (s)he has not done...
Perilous Shield
AuthorJack Campbell
ISBN0425256316
New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell returns with the next chapter in the overthrow of the Syndicate Worlds’ oppression…

Following a successful coup, the leaders of the rebel Midway Star System struggle to forge a government free enough to please its citizens yet strong enough...
When the Devil Dances
AuthorJohn Ringo
ISBN0743436024
Military SF and combat.

Is it just me or is this like a bad TV sci fi show?
Actual quote from page 424

After reading A Hymn Before Battle, I knew that Ringo could write great combat scenes and fun, cheesey characters. In Gust Front, the quality of the large scale battle is compromised...
AuthorDavid Drake
ISBN0743488644
The third book in Drake's highly enjoyable space opera series continues his tradition of transposing 18th century British naval situations into space. This time out, Daniel Leary's former command, the corvette "Princess Cecile", is decommissioned and sold to a wealthy foreign noble intent on exploring...
The Flowers of Vashnoi
AuthorLois McMaster Bujold
This Vorkosigan novella is kind of a blast from the past, accompanied by a large dose of radiation. :)

Miles, his wife Ekaterin, and the scientist Enrique Borgos, are trying to reclaim a section of their land that was radiation-poisoned in a long-ago war, using the infamous butterbugs from...
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