NewsBooks
David Drake, science fiction author, passes away (news).
It is with a heavy heart that SFcrowsnest reports the passing of David Drake, a titan of science fiction and fantasy literature, on…
The SFcrowsnest archive
Military science fiction
Military science fiction places armed forces and warfare at the centre of speculative stories. It can examine combat, strategy, technology and the people caught up in conflict.
Filter by medium: All Awards Books Comics Cons Films Games Illustration Kit Magazines Movie books Music/Audio Short fiction Short movie Toys/Models TV
December 2023
April 2023
NewsScifi
Battlestar Galactica: From Cult Classic to Reimagined Epic (retrospective: video).
In this fascinating look at the history of Battlestar Galactica, we explore the journey of the cult classic’s groundbreaking return in 2003. While…
November 2022
NewsAnime/manga
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (an anime retrospective).
One of the most significant series in the history of anime had a stunning relaunch in 2012, transforming it into a masterpiece of…
January 2022
TrailerScifi
Halo: scifi TV series (trailer).
Halo is a forthcoming live-action military science fiction television series based on the Halo video game franchise. For those who aren’t fans of…
July 2021
NewsScifi
Starship Troopers: a scifi movie retrospective (audio).
Paul Verhoeven’s OTT but Sci-Fi classic, Starship Troopers, comes under the magnifying glass in this hour long audio discussion of the 1997 military…
August 2020
ReviewScifi
Friendly Fire: book two of The Bastard Legion by Gavin Smith (book review).
‘The Bastard Legion: Friendly Fire’ by Gavin Smith is the second novel in the ‘The Bastard Legion’ trilogy. Miska Corbin, ex-United States Marine…
March 2018
ReviewScifi
Stark’s Crusade (book 3) by Jack Campbell (writing as John G. Hemry) (book review).
So, here we are with the final book in Campbell’s ‘Stark’s trilogy. After ‘Stark’s War’ we had ‘Stark’s Command’ and to bring things…
ReviewScifi
Stark’s Command (book 2) by Jack Campbell (writing as John G. Hemry) (book review).
After ‘Stark’s War’, we have ‘Stark’s Command’, which is the second book in the trilogy by Jack Campbell. In the first book, we…
NewsScifi
Starks War (book 1) by Jack Campbell (writing as John G. Hemry).
This is the first book in ‘The Stark’s War Trilogy’. As we have come to expect from Campbell (which is John G. Hemry’s…
September 2017
ReviewScifi
War In Heaven by Gavin G. Smith (book review).
‘War In Heaven’ is the sequel to ‘Veteran’ by Gavin Smith or is it Gavin G. Smith? Both books list the author as…
February 2017
ReviewScifi
Caine’s Mutiny (Caine Riordan book 4) by Charles E. Gannon (book review)
‘Caine’s Mutiny’ is the fourth in a series following the adventures of Caine Riordan, former journalist, reluctant hero and now commodore of the…
June 2015
ReviewScifi
Age Of Shiva by James Lovegrove (book review).
‘Age Of Shiva’ is James Lovegrove’s seventh and, according to his website, last (for the time being at least) book in the highly…