The 10 best military science fiction books of
2023

We asked 1,627 authors for their 3 favorite reads in 2023.

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Monstrous Regiment

By Terry Pratchett,

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Chosen by 2 people

The Forever War

By Joe Haldeman,

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Chosen by 1 person

A Memory Called Empire

By Arkady Martine,

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Chosen by 1 person

Empire of Silence

By Christopher Ruocchio,

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Chosen by 1 person

A Desolation Called Peace

By Arkady Martine,

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Chosen by 1 person

Altered Carbon

By Richard K. Morgan,

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Chosen by 1 person

The Memory of Earth

By Orson Scott Card,

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Chosen by 1 person

We Few

By David Weber, John Ringo,

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Chosen by 1 person

Infernum

By Jayson Adams,

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Chosen by 1 person

The Twice-Dead King

By Nate Crowley,

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