Recommendations based on Live Free or Dieby John Ringo

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  1. A Hymn Before Battle

    by John Ringo
    Aliens invade Earth, and a retired military officer is called back to lead the fight against them.

    With Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the Galactic Federation offers help to the backward humans – for a price. You can protect yourself from your enemies, but God save you from your ... (Goodreads)

  2. Dauntless

    by Jack Campbell
    A space pilot's adventure to save the human race from alien invaders.

    John 'Black Jack' Geary has recently been rescued from a 100-year-old escape pod with a damaged beacon. He was the commanding officer of an early battle in what has become a century-old war between ... (Wikipedia)

  3. March Upcountry

    by David Weber
    Epic space opera featuring military conflict and political intrigue.

    Prince Roger is ordered by his mother and older half-brother to attend a ceremony in Leviathan. Roger travels on the spaceship Charles DeGlopper with Eleanora O'Casey, Kostas Matsugae, and Captain ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Honor Among Enemies

    by David Weber
    Captain Honor Harrington is stranded on a hostile planet with her crew, facing a deadly enemy and a race against time to survive.

    After more than three years in exile on Grayson, several of Honor's old political enemies decide to try to kill two birds with one stone. Klaus Hauptman is able to have Honor appointed as commander ... (Wikipedia)

  5. At All Costs

    by David Weber
    A military science fiction adventure of a daring mission to save the galaxy.

    Due to the actions of the High Ridge government in War of Honor , which led to a successful attack on key Alliance shipyards by the Republic of Haven, the Star Kingdom of Manticore finds itself ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Invincible

    by Jack Campbell
    A young man discovers he is the long-lost heir to a powerful starship captain and must navigate political intrigue and space battles to claim his birthright.

    The Alliance has been fighting the Syndicate Worlds (a union of planets under a tyrannical, corporate-like government) for a century. After obtaining a " hypernet key " from a Syndic traitor, they ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Dreadnaught

    by Jack Campbell
    A young officer is given command of a powerful warship and must navigate political intrigue and battle against an alien race.

    The Alliance woke Captain John "Black Jack" Geary from cryogenic sleep to take command of the fleet in the century-long conflict against the Syndicate Worlds. Now Fleet Admiral Geary's victory has ... (Goodreads)

  8. Monster Hunter Vendetta

    by Larry Correia
    Monster hunter Owen Zastava Pitt faces a new threat as an ancient evil awakens, threatening to destroy humanity.

    ORIGINAL PAPERBACK. Sequel to the Hit Novel, Monster Hunter International . Owen Pitt Never Met a Gun He Didn’t Like, or a Monster He Couldn’t Shoot. But Now, the Monsters are Shooting Back . . . ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. The Forever War

    by Joe Haldeman
    A soldier's story of the horror of war and its consequences in the far future.

    The monumental Hugo and Nebula award winning SF classic— Featuring a new introduction by John Scalzi,The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand—despite the fact that the fierce ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. Debt of Honor

    by Tom Clancy
    Military thriller involving a terrorist plot to bring about a war between the U.S and Japan.

    Japanese industrialist Raizo Yamata has been plotting to bring back his country to a position of greatness for years, partly as revenge for the death of his family at the hands of American forces ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Swiss Family Robinson

    by Johann David Wyss
    A family is shipwrecked on a desert island, using their ingenuity and resourcefulness to survive.

    The novel opens with the family in the hold of a sailing ship, weathering a great storm. The ship's crew evacuate without them, and William and Elizabeth and their four children (Fritz, Ernest, Jack ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Raise the Titanic!

    by Clive Cussler
    A thrilling adventure to find a sunken treasure at the bottom of the ocean.

    In 1987, Dr. Gene Seagram leads the top-secret Pentagon program Meta Section, which secretly attempts to leapfrog current technology by 20 to 30 years. One result: the Sicilian Project, which uses ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Arrow's Flight

    by Mercedes Lackey
    An epic fantasy tale of a young archer and a magical kingdom in danger.

    Set in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Valdemar, this unique and exciting novel continues the story of Talia. Having mastered the powers necessary to a guardian of the kingdom, she faces the final ... (Goodreads)

  14. The Last Kingdom

    by Bernard Cornwell
    Epic tale of a Saxon warrior's quest to reclaim his birthright and unite the divided kingdom.

    A collection of the first four installments of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (,The Observer, London)—the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

    by Max Brooks
    A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.

    It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)

  16. The Face of Fear

    by Brian Coffey
    A psychopath terrorizes a woman and her son, forcing them to confront their deepest fears.

    Graham Harris was once one of the world's foremost mountain climbers, until a fall five years earlier left him with a lame leg, a fear of heights...and a frightening psychic ability in which he can ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Black Cross

    by Greg Iles
    A WWII thriller about a young American pilot who uncovers a sinister plot involving the Nazi regime and the Vatican.

    It is January 1944 — and as Allied troops prepare for D-day, Nazi scientists develop a toxic nerve gas that will repel and wipe out any invasion force. To salvage the planned assault, two vastly ... (Goodreads)

  18. First Lady

    by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    A former first lady seeks refuge in a small town, where she finds love and redemption.

    The beautiful young widow of the President of the United States thought she was free of the White House, but circumstances have forced her back into the role of the First Lady. Not for long, however, ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Vision

    by Dean Koontz
    A woman with psychic abilities is pursued by a ruthless killer who wants to exploit her powers.

    After being raped and mutilated as a child by her family's gardener, Berton Mitchell, Mary Bergen exhibits clairvoyant abilities. With the help of her older brother Alan and husband Max, she aids the ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The House of Thunder

    by Leigh Nichols
    After a car accident, a woman wakes up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. Strange occurrences and a sinister conspiracy follow.

    Susan Thorton awakens in a hospital, after a near-fatal car crash, to see four men lurking outside her door–men who exactly resemble those who killed her boyfriend years before. Can these be the same ... (Goodreads)

  21. Shattered

    by Dean Koontz
    A man's life is shattered when his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, leading him on a quest for revenge and justice.

    Artist Alex Doyle and his new family, bride Courtney and her 11-year-old brother Colin, are moving from Philadelphia to San Francisco. Courtney's flying out ahead to get the house set up. Alex and ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Raymond E. Feist's Magician Master

    by Bryan J.L. Glass
    Young magician Pug is taken captive by the Tsurani Empire, where he must use his powers to survive and protect his people.

    Collects Magician Master #1-5. A comic adaptation of the original book by Raymond E. Feist. It has been three years since the siege of Crydee. The three boys who once were the closest of friends are ... (Goodreads)

  23. Spartan Gold

    by Clive Cussler
    Adventurers Sam and Remi Fargo search for a lost treasure that could change history. Action-packed and full of twists and turns.

    Clive Cussler introduces a new team of adventurers with this book, the Fargos, who have a knack for stumbling into the plots of evil egomaniacs. This adventure starts when they stumble across a ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Caliban's War

    by James S.A. Corey
    War between rival colonies on a hostile planet, with humanity's survival at stake.

    On Ganymede , Mei Meng is kidnapped from her preschool by her doctor. Several hours later, Earth and Martian space marines are attacked and effortlessly killed by a super soldier , with Bobbie ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Shadowfires

    by Leigh Nichols
    A woman with psychic abilities is haunted by a malevolent force that threatens her family and sanity.

    The protagonist of the story is a woman who is in the process of divorcing her abusive husband Eric, an intense scientist at a bio-research company, when he is killed in a traffic accident. As it ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Volume 1: Prodigal Son

    by Dean Koontz
    A modern retelling of the classic tale, where a detective and his partner uncover a sinister plot involving genetic experimentation and a reanimated corpse.

    The basic plot follows New Orleans detective Carson and her partner Michael on the hunt for a serial killer dubbed "The Surgeon". Reports of this killer catch the attention of Deucalion , formerly ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Incubus Dreams

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    Vampire hunter Anita Blake is caught in a web of lust and violence as she investigates a series of murders committed by supernatural beings.

    Incubus Dreams apparently takes place a few weeks after the events of, Cerulean Sins, . As usual, Anita must juggle several problems simultaneously. Unlike previous novels, although Anita resolves ... (Wikipedia)

  28. Magician: Apprentice Volume 1

    by Raymond E. Feist
    A young prince embarks on a quest to save his kingdom from a dark force.

    The Riftwar Saga—a classic of fantasy literature which no true fan should be without—opens with this tale of magic, might, and adventure. “One of the world’s most successful fantasy fiction ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. Monster Island

    by David Wellington
    A zombie outbreak ravages New York City, and a group of survivors must navigate the dangers of the undead and human nature to stay alive.

    It's one month after a global disaster. The most "developed" nations of the world have fallen to the shambling zombie masses. Only a few pockets of humanity survive — in places rife with high-powered ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Empire Strikes Back

    by Donald F. Glut
    The continuation of the Star Wars saga, as the Rebel Alliance faces off against the evil Galactic Empire.

    Despite the destruction of the Death Star in, A New Hope, , the Galactic Empire stills retains an iron grip on the galaxy. Upon discovering the Rebel Alliance's secret base, the Empire strikes with ... (Wikipedia)