Military fantasy books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The Black Company
Glen CookEstablished the template for modern military fantasy by framing epic conflict through the cynical perspective of a mercenary company's foot soldiers.
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion)
Elizabeth MoonExamines recruitment, basic training, barracks discipline, and squad cohesion based on real military experience.
The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns)
Django WexlerA primary example of flintlock military fantasy, emphasizing line infantry tactics, square formations, and logistical campaigns in a colonial setting.
The Heroes
Joe AbercrombieConstrains its narrative to the strategic and brutal operational details of a single three-day battle from multiple ranks.
The Red Knight
Miles CameronCombines late-medieval mercenary company organization, authentic arms and armor details, and magical combined-arms tactics.
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More military fantasy books
- Legend
LegendDavid A. Gemmell - Gardens of the Moon
Gardens of the MoonSteven Erikson - Promise Of Blood
Promise Of BloodBrian McClellan - The Ten Thousand
The Ten ThousandPaul Kearney - Guns of the Dawn
Guns of the DawnAdrian Tchaikovsky - Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled CityK. J. Parker - Ash
AshMary Gentle - The Poppy War
The Poppy WarR. F. Kuang - Rage of Dragons
Rage of DragonsEvan Winter2017 - Memories of ice
Memories of iceSteven Erikson2001 - House of chains
House of chainsSteven Erikson1998 - Heir of Novron
Heir of NovronMichael J. Sullivan2012