Books like Outpost by Scott MacKay

A quest to another star system encounters alien dangers and profound cosmic revelations.

The dramatic finale of the Star Wars saga, where Darth Vader takes on the dark side, turning an already divided galaxy into an unbreakable empire.

Chris Kyle’s memoir chronicles his career as a U.S. Navy SEAL sniper, detailing his 150 confirmed kills during the Iraq and Afghan wars and offering a raw, personal account of combat life.

An Elite Female Marine Team Prepares for a Top Secret Assignment

World War IV: A Tale of Nuclear Weapons, Guerrilla Tactics, and Survival in a War of the Worlds, Part 1

Invasion, Survival, and the Fight for Survival

On the perilous extrasolar world of Donovan, colonists face a ghost ship, the Freelander, that returns after two years with a crew drained of life and a chilling cult background. A ruthless killer stalks them while a corporate agenda threatens their survival.

Ages-old technology is at war with a new life form on a distant world, leading to a clash of civilizations on Zoe.

On a clear night in June 2005, four Navy SEALs left their Afghanistan base for the Pakistani border on a mission to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell and that desperate battle in the mountains. It is the story of the teammates who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left. And it is the story of how, badly injured, Luttrell fought off assassins for four days before being taken in by a Pashtun tribe that risked everything to protect him from the Taliban.

A space traveler embarks on a deadly mission to uncover a secret weapon from a long-forgotten excavation.

"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."--Senator John McCainFallujah: Iraq's most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. Victory came at a terrible price: 151 Americans and thousands of Iraqis were left dead.The epic battle for Fallujah revealed the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war.The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah "as soft as fog." But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the city--against the advice of the Marines. The assault sparked a political firestorm, and the Marines were forced to withdraw amid controversy and confusion--only to be ordered a second time to take a city that had become an inferno of hate and the lair of the archterrorist al-Zarqawi.Based on months spent with the battalions in Fallujah and hundreds of interviews at every level--senior policymakers, negotiators, generals, and soldiers and Marines on the front lines--No True Glory is a testament to the bravery of the American soldier and a cautionary tale about the complex--and often costly--interconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the twenty-first century.From the Hardcover edition.

In the wettest place on Fluva, Chief Administrator Lauren Matthias struggles to keep the Sakuntala and Deyzara from destroying each other while a bio-prospector and a shipwrecked man try to survive the jungle.

A thrilling space adventure set in the Humanx Commonwealth, exploring the consequences of contact with the mysterious Argus V inhabitants.

Jake Tapper uncovers the root cause of a deadly Afghan War battle and explores the stories of soldiers and commanders alike in a gripping account of U.S. forces and the Taliban conflict.