17 Best science fiction fantasy books like The Misfit Soldier by Michael Mammay

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The Misfit Soldier

By: Michael Mammay

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ocean’s Eleven meets John Scalzi in this funny, action-filled, stand-alone sci-fi adventure from th…

"As I passed through the door, I reached up and unpinned the lieutenant’s rank from my collar, then weighed the major’s insignia in my hand for a moment before pinning it on. My implant unhelpfully provided the information that it weighed three point-one grams. It was probably my imagination, but it felt heavier."

-Michael Mammay, The Misfit Soldier

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1. Centers of Gravity (Frontlines, #8)

By: Marko Kloos

4.56

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Stranded light-years from home, Major Andrew Grayson and his crew are on a desperate mission to dis… read more

Similar categories in Marko Kloos's Centers of Gravity (Frontlines, #8) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • audiobook
  • military fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

2. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • humor
  • space opera
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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3. The Kaiju Preservation Society

By: John Scalzi

3.99

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food deliv… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's The Kaiju Preservation Society book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I lift things."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"So we’re the monster police, too?"

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"...if you're only reading books because you have to, it becomes much less fun."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"My brain said. Just walk away. [...] But even as my brain was saying that, my body was turning back, becaus like puppies we are enculturated to turn when our name is called."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

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4. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Starter Villain book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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5. Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

By: Edward Ashton

3.75

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee … read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I’ve always believed it’s important to accept the people in your life for who they are. There’s no such thing as a perfect friend, any more than there’s any such thing as a perfect anything, and if y…"

-Edward Ashton, Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

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6. The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

By: John Birmingham

4.08

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of “species purists” intent on destroying any … read more

Similar categories in John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • audiobook
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • adult
  • science fiction
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7. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Rubicon

By: J.S. Dewes

3.93

Format: 469 pages, Paperback

Sergeant Adrienne Valero wants to die. She can't. After enduring a traumatic resurrection for th… read more

Similar categories in J.S. Dewes's Rubicon book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • military fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The fourth and final installment of the Finder Chronicles, a hopepunk sci-fi caper described as Mac… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Stars and Bones (Continuance #1)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.66

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

From the multi BSFA award-winner comes a stunningly inventive action-packed science-fiction epic ad… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Stars and Bones (Continuance #1) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Mal Goes to War: A Novel

By: Edward Ashton

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mal Goes to War: A Novel book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • humor
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Misfit Soldier

By: Michael Mammay

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ocean’s Eleven meets John Scalzi in this funny, action-filled, stand-alone sci-fi adventure from th… read more

Similar categories in Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • audiobook
  • military fiction
  • humor
  • space opera
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • action
  • adult
  • science fiction
"As I passed through the door, I reached up and unpinned the lieutenant’s rank from my collar, then weighed the major’s insignia in my hand for a moment before pinning it on. My implant unhelpfully pr…"

-Michael Mammay, The Misfit Soldier

Cover of Implacable (The Lost Fleet: Outlands #3) by Jack Campbell

13. Implacable (The Lost Fleet: Outlands #3)

By: Jack Campbell

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary fears the greatest threat to humanity may be itself in this grippin… read more

Similar categories in Jack Campbell's Implacable (The Lost Fleet: Outlands #3) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • audiobook
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • action
  • science fiction
Cover of The Shattered Skies (The Cruel Stars, #2) by John Birmingham

14. The Shattered Skies (The Cruel Stars, #2)

By: John Birmingham

4.26

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A group of intrepid heroes must rebuild and protect civilization after a long dormant enemy shatter… read more

Similar categories in John Birmingham's The Shattered Skies (The Cruel Stars, #2) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • audiobook
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of The Immortality Thief (The Kystrom Chronicles, #1) by Taran Hunt

15. The Immortality Thief (The Kystrom Chronicles, #1)

By: Taran Hunt

4.09

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The Immortality Thief is a ridiculously fun, fast paced, seat-of-your-pants read full of treasure h… read more

Similar categories in Taran Hunt's The Immortality Thief (The Kystrom Chronicles, #1) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Under Fortunate Stars

By: Ren Hutchings

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Fleeing the final days of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven's f… read more

Similar categories in Ren Hutchings's Under Fortunate Stars book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, #3) by Suzanne Palmer

17. The Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, #3)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.17

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

From a Hugo Award-winning author comes the third book in this action-packed sci-fi caper, starring … read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's The Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, #3) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Sorry if I've inconvenienced you," Fergus said, feeling not sorry at all. "Oh no, not at all!" the agent said, as if there had been no sarcasm in Fergus's words. "Chaos is a delight. Without it, noth…"

-Suzanne Palmer, The Scavenger Door (Finder Chronicles, #3)

Cover of Imperial Deserter (Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire #1) by Andrew Moriarty

18. Imperial Deserter (Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire #1)

By: Andrew Moriarty

4.35

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Kill a man and you're a murderer. Kill a million and you're a statesman. Dirk should have killed mo… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Moriarty's Imperial Deserter (Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire #1) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • military fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Braking Day

By: Adam Oyebanji

3.98

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

On a generation ship bound for a distant star, one engineer-in-training must discover the secrets a… read more

Similar categories in Adam Oyebanji's Braking Day book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2) by Edward Ashton

20. Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2)

By: Edward Ashton

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and m… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • humor
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of 36 Streets by T.R. Napper

21. 36 Streets

By: T.R. Napper

3.95

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

Altered Carbon and The Wind-Up Girl meet Apocalypse Now in this Ditmar and Aurealis award-winning, … read more

Similar categories in T.R. Napper's 36 Streets book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Nova Incident (The Galactic Cold War, #3) by Dan Moren

22. The Nova Incident (The Galactic Cold War, #3)

By: Dan Moren

4.42

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

When a bomb explodes in the bustling Commonwealth capital city of Salaam, responsibility is quickly… read more

Similar categories in Dan Moren's The Nova Incident (The Galactic Cold War, #3) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. Seven Demons

By: Aidan Truhen

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Jack Price and his Seven Demons, the most dangerous and feared assassins in the world, are taking o… read more

Similar categories in Aidan Truhen's Seven Demons book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • fiction
"...honestly wealth is vapor now. It is concept more than it ever has been and the hoarding of British Empire diamonds in gold nests like an evil chipmunk is no longer considered a sign of taste and d…"

-Aidan Truhen, Seven Demons

"I am Banjo Telemark. I am an Ambiguitionest that is to say a maker and vendor of bespoke bewilderment. My atelier is the world and in my atelier nothing is solid and every truth you think you know is…"

-Aidan Truhen, Seven Demons

"Charlie speaks art and now so do I. It is not hard to speak art mostly it is body language and occasionally you have to say something is fraught or unachieved or if you are feeling really nasty you c…"

-Aidan Truhen, Seven Demons

Cover of Activation Degradation by Marina J. Lostetter

24. Activation Degradation

By: Marina J. Lostetter

3.79

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

This is a standalone novel exploring sentience and artificial intelligence through the lenses of co… read more

Similar categories in Marina J. Lostetter's Activation Degradation book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can grow attached to a hammer, it's still a hammer. You can think you care for someone and still utilize them, abuse them, like a tool."

-Marina J. Lostetter, Activation Degradation

Cover of Dark Theory (Dark Law, #1) by Wick Welker

25. Dark Theory (Dark Law, #1)

By: Wick Welker

3.98

Format: 807 pages, Hardcover

A robot yearns to remember. A thief struggles to forget. A galaxy on the verge of collapse. On t… read more

Similar categories in Wick Welker's Dark Theory (Dark Law, #1) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) by James S.A. Corey

26. The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.24

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is ab… read more

Similar categories in James S.A. Corey's The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Ghosts of Trappist (NeoG, 3) by K.B. Wagers

27. The Ghosts of Trappist (NeoG, 3)

By: K.B. Wagers

4.18

Format: 535 pages, Hardcover

NeoG--the Near-Earth Orbital Guard, a diverse military force that patrols and protects the solar sy… read more

Similar categories in K.B. Wagers's The Ghosts of Trappist (NeoG, 3) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • audiobook
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • adult
  • science fiction
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28. Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4)

By: Marko Kloos

4.36

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A nationalist uprising triggers an interstellar wrest for control in an epic novel of embattled wor… read more

Similar categories in Marko Kloos's Descent (The Palladium Wars, #4) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • military fiction
  • space opera
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Ghost of the Neon God by T.R. Napper

29. Ghost of the Neon God

By: T.R. Napper

4.13

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling, propulsive story of escape as a small-time crook goes on the run across Australia with… read more

Similar categories in T.R. Napper's Ghost of the Neon God book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"You can go either way, after being rammed into the wall of reality. You can fall apart or toughen the fuck up."

-T.R. Napper, Ghost of the Neon God

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30. Mind Burn

By: Rhett C. Bruno

4.05

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Minority Report meets Ready Player One as a new investigator hunts down a dangerous criminal capabl… read more

Similar categories in Rhett C. Bruno's Mind Burn book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Aleph Extraction (The Galactic Cold War, #2) by Dan Moren

31. The Aleph Extraction (The Galactic Cold War, #2)

By: Dan Moren

4.25

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

Aboard a notorious gangster's luxurious starliner, Simon Kovalic and his crew race to steal a myste… read more

Similar categories in Dan Moren's The Aleph Extraction (The Galactic Cold War, #2) book and Michael Mammay's The Misfit Soldier

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction

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4.56

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Martha Wells

4.22

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John Scalzi

3.99

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John Scalzi

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Megan E. O'Keefe

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