interplanetary war theme

There is warfare between combatants from different planets in a stellar system.

Examples

In "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" (1966), a full-scale war erupted between the Federated Nations of Earth and their colony on the Moon.

5 total · 4 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Screamers (1995) major The year is 2078 and a group of former miners, known as The Alliance, is fighting a multi-planet encompassing war against their former company, the New Economic Bloc mining corporation.
novel: A True Story (180) major The King of the Moon, Endymion, and the King of the Sun, Phaethon, went to war over control of the as yet uninhabited planet Venus. Phaethon's forces prevailed over those of Endymion in an epic battle. A peace treaty was ultimately signed which saw, among other things, that Venus would be jointly colonized by both peoples, along with any other peoples who wished to do so.
novel: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) major Book 3 followed a war that saw the Federated Nations on Earth send armies to destroy the Lunar revolution.
tos1x23 major The Eminians were mired in a centuries long simulated war with their planetary neighbors the people of Vendikar.
voy7x09/10 minor The Kraylor and the Annari were fighting each other in what was described as an interplanetary war.