It's really good. Here, lemme find them...

First: A standalone book by Michael McCloskey: "Force Cantrithor." Contains some interesting concepts for use.

Second: books by a Mr. Raymond L. Weil @ [url]http://raymondlweil.com/[/url]:
 - MOON WRECK
-First Contact
-Revelations
-Secrets of Ceres
-Fleet Academy
 - SLAVER WARS (Continuation of MOON WRECK)
-Alien Contact
-First Strike
-Retaliation
-Galactic Conflict
-Endgame
 - GALACTIC EMPIRE WARS (Separate universe as MOON WRECK's)
-GEW Destruction
-GEW Emergence
-GEW Rebellion

I also have inspiration from the TRILISK series, by Michael McCloskey.

More realistic space warfare was inspired by the book series of Ark Royal, by Christopher G. Nutall:
-Ark Royal
-The Nelson Touch
-The Trafalgar Gambit

A good series about magic thought through is the Schooled In Magic series, also by Christopher G. Nutall:
-Schooled in Magic
-Lessons in Etiquette
-Study in Slaughter
-Work Experience
-The School of Hard Knocks

Christopher G. Nutall: [url=http://twilighttimesbooks.com/]http://twilighttimesbooks.com/[/url]
Raymond L. Weil: [url]http://raymondlweil.com[/url]