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In the evolution of every sentient race, there is a turning point when the species achieves transcendence through technology.
The warlike Sh’daar are determined that this monumental milestone will never be achieved by the creatures known as human.
On the far side of known human space, the Marines are under siege, battling the relentless servant races of the Sh'daar aggressor. With a task force stripped to the bone and the Terran Confederation of States racked by dissent, rogue Admiral Alexander Koenig must make the momentous decision that will seal his fate and the fate of humankind. A strong defensive posture is futile, so Koenig will seize the initiative and turn the gargantuan Star Carrier America toward the unknown. For the element of surprise is the only hope of stalling the Sh'daar assault on Earth's solar system—and the war for humankind's survival must be taken directly to the enemy.
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Ian Douglas is the author of the popular military SF series The Heritage Trilogy, The Legacy Trilogy, and The Inheritance Trilogy. A former naval corpsman, he lives in Pennsylvania.
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ALIEN Battles Far From Earth - New Enemies - New Allies ??,
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This review is from: Center Of Gravity: Star Carrier: Book Two (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the second book in Ian Douglas's new series. It is along the same lines as his triple trilogy Galactic Marine series.In this adventure we start out several months after the Earth Star Fleet has defended Earth against a xenophobic race called the Sh'daar who launched meteors broken out of orbit towards Earth. They are determined that humanity should not evolve technologically enough to challenge their rule of the Universe as they know it. Rear Admiral Alexander Koenig has been ordered back to Erath to attend a special meeting with the Senate. This involves bringing the flag ship America back to Earth. The Senate has a special offer for Admiral Koenig but Koenig is convinced that the answr to the war with the Sh'daar is to take the fight to them. Something they would never think humanity would do. The element of surprise would certainly be in the Earth's Fleet benefit. However Earth is still paranoid about another attack being launched on the home world by the Sh'daar so while Admiral Koenig will get to undertake Operation Golden Arrow it with a very small fleet of ships. Can the Earth Fleet prevail ? Is Admiral Koenig's first target important to the Sh'daar or just a minor player ? What other weapon technology do the Sh'daar have in their arsenal ? There is great character development in this story along with great tactical manoeuvres both individually and fleet wise. Lots of action. STORY ATTRIBUTES: ORIGINALITY (standard, high, stellar) - HIGH - Ian Douglas has a vivid imagination ACTION (none, some, lots) - LOTS - aliens aliens and more aliens to kick but SEX (none, some, lots) NONE PROFANITY (none, some, lots) NONE - no time
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3.9 out of 5 stars (32 customer reviews) 28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Nice Continuation of the Series,
By Michael Gallagher - Published on Amazon.com
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If you haven't read Book 1 of this series, I highly recommend you read Earth Strike: Star Carrier: Book One first to make sure you are up to speed on the characters and their background as the author draws on a lot of the personal relationships, as well as to make sure just who the heck the bad guys are.This book pick right up where the first one left off, and it is pretty much non-stop action with good character dialogue. I also like how he brings you along on the technological front, which makes the light drive systems more believable. You know you're reading an intriguing . thought-proviking book when you dream about some of the technologies like I did - I wouldn't mind having a replicator! About the only drawback I have with the book is the different alien names as it was hard for me to keep them all straight. There is a lot of repitition to his other series with idiotic politicians and similar characteristics of the soldier heroes but it's not that big of a deal to me. Bottom line is this is a good story - well worth the investment on my Kindle. Now, how much longer do we have to wait for the next book in the series? 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Good read for fun sci fi, but publisher doesn't get ebooks,
By Jason Short "Mad Scientist" - Published on Amazon.com
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I like the book, and the series. It has been a fun read with characters that I can believe in their emotions and troubles. I also like where this book is going for the next installment in the series. You can definately see a much larger story being spun out.What I don't like is the price gouging from the publisher. $7.99 for the kindle book, when I could get the paperback for $4? Come on. Get with the times. E-Books are the way of the future, and I will not be paying twice the price for the ebook over the paperback. I have now flagged the publisher I automatically skip over because of their stance on pricing. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This review is from: Center Of Gravity: Star Carrier: Book Two (Mass Market Paperback)
Buy this book. Oh, and the one before it too. If you have not read the previous book, I envy you ;)This book picks up right after the first one, "Earth Strike: Star Carrier: Book One". The story is complicated and should be read in order. Set in 2404 AD, humanity has expanded into the surrounding stellar neighborhood with the farthest settlement some 60 light years away. Humainty is under attack by a near-galaxy spanning collective. They want humans to stop developing new technology or face destruction. Best guess is they dont want humanity to discover something we may be on track to find out soon, immortality, transcendence, panspora? The story is fast paced with plenty of time for plot and charcter development. Well thought out realistic space combat and interesting depth into alien evolution. Main technologies in use include nonotech, gravitics, FTL, and AI. Enjoy! |
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