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“Douglas knows his SF.” (Publishers Weekly )
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There is an unseen power in the universe—a terrible force that was dominating the galaxy tens of thousands of years before the warlike Sh'daar were even aware of the existence of Sol and its planets.
As humankind approaches the Singularity, when transcendence will be achieved through technology, contact will be made.
In the wake of the near destruction of the solar system, the political powers on Earth seek a separate peace with an inscrutable alien life form that no one has ever seen. But Admiral Alexander Koenig, the hero of Alphekka, has gone rogue, launching his fabled battlegroup beyond the boundaries of Human Space against all orders. With Confederation warships in hot pursuit, Koenig is taking the war for humankind’s survival directly to a mysterious omnipotent enemy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fine Conclusion to the "Star Carrier" Trilogy,
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This review is from: Singularity: Star Carrier: Book Three (Mass Market Paperback)
"Singularity" (Star Carrier Book Three) is one of the better examples of military space opera science fiction I have read lately. As entertainment and as writing, it surpasses David Weber's latest "Honor Harrington" novels with regards to literary quality; he also has in Rear Admiral Alexander Koenig, a vividly realized character as memorable as Honor Harrington. I also have to commend William H. Keith (writing here as Ian Douglas) for having a firm grasp of astrophysics in his realistic depiction of wormhole travel. "Singularity" is definitely a memorable addition to military space opera science fiction; one which should appeal not only to David Weber fans, but also those familiar with Jerry Pournelle's "Co-Dominion" series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Under-rated series,
This review is from: Singularity: Star Carrier: Book Three (Mass Market Paperback)
This is an amazing series, has aspects of drama, military discipline and tech theories much like say, Star Trek or Ender's Game. This series has me hooked instantly, I'd eve say I like it better then enders game. It's unfortunate that amazon's review process is so strict, I've read all three in this series but only bought this one from amazon and I feel the first book of the series has a poor review here. Unlike what that person thinks, the series is in no way requires you to be an astrophysicist or math wiz. The author simply states a reason for why something is possible in the books universe, much like how star trek would and references warp drive or black holes and thats pretty much it.However, if you are good at all in counting in your head, there are a few mistakes in the books during fleet battles, for example they state they have =14 fighters launched, 4 blow up but somehow there are 12 fighters left. It happens twice in the first book and once in the second and it really snaps you back to reality, which is unfortunate because the rest of the book is so well done that it pulls you in and you forget that you're reading, it becomes a movie in your mind and you keep wanting to watch more.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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We Take the battle to the ALIENS - STUNNING end to a thrilling trilogy,
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This review is from: Singularity: Star Carrier: Book Three (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the third book in Ian Douglas's Star Carrier series and concludes this adventure.Earth has been fighting the Sh'daar, or more accurately their representative warriors, for 37 years now and we are losing. The Sh'daar forces keep on getting closer and closer to Earth. As is usual the politicians are locked in partisan rhetoric with some wanting to negotiate a peace with the superior race who have told Earth to stop their technological progress. On the other side are those like Rear Admiral Alexander Koenig who wants to bring the war to the Sh'daar world and push back hoping to get some breathing space. Started in book two of the trilogy, Koenig continues to push further away from Earth and hopefully closer to the Sh'daar world. The pacifists on Earth have even sent a fleet after him to persuade him to return to Earth which is one of the first skirmishes that Koenig has to deal with. Along the way Koenig's fleet discovers an artifact they call the Texaghu Resch Gravitational Anomaly or TRGA for short. It appears to be a Tipler Cylinder rotating at astronomically fast speeds, possibly approaching that of light. Upon closer examination it appears to be a stable worm hole of incredible technology. But what's on the other side ? Koenig decides the only way to find out is to go though it, which they do. Spectacular and god like technology exists on the other side of the TRGA and epic space battles are waged between his fleet and the Sh'daar warrior species. We find out who the Sh'daar are. We find out why they are so xenophobic about the possibility of Earth transcending. We find out that the TRGA is more than just a wormhole to another location in the galaxy. There is great character development in this story along with great tactical manoeuvres both individually and fleet wise. Lots of action. You just have to keep turning pages to see what is going to happen next. You don't need the other books in the series but I do recommend that you read the other two books "Earth Strike" and "Center of Gravity" as they are just as spectacular as this third book is. HIGHLY recommended. If you like military Sci-fi I also recommend Ian Douglas's Triple Trilogy Galactic Marine series consisting of "The Inheritance Trilogy" and "The Legacy Trilogy" and "The Heritage Trilogy".
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