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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780061238581
ISBN number: 0061238589
Label: Eos
Manufacturer: Eos
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: February 01, 2008
Publishing house: Eos
Release Date: January 29, 2008
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Planet by planet, galaxy by galaxy, the inhabited universe has fallen to the alien Xul.
Now only one obstacle stands between them and total domination: the warriors of a resilient race the world-devourers nearly annihilated centuries ago . . .
A power vast, ancient, and terrifying, the mighty Xul have lost track of the insignificant humans hundreds of years after devastating their home world—which has enabled the United Star Marines to operate unnoticed and unhindered. A near-autonomous intergalactic policing force, they battle in defense of an Earth they may not live to see again. Now, following the trail of a vanished twenty-fourth-century transport, they are journeying through an unexplored stargate to the edge of an unknown galaxy many light years from their sun. For the last, best, and only chance to defeat the tyrants of the universe may at long last be at hand . . .
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This is the very first volume in the "Inheritance Trilogy," his third trilogy in his future history of the Marines. It's about 500 years after the events of the "Legacy Trilogy," and humankind has spread over a considerable number of stars, as the Xul seem to have lost the location and even knowledge of the existence of Earth after the Marine raid destroying one of their bases at the end of the previous trilogy. But then a final message squirted from the AI running a ship bound for the Andromeda galaxy, carrying a lot of Important People (in cold sleep) who'd decided not to risk being around when the Xul attacked Earth, reveals that the Xul had found that ship and downloaded all the information from the AI's data banks before destroying it. So someone of the Xul knows of Earth again, and the question isn't if but when they'll strike again (and then search out other human-inhabited planets and annihilate them). So the Marines to the rescue again, with an expedition to take the war to the Xul. And they're also looking for help, and think they may have found it in the region of the Orion Nebula... This series isn't a patch on several others of similar nature that I've read, like Weber's Mutineers' Moon/Armageddon Inheritance/Heirs of Empire trilogy, or the very first few of Ringo's Posleen War books (though that one has gotten tedious as Ringo has let his far-right politics dominate the stories, so I haven't read the last few), but it's readable enough and has fast action, so I keep buying and reading it even though the characters are generally pretty cardboard and it's not terribly imaginative.
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This series chronicles many generations of families who join, and become famous in, the Space Marines. Fun to see how it all happens. Hard SF readers will especially enjoy the tech. advances that take place over the course of the series.
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It took me all of two days to devour this title. I enjoyed the legacy trilogy so much that I decided to purchase this book as soon as I could. I believe that Ian Douglas gets better with each book. The character development continues to get stronger. By the end of the book you feel like you are a part of the family of Marines Douglas keeps mentioning. You start to identify with the emotions and struggles they experience fighting for people who often don't seem to want them around. Ultimately I would recommend anyone who is interested in good speculative fiction purchase this book.
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While the characters aren't quite as strong as those given in the original trilogy, the story goes to a new level. The tech has advanced significantly, the society itself has evolved and changed, etc.
Extrapolating out 1,000 years and taking into account a devastating asteroid collision with Earth, the author does a wonderful job in figuring out social evolution. This is an excellent start to another grand, legendary tale.
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Ian Douglas's "Star Strike" is a great addition to his past trilogies. All the action of the Marines in space. I consider him a top writer of the SF/Military genere and this book lives up to his talents. The Marines meet their biggest challenge against a foe that is far ahead of the human race in technology and intelligence. One of best things about Douglas' books is the way he weaves life as a Marine with the very plausible science of artificial intelligence and faster-than-light travel and communications.
I highly recommend this book and can't wait for the subsequent installment.
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