Star Corps audiobook

Not a bad book at all. I've been on a military science fiction "jag" lately and the majority have been good books. This one was also.Some years ago I read what is apparently a prequel to this book...or started it. It was so slow off the mark I dropped it and never went back to the series. But I liked this one...and it started off pretty slowly also. That means I need to go back and reread it....then I'll have to re-rate and re-review it. Oh well, what are we if we can't double check to see if we were wrong?As noted this one picks up at a bit of a "leisurely" pace with the author laying out his pieces on the game board. Once they are finally set up to his satisfaction however he touches the spark to the fuse and sets off the action. Let me say here that this is not a deep literary tome to be perused by those seeking great philosophical insights...but if you've picked up a book titled Star Corps looking for that there may be other problems you need to deal with so I won't belabor the point.What'ja got here is prime, grade A literary junk-food. It's brain candy of the highest order.So...be prepared to clean up and air out the house once you've read it to get rid of the smoke, fire, blood, wreckage and so on. Then sit back and enjoy...until of course you get to the inevitable cliffhanger ending. Then go out and pick up the next one.sigh.

I read this on the back of a whole spate of Military SF novels, and the fact that I did not find it stale or same old is testament to just how entertaining it is. Even though Star Corps is the first in the Legacy trilogy, it is not the first in Douglas’ series dealing with Space Marines. No, these are not Space Marines like you would find in the Warhammer universe. This is an extrapolation of the current Marine Corps, and what it might entitle in the not so very distant future, should mankind explore the stars and find them less than friendly. Some of the basic assumptions of the story are very interesting, even if not entirely new. Aliens that have ruled Earth in ancient times have ferried away a lot of humans for slave labour on distant planets, and even though Earth was liberated, one planet still exists where humans are being used for less-than-honourable purposes. Of course, this cannot be tolerated, so it’s war! I especially enjoyed Douglas’ depictions of the Alien psychology and how they differ from Humans. Is what they are doing really so wrong if it is unacceptable only from a Human point of view (in other words: who died and made Humans the benchmark for morality)? In fact, this is a theme that forms an integral part of the story. There’s a good bit of mayhem in here as well, with a really cool Epilogue promising even more entertainment in book 2: Battlespace: Book Two of The Legacy Trilogy.

This is the 1st book in the Legacy Trilogy by Ian Douglas. This book takes place about 60 years after the events in the last book of the Heritage Trilogy. Once again the Space Marines have been called upon the serve their country and their planet. Only this time it's at another star system. The star system is about 8 light years from Earth and even with our most advanced space ships the trip will take about 10 years just to get there. The crew and the Marines will be in hibernation for the trip so between that and time dilation from traveling at near light speed it will seem as if only a few months have passed. They have gone to the Llalande star system to free captured human slaves from the AN, a race who had visited Earth nearly 10,000 years ago and were nearly destroyed by another alien species know as "The Hunter's Of The Dawn". They had taken human slaves from Earth and fled to the planet Ishtar in the Llalande system. It is now up to the Space Marines to free these human slaves. This is first rate Military Science fiction and I highly recommend it!

Starship Troopers meets the Marine Corps. A good sci if military novel, it's extremely well written and has great pacing. With a interesting alien species. Semper Fi

I love this guy's books.

Fun, space navy adventures! Well done Ian.

I own the entire Legacy Trilogy, purchased from a local borders book store. This book was exceptionally well written. The author infuses his knowledge as a retired naval officer into his writing and he sets up the space-faring U.S. Marines in an exciting world that is highly detailed and well thought out. This premiere story is set in the year 2138, and the contrived gadgets and technologies are excellently described by the author. The young main protagonist, John Garroway, was well developed. You get to see how he thinks, and that is a critical part of building any classic character. There are lots of battles in this one, as the heroic Marines race across several light years to liberate their imprisoned distant human relatives from the clutches of an evil alien race called the Ahanu. But before the crusade in outer space begins, there is a struggle on earth: political standards clash with human rights and voiced personal beliefs, as the national government officials deliberate with military elites upon the profitability of sponsoring the Marines on their very expensive mission. And ultimately, a compromise has to be made...As a fellow author of a sci fi action Trilogy [The DSNG Chronicles], I highly recommend this series, because it is well paced, well written and action packed. It is definitely worth adding to your collection if you are a fan of Military Sci Fi works and you enjoy technical descriptions tied to ingenious gadgets and futuristic technology.

This book one of the sequel trilogy to the exciting Heritage Trilogy. Set a hundred years further in the future, the books flesh out the backstory significantly and satisfyingly. The Marine Corps focused action remains, improved if anything. Douglas (a pen name for William H. Keith) writes about battles, troops and equipment with a gritty and realistic tone.Descendants of the An, prehistoric overlords of Earth, have been discovered on a planet in a nearby star system. Suddenly, the delegation sent there is attacked by these “Ahannu”. The Marines send a relief expedition on a ten year voyage (one way) to regain control. This book introduces the Marines featured in the first two books of the trilogy, in particular John Garroway, descendant of the main characters from the Heritage Trilogy. The Ahannu are just a bit player in galactic terms, though.While the “Marines rule” theme in these books can sometimes be a bit heavy handed, this is quality military SciFi. The back story, only hinted at in the Heritage Trilogy, is fully fleshed out and well imagined.http://www.books.rosboch.net/?p=650

After the discovery of alien artefacts around the universe, then the discovery that the aliens took humans to use as slaves, a mission is mounted to bring them home. Prior expeditions have been lost, so the Marines are sent in first.Various mega corporations have their own vested interests in the affair, as well as international and political agendas.The story is good, but suffers from the same traits as every other Marine based sci-fi.Civilians, politicians and non-Marines are greedy, craven, self-centred types who stop the Marines doing their job until everything hits the fan and they have to rush in to save the day.One of the characters is shown going from boot camp to actually seeing action, which works as a good way to introduce some explanation points and show the action from someone who isn't a grizzled veteran.

A fun look at a distant future where humanity has access to the stars. The characters it builds are fairly believable, and it keeps the pace moving. Being the opening book in the trilogy, it does leave room for future developments, and while some of it does require having read the previous trilogy to completely understand, it is possible to enjoy without having read it (I haven't yet read the previous trilogy, so I'm speaking from experience). Well worth it if you enjoy a military/sci-fi read that feels like it could actually be happening.

où les marines du MIEU - Marine Interstellar Expeditionary Unit - gagnent un nouveau surnom "nir-gal-mé-a" ce qui veut dire "respectés dans la bataille", donné par les alien Ahannu d' Ishtar, après une bataille mémorable. j'ai apprécié cette fois Marines contre alien, et pas contre d'autres humains ! Et ces alien m'ont bien intéressée ! Je signe donc avec ces Marines pour la suite ....

Star Corps was a fun, quick read. I enjoyed it, though the build up in the beginning seemed to take to long and the resolution was a bit anti-climactic to me. For having so much dirty and complex political intrigue throughout the course of the plot, the xeno-social conflict resolved itself rather neatly. That said, I devoured it and spent every moment I could reading it.