Star Corps

by Ian Douglas

In the future,
earth's warriors have
conquered the heavens.

But on a distant world,
Humanity is in chains ...

Many millennia ago, the human race was enslaved by the An -- a fearsome alien people whose cruel empire once spanned the galaxies, until they were defeated and consigned to oblivion. But a research mission to the planet Ishtar has made a terrifying -- and fatal -- discovery: the Ahanu, ancestors of the former masters,...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09L74V8NG
• ISBN13: 9780380818242
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

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Love it

The space marines series has evolved to become one of my favorite SciFi series, right up there with Star Wars. This book is one of my favorites, as it artfully captures and describes the potential realities of interstellar missions at slower-than-light speeds. Good stuff.

Excellent follow up on the Heritage Trilogy

If you liked the Heritage Trilogy, well.... then you simply must read the Legacy Trilogy Book one plunges you right into the story. Humankind is visiting the worlds seen through the ancient communication device on Mars and has made contact with the decendants of the AN. And things are not going as planned, and Earth is sending in the Marines. Well.... I'm not going to tell more but I promise an excellent story by Ian Douglas, for all people who love Mil-Sci-Fi simply an excellent read.

Join the Corps, travel to distant worlds, meet exotic life forms, and kill them.

If there's one thing I must say about this book, it's that you should definitely read the Heritage Trilogy before opening this one. Otherwise, you'll likely find yourself quite lost in the alien mythos and sociopolitical ideas brought up in the book. They're not terribly complex, but it's important enough to the story that you'll make it easier on yourself. Besides, the previous books are damn good, so why not read them? As for the book itself, it lives up to the previous three in every way. The action is once again excellent (if somewhat repetitive in many areas). The book's historical parallels are much less pronounced and important than in previous ones. Like earlier books, Douglas makes alot of connections to earlier characters. While all the characters from the previous books should be dead by the time this one takes place, he uses the descendants of many of them. It serves as a nice tie-in to the previous books, even if it's not terribly realistic. Technologically, there is some crazy stuff inside. Think of having instant access to a computer and the internet, as well as AI assistants, all with a thought. Everything is advanced almost beyond comprehension, but with the rate that things advance today, this is not too far-fetched. Definitely check this book out if you're into military sci-fi, but read the Heritage Trilogy first.

Fantastic Sequel

I loved Ian Douglas's Heritage trilogy and Star Corps, the sequel set 71 years after the events in Europa Strike is every bit as good. Featuring strong, well-developed characters, an intriguing story line, well-written fights and realistic military hardware, Star Corps was difficult to put down from start to finish.Highly recommend for fans of 'realistic' hard military science fiction, a genre in which Ian Douglas is fast becoming king in my opinion.While not strictly necessary, I do recommend reading the Heritage trilogy before starting on Star Corps.Graham

good extension of the Heritage Trilogy

I was somewhat worried that the Legacy trilogy was starting off in the 2130's since the reason I liked Douglas' (Keith's) Heritage Trilogy because it was near term military sci-fi (i.e. there was a chance I'd be alive in that time period). Fortunately, the add century really hasn't impacted the story by making the rich background of the first three books still relevant in this series. The Marines are still Marines and the real life nation-states are still represented (with a few modifications for flavor.)In fact, the Legacy Trilogy reads and feels just like the Heritage books. If you liked those (Semper Mars, Luna Marine, and Europa Strike) then Star Corps will be another great chapter. However, since this is actually a fourth book in a series, please read the first ones before this.