Star Marines (The Legacy Trilogy, Book 3)

by Ian Douglas

Book Overview

With the planet's fighting men and women deployed across the galaxy--battling in the noble cause of enslaved humanity--the insidious Xul have reached across space to devastate the unsuspecting Earth... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380818264
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Fun and addictive

The Legacy Trilogy is the continuation of the Heritage Trilogy, you can read through all 6 books as one story that spans hundreds of years. Incredibly addictive. I was never much a fan of military scifi, but this is really great and very difficult to put down. I am also hoping that Ian Douglas will continue writing in this universe, maybe with a new trilogy.

Best of all worlds -- scifi and military

This author captures the life of US Marines -- as they are now and as they are in the future. He also has a great imgination and great plots. The series of books about Marines in Space and on other worlds are just great

Great Finish?

After the slight disappointment that was Battlespace, Book 2 of the Legacy Trilogy, I was a little apprehensive when I picked up Star Marines. Those concerns were quickly dashed as soon as I started reading. The final book in the Legacy Trilogy was certainly worth the wait and the final Marine/Navy operation of the book is an instant military Sci-Fi classic. I stayed up till all hours of the night to finish it. It still seems to me that Douglas is trying to cram just a little too much into these books, but I think this final outing is the most complete and enjoyable book of the Legacy Trilogy. I don't want to spoil things, but I was a bit disappointed in that the Hunters of the Dawn didn't seem to live up to the hype of the previous books since the primitive Earthlings seemed to be able to prevail whenever they put their minds to it. Being Book 3 of the Legacy Trilogy would certainly lead one to believe that this would be the final chapter in the series. However, I think the most interesting stories are just beginning and hope that Douglas chooses to continue with a third trilogy.

Unstoppable read!

Talk about an exciting, intelligently written book. Star Marines ends the Legacy Trilogy beautifully. I've read plenty of military sci-fi, and Douglas hands down gets the award for the most original exciting reads! The book draws you in from the very first chapter. You feel literally hurtled 300 years into the future, a very believable future right there fighting alongside humanity for your very survival. I highly recommend you read Douglas's Heritage and Legacy series! Here's to hoping Douglas continues his wonderful writing with a 3rd trilogy.

Surprisingly good

I thoroughly enjoyed this and thought this was a great culmination to the Legacy trilogy and the six book "space marines" series to date. Nice extrapolations of history, economics and culture and good science - more than you get in other "military SF books'. Douglas (really William Keith Jr.) knows the military and writes well about it. He is also good at creating tension and exciting situations. For newcomers, track down the earlier books - it's worth it.