Galactic Corps
Book Two of the Inheritance Trilogy
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 6, 2009
War is forever The people on Earth no longer remember how the human race was nearly obliterated centuries earlier during the terror visited upon them by the merciless Xul.
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- Who it’s for
- A far-flung military space opera pairs relentless conflict with uneasy politics and an old mystery.
- Themes
- Intergalactic war, Military mission versus Earth politics, Ancient mystery
- Pacing
- Fast
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War is forever The people on Earth no longer remember how the human race was nearly obliterated centuries earlier during the terror visited upon them by the merciless Xul. But the Star Marines, thirty thousand light years from home, know all too well the horror that still lives. In the year 2886, in the midst of the intergalactic war that has been raging nonstop for nearly a decade, the unthinkable has occurred.
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Intelligence has located the gargantuan hidden homeworld of humankind's dedicated foe, the brutal, unstoppable Xul. The time has come for the courageous men and women of the 1st Marine Interstellar Expeditionary Force to strike the killing blow. But misguided politics on an Earth that no longer supports their mission could prove the Marine's greatest enemy—as they plunge bravely into the maelstrom of conflict . . . and into the heart of a million-year-old mystery.
War at Distance
A far-flung military space opera pairs relentless conflict with uneasy politics and an old mystery.
Come here for
- Interstellar Marine action against a formidable enemy
- A clash between battlefield purpose and Earthbound politics
Expect
- War thirty thousand light years from home
- A million-year-old mystery beneath the conflict
Where it sits
| Military Sci-Fi | 89% |
|---|---|
| Space Opera | 84% |
| Alien Contact | 63% |
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Publisher categories
- Military Fantasy
- Sci-Fi Romance
- Military Romance
- Hard Sci-Fi
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- Space Opera
- Military Sci-Fi
- Funny Sci-Fi
- Space Exploration Fiction
- Authors
- Ian Douglas
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 6, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Intergalactic war · Military mission versus Earth politics · Ancient mystery
- Reading lane
- Military Fantasy