Galactic Corps: Book Two of the Inheritance Trilogy [Mass Market Paperback]

Ian Douglas (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Inheritance Trilogy | Publication Date: October 28, 2008

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. 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.

Editorial Reviews

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“Well researched and quite imaginative.” (CNN Online )

About the Author

Ian Douglas is the author of the popular military SF series The Heritage Trilogy, The Legacy Trilogy, and The Inheritance Trilogy. A former naval corpsman, he lives in Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Harper Voyager; 3rd Printing edition (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061238627
• ISBN-13: 978-0061238628
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ian Douglas is the author of the Heritage Trilogy, including Semper Mars, Luna Marine, and Europa Strike. He lives in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In which our heroes go to the center of the galaxy, see new and interesting enemies, and blow things up, October 31, 2008

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Brad Smith (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Galactic Corps: Book Two of the Inheritance Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

This series is, by the way, the second-best thing to come out of Ancient Astronauts (the first being the Stargate series).

Galactic Corps is the second novel of the Inheritance trilogy, featuring the continued struggle of humanity, spearheaded by the Marine Corps, against the Xul, incredibly ancient aliens that slaughter any emerging sentients to avoid competition. This trilogy follows the exploits of the First Marine Interstellar Expeditionary Force (1MIEF) as it takes the fight to the Xul in a desperate attempt to keep them from attacking human worlds. This installment sees the 1MIEF and its allies (the mathematical octopi Eulers, primarily) fighting the Xul and hatching a daring plan to hit the Xul in the very center of their strength.

The fights are very vividly portrayed, and are quite enjoyable. Also enjoyable is the author's use of known astronomical phenomena into the plot, such as why the suspected supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy still can't be detected. The author includes a brief timeline at the start of this novel, to help the reader.

Some areas were problematic, though. Once again, we have more political maneuvering that seems set to destroy the Corps. This gets old after a while, and really should be left out for the next book. Also, the Xul are portrayed as a bit more hapless than you'd think they'd be. Granted, the portrayal has stayed roughly the same for the last three novels, and the humans really need to have a fighting chance...but you'd think a thousand mile-long warships would be more than able to deal with a human task force before it could run.

All in all, though, a quite enjoyable read for any mil-SF fan. If you haven't read the previous seven novels, you'll want to read those first.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Getting Repetitive, November 28, 2008

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Scott P. Weiner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Galactic Corps: Book Two of the Inheritance Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read all the books up to and including this latest. While I like the alien encounters and technology advancements they take too much of a backseat to a few things that take up nearly every book.

1) Training of Marines. I don't want to hear about it and read it for the 8th time.

2) Fighting on the ground - Boring and the same in every book. The fighting decisions from the ships are more interesting.

3) XUL - Why just focus on them. We've met other races ... took their technology and now we don't include them? Boring. And the XUL are just too easy considering their technology.

These could be all great books but he puts too much repetitive filler in each one of them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More of the same but very entertaining, November 13, 2008

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A. Romero "sci fi zen master" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Galactic Corps: Book Two of the Inheritance Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

The second in the Ian Douglas's Inheritance trilogy is well written and quite enjoyable. As in his previous novels he continues to write very detailed battles while introducing advances in miltary technology that he weaves throughout the story. He gives very detailed descriptions of astronomical phenomana relevant to the plot though at times it seemed to slow the the pace of the book. He introduces a new view of the Xul which seems like a nice segway into the next book. The development of the main characters has given more depth to the series and helps to propel the story. Overall, a solid piece of military sc-fi.