Luna Marine [Paperback]

Ian Douglas (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harpercollins (June 1, 1999)
• ASIN: B001E1JUFU
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

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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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Military Sci-fi, July 8, 2001

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This review is from: Luna Marine (The Heritage Trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Luna Marine is the second of three books in the Heritage Series, a well written trilogy that combines some excellent military fiction with an engrossing science fiction plot that borrows heavily from the speculative archeology in Graham Hancock's "Fingerprints of the Gods". The characters are interesting and multi dimension, the plot is imaginative and the dialog is gritty and realistic. Once you get started, these books are hard to put down.

The second book takes place in 2042, two years after the astonishing discovering on Mars described in "Semper Mars". Conflict rages on Earth between the US and the United Nations. When additional alien remains are discovered on the Moon, including a possible super weapon, the US Marine Corp is called upon to seize the technology before it can be exploited by scientists from the other side.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Three Better Be As Good, June 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Luna Marine (The Heritage Trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

After waiting for quite some time I was very pleased with the book. I am starting book three and hope it is as good as the past two. This book was even harder to put down than the first. Overall I couldn't have asked for more.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nicely written, engaging military sci-fi piece., August 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Luna Marine (The Heritage Trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Not much to add to other reviews here, except for a little FYI: despite the cryptic pseudonim, "Ian Douglas" is identified as a certain William H. Keith ("Warstrider" and others) by the copyright. It actually sort of makes sense in retrospect as the young Marine hero of this novel, Jack Ramsey bears a certain similarity to the protagonist of the Warstrider series. Not a clone by any means, but some stylistic similarities in the character sketch are definitely there.