Star Corpsman

In the 23rd Century, war is still hell... Corpsman Eliot Carlyle joined the Navy to save lives and see the universe. Now, he and Bravo Company''s Black Wizards of the interstellar Fleet Marine Force are en route to Bloodworld - a hellish, volatile rock, colonized by the fanatical Salvationists who desired an inhospitable world where they could suffer for humanity''s sins. However, their penance could prove fatal - for the mysterious alien race known as the Qesh have just made violent, bloody first contact. Suddenly, countless lives depend upon Bravo Company as the Marines prepare to confront a vast force of powerful, inscrutable enemies that unless stopped threaten the fate of homeworld Earth itself. And one dedicated medic, singled out by an extraordinary act of valour, will find himself with an astounding opportunity to alter the universe forever...

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

• Authors: Ian Douglas
• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.05.2013
• EAN: 9780007489022
• ISBN: 978-0-00-748902-2
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Star Corpsman; HarperVoyager; Star Corpsman
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Science Fiction, FICTION / War & Military, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Space Opera, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Opera, FICTION / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / Alien Contact, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Exploration, War & combat fiction, Science fiction: Space opera, Science fiction: space exploration, Science fiction: military, Dystopian & utopian fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Science fiction: near future, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Fiction: inspired by or adapted from other media