false 1223916 1 <blockquote> <p> Planet by planet, galaxy by galaxy, the inhabited universe has fallen to the alien Xul. </p> <p> Now only one obstacle stands between them and total domination: the warriors of a resilient race the world-devourers nearly annihilated centuries ago . . . </p> </blockquote> <p> A power vast, ancient, and terrifying, the mighty Xul have lost track of the insignificant humans hundreds of years after devastating their home world&#8212;which has enabled the United Star Marines to operate unnoticed and unhindered. A near-autonomous intergalactic policing force, they battle in defense of an Earth they may not live to see again. Now, following the trail of a vanished twenty-fourth-century transport, they are journeying through an unexplored stargate to the edge of an unknown galaxy many light years from their sun. For the last, best, and <i>only</i> chance to defeat the tyrants of the universe may at long last be at hand . . . </p> 1212419 1 2 2008 Star Strike: Book One of the Inheritance Trilogy total:45|5:10|4:13|3:14|2:6|1:2| 45 158 69 5 2 1 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 20:15:22 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 20:18:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 15 09:11:53 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 19:35:23 -0800 2009
Longer: If you like military science fiction - the commitment to the corps, military concepts and tradition, space war, all the rest - then this is for you. Well defined characters, believable science, and non-stop action. I li...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 00:53:26 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 18:45:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 29 22:37:20 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 22:45:58 -0700 2008
Also a good read (lots of action and interesting speculation on how technology will affect humanity), but feels more recycled than the second trilogy.]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 10 12:10:21 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:35:48 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 12:10:21 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 15:43:02 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:43:02 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Oct 14 19:40:50 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 19:40:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 10:10:23 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 10:10:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 09:35:28 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 09:35:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 11:07:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 11:07:00 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:53:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:53:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 22:31:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 22:31:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 17:58:19 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 17:58:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 09 18:39:12 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 18:39:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 23:56:38 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 23:56:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 19 03:45:34 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 03:45:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 15 22:02:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 22:02:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jul 13 09:17:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 09:17:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 17:22:58 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 17:22:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jun 16 12:25:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 12:25:30 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1223916