Center of gravity is the second book in the explosive star carrier series by ian douglas and a breathtaking new high in military sf, the strongest of the science fiction subgenres. The series follows the officers and crew of a space faring spacecraft carrier, similar to battlestar galactica. The conclusion of the first trilogy, singularity, came out in february 2012, and book 4, deep space, in april 20. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read center of gravity.
He puts you out there with the space fighters in the center of the action. Star carrier good is the authors excellent description of space battles, and space aliens. Center of gravity picks up shortly after the events of the previous book earth strike. Battlestar galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. The first few books in this series were excellent and the quality has been falling rapidly. Center of gravity is the second book in the explosive star carrier series by ian douglasand a breathtaking new high in military sf, the strongest of the s. As such that previous book is very much required reading. In the previous book we learn that in the future earth and its handful of colonies are losing a war against a vast interstellar empire.
Star carrier is the first book in the career book series by william h. Center of gravity ebook by ian douglas 9780062064172. Audiobook box free audiobooks free unlimited audiobooks. In the evolution of every sentient race, there is a turning point when the species achieves transcendence through technology. After two brutal, bloody struggles for their very existence against implacable alien foes, humanity is victorious, but not at peace. Center of gravity star carrier book two by ian douglas. Star carrier, book two by ian douglas continues the human push against the shdaar and their proxy warrior races in battles between the stars. Its astounding how few other scifi writers carry the possibilities of nanotech to such a high level of development but douglas did a spectacular job. Book two book 2 center of gravity is the second book in the explosive star carrier series by ian douglasand a breathtaking new high in military sf, the strongest of the science fiction subgenres. Battlestar galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind risks its very future, battling a vast alien evil empire in order to.
I love space operas, but what makes center of gravity. Center of gravity by ian douglas, 9780061840265, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. I found the technological speculation of the entire series to be fascinating. In this book, the author introduces the reader to eta botis, a planet that is located 37 light years away from earth. Mar 25, 2014 fourteen months earlier, the star carrier ticonderoga and seven escorts had responded to a courier request for help. Gray, fresh from a training squadron at oceana, had been the fng in vf14, the white furies, and as the tike had entered the arcturus system, hed been spindeployed on combat space patrol. Battlestar galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind risks its very future, battling a vast alien evil empire in order to achieve transcendence and become a major power in the universe. Center of gravity audiobook by ian douglas rakuten kobo. Center of gravity is the second book in the explosive star carrier series by ian douglasand a breathtaking new high in military sf, the strongest of the science fiction subgenres. The warlike shdaar are determined that this monumental milestone will never be achieved by the creatures known as human.
The author terms the planet as wet venus with a gravitational pull of 2g. Admiral trevor sandy gray of the usna star carrier america has his own mission. The second book in the series, center of gravity, hit number 22 on the new york times bestseller list on its first week out. The enigmatic ai known as konstantin has convinced him that humanitys only chance for survival is technology found in a distant star system. Book two ian douglas ebook earth strike ian douglas 20190626t16. The novel brings the reader into a major space battle, where humans are trying to take down an evil empire in order to establish themselves as the superpower. For the element of surprise is the only hope of stalling the shdaar assault on earths solar systemand the war for humankinds survival must be taken directly to the enemypublishers description. Battlestar galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind risks its very future, battling a vast alien evil empire in order to achieve transcendence and become a major power in the. Listen to center of gravity by ian douglas,nick sullivan for free with a 30 day free trial. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. A decent followup to the first novel in this series. Order of star carrier books the star carrier series is a series of military science fiction novels by american novelist ian douglas william h. A strong defensive posture is futile, so koenig will seize the initiative and turn the gargantuan star carrier america toward the unknown.
Center of gravity book 2 so lets start this off by saying i rated book 1 earth strike at 3. What made the experience of listening to center of gravity. An illustrated introduction to microprocessors and computer architecture by jon stokes. Center of gravity star carrier, book 2 by ian douglas. Its astounding how few other scifi writers carry the possibilities of nanotech to such. Battlestar galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind. Battlestar galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind risks its very future, battling a vast alien evil empire in order to achieve transcendence and become a major power in.
Center of gravity is the second book in the explosive star carrier series by ian douglasand a breathtaking n. With his marines in space running for over nine books so far, along with his star carrier series running for six, these have become two of his most popular franchises to date. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading center of gravity. As distrust and accusations consume the political discourse between the two major factions, the eastern star alliance military has already begun executing small raiding missions into united terran federation space.
This is wildly wonderful for a military sciencefiction story. If you like star carrier books, youll love galactic marines. Earth strike, centre of gravity, singularity by ian douglas 4. On the far side of known human space, the marines are under siege, battling the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The overall story was very interesting when the two books combine meaning read them both however there were some major issues i had with it so lets get going. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12.
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