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    Centre of Gravity

    By Ian Douglas

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    The second book in the epic saga of humankind's war of transcendence

    In the evolution of every sentient race, there is a turning point when the species achieves transcendence through technology.

    The warlike Sh’daar are determined that this monumental milestone will never be achieved by the creatures known as human.

    On the far side of known human space, the Marines are under siege, battling the relentless servant races of the Sh'daar aggressor. With a task force stripped to the bone and the Terran Confederation of States racked by dissent, rogue Admiral Alexander Koenig must make the momentous decision that will seal his fate and the fate of humankind.

    A strong defensive posture is futile, so Koenig will seize the initiative and turn the gargantuan Star Carrier America toward the unknown. For the element of surprise is the only hope of stalling the Sh'daar assault on Earth's solar system—and the war for humankind's survival must be taken directly to the enemy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateOct 4, 2012
    ISBN9780007482979
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    Ian Douglas

    Ian Douglas is one of the many pseudonyms for writer William H. Keith, the New York Times bestselling author of the popular military science fiction series The Heritage Trilogy, The Legacy Trilogy, The Inheritance Trilogy, The Star Corpsman series, The Andromedan Dark series, and The Star Carrier series. A former naval corpsman, he lives in Pennsylvania.

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    • 4/5
      This review will be for the complete first three book arc of this series. This novel reminded me a lot of the Jack Campbell Lost Fleet series as there was lots of space battles with ship to ship action. In this series, humans are fighting multiple alien species and not other human groups and for the most part are behind them technologically but the author makes up for this in the tenaciousness of the human fighting spirit. The author also does a pretty good job in fleshing out the multiple main characters and well as building a nice universe to tell the tale in.

      I really enjoyed this who series and look forward to reading more in the followup series. 4 stars for a fun read. Recommended for any fan of space navy military sci-fi.
    • 4/5
      Hardcore military science fiction. The book continues to explore themes of the merger of man and machine. This story centers on the politics of war.
      Are defensive wars ever winnable? When is mutiny the correct course of action? Why are the aliens who are attacking earth afraid of man and machine merging? These are the themes explored in part two of this trilogy.
    • 3/5
      This would be four stars if he would just cut down on the repetition. I don't need to be told how space flight works every 40 pages. Especially when it's the 2nd book in the series and the same thing happened in book one.