Bloodstar
Star Corpsman: Book One
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3.5 • 6 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
With his Heritage, Legacy, and Inheritance trilogies, New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas established himself as one of the true masters of military sf—sharing center stage with such authors as Rick Shelley, John Ringo, David Sherman, and Dan Cragg in a wildly popular sub-genre of science fiction that includes such enduring classics as The Forever War by Joe Haldeman and Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. Now, with Bloodstar, Douglas kicks off his new series, Star Corpsman, with a bang, focusing on the elite units of recon Marines and S/R Corpsmen who infiltrate alien worlds ahead of major planetary invasions to gather intelligence on both the local environment and on the psychology and biology of the enemy. In Bloodstar Ian Douglas carries readers once more across the vast galaxy, light-years from Earth, and into the fire and terror of future war.
Customer Reviews
Great read for Medical Students
I make the statement in the title with tongue in cheek. I don’t know how accurate the anatomical and biochemical nitty gritty was, I just know there was a lot of it… too much actually.
The joy of Sci-Fi is that different interpretations of the future, technology and social evolution are explored. The use of a military corpsman to stroll through the potential of scientific advancement in saving lives in the battlefield.
Overall found the work entertaining. Did find the deep dives into anatomy and biochemistry a bit overdone and quite frankly skipped of them in the latter part of the story.
Bloodstar
Good view from a different standpoint