The idea behind the ship seemed simple enough, a large starship capable of carrying large numbers of runabouts and fighters to the battle area and then provide support. The second book in the series, center of gravity, hit number 22 on the new york times bestseller list on its first week out. Star carrier is a four book military science fiction series by william h. Andrew keith began writing for game designers workshop gdw for their traveller universe 56 he has been prolific science fiction author ever since. On 21 january 1955, a draft resolution was proposed to the u. Dark matter ian douglas paperback harpercollins publishers. A new enemy, the grdoch, who consider all species that they meet as prey and food animals. Andrew keith had seen ads in journal of the travellers aid society that stated that game designers workshop gdw was seeking authors. Dark matter star carrier, book 5 star carrier series by ian douglas. Star by the united states, the latter for gallantry in action against the enemy in. For those brave enough to backdate the tamiya uss enterprise kit to her as built configuration, hears an air wing set for you. We are briefly introduced to the rosette aliens, who appear to ignore us, and then move on to another unknown species who we give a bloody nose. The carrier class was the first class of starship designed purely for this type of mission.
Ian douglass star carrier books in order fantastic fiction. This is wildly wonderful for a military sciencefiction story. N612ax 10 tanker air carrier mcdonnell douglas dc1030er. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This is the 5th book in the star carrier series by ian douglas. He is the writer of several science fiction military series such as the legacy trilogy, heritage trilogy, and the star carrier book series. Dark mind star carrier, book 7 by ian douglas book cover, description, publication history. Loren wiseman brought them on to begin freelancing for gdw in 1978 or 1979, and together the three. In the vein of the hit television show battlestar galactica comes earth strikethe first book in the actionpacked star carrier science fiction series by ian douglas, author of the popular inheritance, heritage, and legacy trilogies and one of the most adept writers of military sf working today.
This book is set in a different universe than the books in his other series but is still a very good work in the space operamilitary science fiction category. Eisenhower to appoint douglas macarthur, then a five star general of the army, to the elevated six star rank of general of the armies of the united states in recognition of the great services to his country, with such appointment to take effect as of the seventy. Feb 06, 2010 this is the 1st book in the star carrier series by ian douglas. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A few decades after humans encountered the vast, multispecies galactic civilization known as the coadunation, lord commander grayson st. Ian douglas is the name under which my bestselling military science fiction novels have appeared. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries. Keith was a navy corpsman in vietnam, then worked for several game companies like fasa and games designers workshop. Whether you use this document as a reference when things get difficult or as a road map to get you from beginning to end, were pretty sure youll find what youre looking for here. Star carrier series in order ian douglas fictiondb. The fifth book in the epic saga of humankinds war of transcendence an enemy might just have to become an ally.
Russian radicals refuse to end the cold war without a banga nuclear one. Benjamin rush frederick douglass benjamin franklin william lloyd garrison get the answers you need, now. Clair commands an enormous vessel comprising a warship and two enormous habitats with a population of over a million. Humankinds vast intergalactic power struggle and future war to bring down an insidious evil alien empire reaches an explosive, pageturning climax in ian douglass singularity, the third book in his new york times bestselling star carrier series. The sixth book in this actionpacked, new york times bestselling science fiction series star carrier. The star carrier series is very similar in some areas. All pages with titles containing ian douglas this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Navy rear admiral gives pep talk to future military attaches. Dark matter star carrier, book 5 by ian douglas overdrive. The following is a list of notable foreign recipients of the legion dhonneur by their country of. The conclusion of the first trilogy, singularity, came out in february 2012, and book 4, deep space, in april 20. Star descendant walkthrough travel beyond our galaxy to bring your lost son back home. Earth strike is the first in the star carrier series, which is now up to book five in releases while the author is busy working on book six.
Dark matter star carrier, book 5 by douglas, ian ebook. The complete series list for carrier keith douglass. Once rebels fighting allout civil war with the earth confederation, over the demands of the interstellar shdaar collective, the united states of north america is now the dominant force in negotiations with the sh. The clock is ticking in the struggle for galactic independence. See the complete carrier series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Keith served in the united states navy as a hospital corpsman during the vietnam war era. This is the 1st book in the star carrier series by ian douglas. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This book is not as good as the first four in the star carrier series and had the feel of a book that was dashed off to meet a dead line. Douglas also introduces a new alien race per book, so it feels like sinbad the sailor fighting a new monster every episode. The fourth book in the popular star carrier science fiction series, deep space by ian douglas is an actionpacked tale of humankinds struggle to.
Ian douglas, one of the many pseudonyms for writer william h. Vf102 diamondbacks f4b vf33 tarsiers f8e vah7 peacemakes of the fleet a5a va64 black lancers a4c va76 fighting spirts a4c va66 waldomen a4c va65 tigers ad6 vfp63 fighting photos vaw12 bats e1b vaw33 night hawks ad5q hu2. Ian douglas is one of the many pseudonyms for writer william h. National records of scotland formerly national archives of. But admiral trevor sandy gray of the usna star carrier america has his own. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark matter. Jul 09, 2016 which carrier is the best out of the cstore carriers. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Douglas grew up as izzy demsky and legally changed his name to kirk douglas before entering the navy during world war ii. The last surviving prewar carrier saratoga was destroyed by an atomic bomb test in 1946, the only carrier to fight at pearl harbor, the only surviving carrier from midway and the guadalcanal campaign, the ship which at one point was the only u. Keith, 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, th. Apr 30, 20 the fourth book in the popular star carrier science fiction series, deep space by ian douglas is an actionpacked tale of humankinds struggle to bring down an evil empire that spans the universe. Ive also done a military short story the johnson maneuver under this pseudonym. Sep 01, 2014 ian douglas has been pumping out military science fiction under this pseudonym and others as well as his own for years. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Keiths writing career started in 1978, when he and his brother j. The carrier class of starship was the brainchild of a starfleet admiral. Also, tactics do evolve from book to book which is another similarity. In this series however the protagonists are on the losing side of the conflict since the beginning and slowly ramp up as they come up with new tactics.
The first book in the epic saga of humankinds more. Gordon douglas taylor, chevalier of the legion dhonneur, awarded. They attack an earth colony and intermediately start feeding off the population. Ian douglas is the author of the popular military sf series the heritage trilogy, the legacy trilogy, and the inheritance trilogy. N612ax 10 tanker air carrier mcdonnell douglas dc1030er photographed at san bernardino international sbd ksbd by m. Douglas enlisted in the united states navy in 1941, shortly after the united states entered world war ii, where he served as a gunnery and communications officer in antisubmarine warfare on board pc19. North star, of leith northern infirmary, inverness inverness, invernessshire.
Stephen, sir ninian martin, kg pc ak gcmg gcvo kbe k st j cmdr. The carrier book series by multiple authors includes books carrier, viper strike, armageddon mode, and several more. The fourth book in the popular star carrier science fiction series, deep space by ian douglas is an actionpacked tale of humankinds struggle to bring down an evil empire that spans the universe. Jun 15, 2017 dark mind by ian douglas, 9780008121099, available at book depository with free. Download the star carrier audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on. Rear admiral douglas venlet, the navys senior foreign area officer, says that faos dont kick in the door, we open it from the inside, while speaking to more than 140. I would say the best carrier in my experience is the obelisk carrier it was an event carrier and is a cstore carrier which means you can still get it, however it has drone fighters which have some of the highe. Keith, is the new york times bestselling author of the popular military sf series the heritage. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Ian douglas is the pen name of the new york times bestselling author, william h.
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