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| View Larger Image | Europa Strike: Book Three of the Heritage Trilogy (Douglas, Ian. Heritage Trilogy, Bk. 3.) by Ian Douglas
| | List Price: | $7.99 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |  | |  | | Sales Rank: | 85837 | | Studio: | Eos |  | | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 432 | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2000 | | Publisher: | Eos |
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2040: Ruins of ancient civilization uncovered on Mars reveal startling truths about the creation of humankind. 2042: In the gray dust of the Earth's Moon, an extinct enslaving race left behind more answers, more questions...and a grim warning. 2067: As Earth's warring factions clash in space for scraps of alien technology, a strange artifact lies trapped beneath the ice-locked oceans of Europa: a machine that holds the key to the final human destiny. It is called "The Singer" for the eerie tone it emits.An artificial intelligence built eons ago, it may ultimately solve the mystery of the vanished alien races responsible for the birth and development of humanity. But after decades of war, the hostile nations of Earth care more for power than for knowledge. And now all that stands between the coveted Al and an all-out Chinese assault is a vastly outnumbered contingent of U.S. marines, dug in beneath the baleful red eye of Jupiter. As terrifying events light years distant begin to converge---with confrontation imminent and annihilation inevitable---a secret history of creation and doom must at long last be contended with...if humankind is to finally claim its glorious heritage among the stars.2040: Ruins of ancient civilization uncovered on Mars reveal startling truths about the creation of humankind. 2042: In the gray dust of the Earth's Moon, an extinct enslaving race left behind more answers, more questions...and a grim warning. 2067: As Earth's warring factions clash in space for scraps of alien technology, a strange artifact lies trapped beneath the ice-locked oceans of Europa: a machine that holds the key to the final human destiny. It is called "The Singer" for the eerie tone it emits. An artificial intelligence built eons ago, it may ultimately solve the mystery of the vanished alien races responsible for the birth and development of humanity. But after decades of war, the hostile nations of Earth care more for power than for knowledge. And now all that stands between the coveted Al and an all-out Chinese assault is a vastly outnumbered contingent of U.S. marines, dug in beneath the baleful red eye of Jupiter. As terrifying events light years distant begin to converge---with confrontation imminent and annihilation inevitable---a secret history of creation and doom must at long last be contended with...if humankind is to finally claim its glorious heritage among the stars.2040: Ruins of ancient civilization uncovered on Mars reveal startling truths about the creation of humankind. 2042: In the gray dust of the Earth's Moon, an extinct enslaving race left behind more answers, more questions...and a grim warning. 2067: As Earth's warring factions clash in space for scraps of alien technology, a strange artifact lies trapped beneath the ice-locked oceans of Europa: a machine that holds the key to the final human destiny. It is called "The Singer" for the eerie tone it emits. An artificial intelligence built eons ago, it may ultimately solve the mystery of the vanished alien races responsible for the birth and development of humanity. But after decades of war, the hostile nations of Earth care more for power than for knowledge. And now all that stands between the coveted Al and an all-out Chinese assault is a vastly outnumbered contingent of U.S. marines, dug in beneath the baleful red eye of Jupiter. As terrifying events light years distant begin to converge---with confrontation imminent and annihilation inevitable---a secret history of creation and doom must at long last be contended with...if humankind is to finally claim its glorious heritage among the stars. |
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| 21st century "Space Marine" battle story, with little character development  EUROPA STRIKE (2000) is the 3rd book in THE HERITAGE TRILOGY, and continues the story of "Space Marines" in space-based battles occurring in a future space-based war (2067) between the US and China - with much of the battle sequences taking place on the Jupiter moon Europa, which has 1/8th Earth's gravity, and is described to have a liquid ocean beneath ice - which plays significantly into the logistics of the Europa-based battle sequences.
The space-based battles are believable and entertaining; however, character development is seriously lacking, and where any is attempted, it is done half-heartedly - I was never able to identify with any of the characters as "heros". Additionally, the book obviously couldn't predict the events of 9/11/2001 - and there a few anachronistic passages relating to this situation. July 16, 2008 | | Europe and Marines  Just when you thought the plot had ended in part two, Ian Douglas pulls us right back with a big twist, the UN may be disbanded and reformed into the Confederation but China is not keeping still especially with the discovery on that icey moon of Jupiter called Europa. An excellent end to this trilogy which I enjoyed reading. June 01, 2007 | | Great Finish to a great series!  This has got to be one of the best sci-fi stories ever written. I was amazed. Normally, I like casual sci-fi, if even that. I picked up this series as a fluke. Just kinda curious about it, I figured, hey, This one has gotten pretty good reviews. So I picked up all three, and started reading. By the time I was only a hundred pages into the first book, I couldn't stop. By the time I was really aware, I had read all three books, and looking for the first of the Legacy series. Let me say, anyone who likes military fiction, like Clancy or Brown, or any type of Sci-Fi, PICK UP THIS SERIES!!!!!!! December 18, 2005 | | Absurd plots and technologies, inadequate character development, and too little action  The third book of this series fails to live up to its predecessors. This book focuses more on sci-fi and (often improbable) technology than on the marines and their battles.
There is no logic to the Chinese attacks to gain control of Europa: the unknown potential technology gains are unlikely to outweigh the devastation of a war with the U. S. Absurdly, Congress is afraid to confront China over its acts of war, though America and its allies are far more powerful.
The human technologies are unrealistic: an incredibly long space rail gun accelerates stealthy and smart bowling balls at one million gravities. The balls strike targets millions of miles away with perfect accuracy. Later, the space marines assemble their own rail gun from a downed microwave tower. Manta-shaped submersibles with flexible "wings" can withstand pressures greater than 1000 atmospheres. Brain implanted virtual reality jacks resonate to sounds transmitted from an alien AI deep in Europa's oceans and cause fear, paranoia, headaches, and alien dreams.
I could have forgiven all of the above if there was decent character development and well-paced action sequences. Neither are present in this book. October 29, 2005 | | "Is there anything we can provide?" "Send us more Chinese!"  "Europa Strike" is an excellent finale for the Heritage Trilogy and lead-in for Douglas's Legacy Trilogy. Some of the alien mythos developed in the first two books come together, but yet again, more questions are brought up than answered.
Once again, the combat is fantastic. The story provides interesting parallels to both the Battle of Wake Island and the Korean War (Chosin Reservoir in particular).
Despite taking place 25 years after "Luna Marine," Douglas once again manages to use characters from the previous two books while introducing new ones. Unfortunately, this is the last time you'll see any of them, as the next book takes place another 71 years into the future.
If you enjoyed the previous two books, this one probably won't disappoint unless you're looking for all your questions to be tied up perfectly. August 16, 2005 | |
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