From Goodreads:
Navy Corpsman Elliot Carlyle joined up to save lives and see the universe. Now
he and Bravo Company's Black Wizards of the interstellar Fleet Marine Force are
en route to Bloodworld—a hellish, volatile rock colonized by the fanatical
Salvationists who desired an inhospitable world where they could suffer for
humanity's sins. Their penance could prove fatal—for the Qesh, a strange alien
race detected but still mysterious for six decades, have made violent first
contact.
Suddenly countless lives depend upon Bravo Company—perhaps even the fate of homeworld Earth itself—as the Marines prepare to confront a vast force of powerful, inscrutable enemies. And one dedicated medic, singled out by an extraordinary act of valor, will find himself with an astounding opportunity to alter the universe forever.
Suddenly countless lives depend upon Bravo Company—perhaps even the fate of homeworld Earth itself—as the Marines prepare to confront a vast force of powerful, inscrutable enemies. And one dedicated medic, singled out by an extraordinary act of valor, will find himself with an astounding opportunity to alter the universe forever.
I have read some of Ian Douglas’s previous series and
enjoyed them. They are all
military science fiction with a lot of blood and guts action. When I saw Bloodstar was about a
Medical Corpsman I was intrigued.
Would it be different from the previous books because the protagonist job
is to save lives? Would there be
blood and guts action? The answer
is both yes and no.
There is a lot of world building in the book. The medicine of this future is very
different from the medicine of today.
In combat nanobots are what are used the most to heal wounds. Death is not as permanent as
today. A Corpsman is also
trained in combat and can use a weapon as well as the Marines he is there to
protect.
Look for a lot of information about medical procedures and
how they are used inside the body.
There is a new and interesting alien race. All of the people they are sent to protect do not want their
help. Look for a lot of internal
and external conflict in the story.
All in all this is an interesting concept for a military
science fiction series and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
I received a free eARC of Bloodstar from Edelweiss.
Harper Voyager published Bloodstar by Ian Douglas in
2012.
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