Star Corps (Legacy Trilogy Series #1) Book

I read this on the back of a whole spate of Military SF novels, and the fact that I did not find it stale or same old is testament to just how entertaining it is. Even though Star Corps is the first in the Legacy trilogy, it is not the first in Douglas' series dealing with Space Marines. No, these are not Space Marines like you would find in the Warhammer universe. This is an extrapolation of the current Marine Corps, and what it might entitle in the not so very distant future, should mankind explore the stars and find them less than friendly. Some of the basic assumptions of the story are very interesting, even if not entirely new. Aliens that have ruled Earth in ancient times have ferried away a lot of humans for slave labour on distant planets, and even though Earth was liberated, one planet still exists where humans are being used for less-than-honourable purposes. Of course, this cannot be tolerated, so it's war! I especially enjoyed Douglas' depictions of the Alien psychology and how they differ from Humans. Is what they are doing really so wrong if it is unacceptable only from a Human point of view (in other words: who died and made Humans the benchmark for morality)? In fact, this is a theme that forms an integral part of the story. There's a good bit of mayhem in here as well, with a really cool Epilogue promising even more entertainment in book 2: Battlespace: Book Two of The Legacy Trilogy.