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Centuries in the future, the Galactic Authority reigns over millions of advanced civilizations throughout the cosmos. From deep within the Galactic Core, the Authority’s principal Mind has won the allegiance of myriad nations, offering security, connection, and access to a network of interstellar Gates in exchange for compliance.

Having battled aliens to prove humanity’s worth as a star-faring species, Admiral Trevor Gray has a new mission: follow the directives of the super-AI Konstantin and lead the star carrier America on a mission through time and space to determine if humanity can truly transcend into Singularity...and avoid the pitfalls that have plagued so many of the aliens Earth has encountered since it gained faster-than-light travel. But there are those out there who don’t want an answer, who wish to maintain their own power with the status quo.

W piatej czesci opowiesci o zmaganiach ludzkosci z potezna prastara cywilizacja pewne sprawy zostaja wyjasnione, ale nowe wydarzenia przynosza równiez wiele pytan. Ludzie wciaz musza walczyc - zmagac sie ze smiertelnym zagrozeniem w bezlitosnej pustce kosmosu, na obcych globach, nie rozumiejac do konca sposobu rozumowania wroga, nie majac pojecia o jego rzeczywistych zamiarach.

Trevor Gray has been stripped of his command of the starship America and is unsure what to do with his life. Having dedicated so much of himself to the service, he knew following the super-AI Konstantin’s advice could have severe consequences. He just never thought he would be out of the fight. Because that’s what Earth is in: a fight against a sinister alien force so technologically advanced that there seems little hope. That’s why he disobeyed his orders in the first place - to figure out a way to stop them. But now he’s beached.

Rok 2425. Wojna między Stanami Zjednoczonymi a Unią Europejską zakończyła się. Jednak zanim na Ziemi rozpocznie się era pokoju, ludzkość musi połączyć swe siły i stworzyć wspólną flotę kosmiczną do walki z nieznanym zagrożeniem przy Gwieździe Kapteyna. Bez ostrzeżenia obca potęga zniszczyła tam ludzką placówkę naukową. Zagrożenie musi zostać zneutralizowane, zanim obcy zainteresują się Ziemią. Admirał Trevor "Piachu" Gray, dowódca lotniskowca „Ameryka”, ma własną misję. Konstantin, sztuczna inteligencja o niezwykłych możliwościach, przekonał go, że jedyną szansą na przetrwanie ludzkości jest technologia, którą można znaleźć w pewnym odległym układzie.

Dwadziescia lat po wizycie Grupy Bojowej "Ameryka" w Chmurze N'gai ludzkosc znowu zetknie sie z nieznanym. Na ziemi konca dobiega wojna domowa miedzy Stanami Zjednoczonymi Ameryki Pólnocnej a Konfederacja Terranska. Przy udziale mysliwców z "Ameryki" zniszczone zostaja ostatnie ogniska oporu, a przywódcy pojmani.

Czwarta czesc cyklu Star Carrier. Fabula "Otchlani" osadzona jest ponad dwadziescia lat po wydarzeniach z finalu tomu trzeciego. Nie zmienili sie glówni bohaterowie, przybylo kilku nowych. Trevor Gray jest kapitanem i sluzy na "Americe", ale pod rozkazami innego dowódcy. Admirala Koeniga spotykamy w powiesci tuz po wygranych przez niego wyborach prezydenckich w USA. Obca rasa atakuje ludzka placówke.

Drugi tom militarnej septologii science fiction. W dalszym ciagu sledzimy zmagania Ziemian z obca cywilizacja. Po zwyciestwie nad okretami Turushów Homo Sapiens szykuja sie do ofensywy.

On the far side of known human space, the Marines are under siege, battling the relentless servant races of the Sh'daar aggressor. With a task force stripped to the bone and the Terran Confederation of States racked by dissent, rogue Admiral Alexander Koenig must make the momentous decision that will seal his fate and the fate of humankind.

Chaos has erupted throughout the known galaxy, threatening countless colonies and orbital habitats - as the Associative struggles vainly to keep the peace. Extreme measures are called for in these times of dire crisis, and the Star Marines are awakened from their voluntary 850-year cybe-hibe sleep. But General Trevor Garroway and his warriors are about to discover that the old rules of engagement have drastically changed.

There is a milestone in the evolution of every sentient race, a Tech Singularity Event, when the species achieves transcendence through its technological advances. Now the creatures known as humans are near this momentous turning point. But an armed threat is approaching from deepest space, determined to prevent humankind from crossing over that boundary - by total annihilation if necessary.

Center of Gravity is the second book in the explosive Star Carrier series by Ian Douglas - and a breathtaking new high in military SF, the strongest of the science fiction subgenres. Battlestar Galactica fans will adore this saga of ultimate war in deep space, as humankind risks its very future, battling a vast alien evil empire in order to achieve transcendence and become a major power in the universe.

The sixth book in this action-packed, New York Times bestselling science fiction series - Star Carrier. The clock is ticking in the struggle for galactic independence. Once rebels fighting all-out civil war with The Earth Confederation, over the demands of the Interstellar Sh'daar Collective, the United States of North America is now the dominant force in negotiations with the Sh'daar. But as the Marines root out the last violent dissenters, an alien ship of unknown origin suddenly flees Earth's orbit.

it's 2425. The civil war between the United States of North America and the Pan-European Confederation is over. But before a new era of peace on Earth can begin, humankind must martial its interstellar forces as one fleet to engage in a war against an alien entity in Omega Centauri. Without provocation, it destroyed a Confederation science facility inhabited by 12,000 people, and it must be neutralised before it sets its sights on Earth.

Czy to koniec? Czy nowy początek…? Admirał Trevor Gray stoczył wiele bitew z obcymi, wielokrotnie pokazując im, że nie warto zadzierać z ludzkością. Teraz jego samego i dowodzony przez niego lotniskowiec gwiezdny „Ameryka” czeka nowe zadanie: z pomocą Konstantina, zaawansowanej sztucznej inteligencji, przemierzyć czas i przestrzeń, by dowiedzieć się, czy ludzkość rzeczywiście może osiągnąć osobliwość i jednocześnie uniknąć zagrożeń, z którymi zmagały się inne napotkane przez Ziemian międzygwiezdne cywilizacje.

Abyss Deep is a foreboding ocean planet torn by extremes: boiling storm world on one side, unbroken glacier on the other. Humans established a research colony there to study the planet's giant sea serpents - but the colony has gone ominously silent. When Carlyle's team arrives, they discover a vessel belonging to a warlike alien species hovering above the atmosphere. But below the ice lurks a mystery so chilling it will make even Elliot Carlyle's blood run cold.

Trevor Gray has been stripped of his command of the starship America and is unsure what to do with his life. Having dedicated so much of himself to the service, he knew following the super-AI Konstantin’s advice could have severe consequences. He just never thought he would be out of the fight. Because that’s what Earth is in: a fight against a sinister alien force that is so technologically advanced, there seems little hope. That’s why he had disobeyed his orders in the first place: to figure out a way to stop them. But now he’s beached - just what Konstantin wanted.

The year is 2162. Thirty-eight years after first contact, Lord Commander Grayson St. Clair leads the Tellus Ad Astra on an unprecedented expedition to the Galactic Core, carrying more than a million scientists, diplomats, soldiers, and AIs. Despite his reservations about their alien hosts, St. Clair is deeply committed to his people - especially after they're sucked into a black hole and spat out four billion years in the future. Civilizations have risen and fallen. The Andromeda Galaxy is drifting into the Milky Way. And Earth is most certainly a distant memory.

Once rebels find themselves facing off against the Earth Confederation, the United States of North America is now the dominant force in negotiations with the interstellar Sh'daar Collective. But just as the marines root out the last violent dissenters, an alien ship of unknown origin suddenly flees Earth's orbit. Is it mere coincidence...or a terrifying omen?

Humanity had appeared to fend off the Sh'daar assault once and for all, though they never learned why the alien empire was driven to halt Earth's advancement toward technological Singularity. But in this war of worlds, victory is always elusive. And now a new battle begins. After 20 years of peace, not one but two fragile truces are unraveling. Alexander Koenig, the former Navy commander whose heroics forced the Sh'daar into submission, has won a second term as President of the United States of North America. But pursuing his mandate - sovereignty from the centuries-old Earth Confederation - becomes a risky proposition....