▁the ▁Heritage ▁Tr il ogy ▁and ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁In herit ance ▁Tr il ogy . ▁ ▁Where ▁Douglas ' s ▁previous ▁Heritage ▁Tr il ogy ▁foc uss ed ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁explo its ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Mar ines ▁engaged ▁in ▁combat ▁against , ▁at ▁various ▁points , ▁the ▁UN ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese , ▁throughout ▁various ▁locations ▁within ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁System , ▁the ▁Leg acy ▁tr il ogy ▁brings ▁the ▁' H un ters ▁of ▁the ▁Da wn ' ▁sub - plot ▁to ▁the ▁fore , ▁and ▁concentr ates ▁on ▁inter stell ar ▁combat ▁against ▁various ▁al ien ▁races . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Tr il ogy , ▁the ▁three ▁nov els ▁span ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁time , ▁( reflect ing ▁partly ▁the ▁temporal ▁dis location ▁experienced ▁by ▁mar ines ▁trav elling ▁on ▁ships ▁at ▁relativ istic ▁spe eds ). ▁As ▁before , ▁the ▁principal ▁characters ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁G arrow ay , ▁Ram sey , ▁Lee , ▁Alexander ▁and ▁War h urst ▁families , ▁who ▁l end ▁continu ity ▁to ▁the ▁story ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁dynast ies . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁nov els ▁Star ▁Corps ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁Batt les pace ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁Star ▁Mar ines ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Nov els ▁about ▁ancient ▁astr onaut s ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁science ▁fiction ▁nov els ▁Category : S cience ▁fiction ▁book ▁series ▁Category : Space ▁mar ines ▁Category :