10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointment, Mar 7 2005
By Steve Storm "Stormy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Net Force #2 Spring Board (Paperback)
I am an ultimate Net Force fan. I loved the first seven books; it was my favorite series at the time. Book 8 let me down a little bit but this one was just awful. None of the characters are anywhere nearly as interesting as the initial characters. Thorn is much less interesting than Michaels. Fiorella adds a subplot while Lowe adds nothing. Fernandez is now a guest star. Kent is an extremely subpar substitution for John Howard. The new Gridley is a joke compared to the old hotshot. The antagonists have no depth. Michaels needs to get back in the picture and save the series from sticking itself farther down the tubes.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Spring-bored, Feb 4 2005
By Ira Stoller "sf_reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Net Force #2 Spring Board (Paperback)
Are they kidding? This series has turned into Net Farce. In no particular order we get a Chinese computer geek who breaks into mega secure US government systems as well as some heavy duty commercial systems with consumate ease, a lecture on religion, or lack thereof, our hero, Jay Gridley, getting a new pair of VR glasses which may or may not let him catch the Chinese computer geek, several lectures on parenthood and is it more important than the job, Abe Kent stalking and killing the bad guy from the last book (or was it two books ago) after the bad guy first steals Abe's socks without taking his shoes off, a Chinese general who hatched the whole plot (plot? plot? don't ask!) and bites the big one (really!) while in Net Force custody, and oh what a lovely romp. Gawd, this series is going to the dogs. I think it's picked up a virus and needs to get its hard drive wiped and reformated.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wow, this book is absolutely horrible, Feb 20 2005
By Matt P "Matt" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Net Force #2 Spring Board (Paperback)
Admittedly, I haven't read anything else in the Net Force series, but this book was just disgraceful. I bought it on an impulse by at the gas station, and started reading it. What a horrible mistake.
There is no semblance of a plot or cohesion, and forget about character development. Mostly, all of the characters sit around 'grinning' at each other. This is one of the maybe 1 book in 200 that made me want to put it down and throw it away. That is not good.