4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good background material on a recurring character, Dec 19 2000
By Jeff Cross "His Illustriousness" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pirate's Gold (Paperback)
Nathan Zachary pops up a lot in CS fiction, such as "Wings of Fortune #1: Rogue Flyer" and some of the online short stories at the game's Website, and this brought me up to speed on him. The dogfight scenes were exciting, although some of the World War One dogfight manuevers like the Vrille and Renversement were lost on someone who's used to the more-modern Immellmann, Split-S, High Yo-Yo and Scissors. It requires familiarity with the game to make complete sense, but it's easy to read and quite enjoyable.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book based on the popular character, May 6 2007
By M. Neinfeldt "Loki" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pirate's Gold (Paperback)
This book is the prequel to the computer game and gives a really good back story. It follows how Nathan Zachary got his start and set himself up as a pirate of the air. There were a few mix-ups compared to the game, but the book explains better and makes more sense, if you liked the character, read it. Otherwise the world of this book is amazing on its own.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great, A must for anyone who loves an exiting read, Jan 9 2001
By Apophis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pirate's Gold (Paperback)
I must say that this is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I own the Crimson Skies computer game and love it also. This story kept me hooked to the book, I couldnt put it down. The only reosen I gave it 4 stars insead of 5 is because in some areas it gets kinda cheesy and there are some noticeable errors throughout the book, other than that it is a simply riveting story and I was sad to finish the last page.