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Something inhuman and lethal is loose in detective Henry Carmaggio's city. It's a monster, all right -- a member of a master race from a parallel Earth, and unless Henry can track it down, it's going to bring its friends.

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It is four centuries after the ending of Stirling's previous novel of the Draka Domination, The Stone Dogs (1990). An accident with an experimental stardrive flings a genetically tailored Draka warrior, Gwendolyn Ingolfsson, across universes and time into contemporary New York City. Kenneth Lafarge, a secret agent for those who fled the Draka, comes to Earth in pursuit of her. Caught in the cross fire are New York cop Henry Carmaggio and his lover, investment counselor Jennifer Feinbaum. The Draka's plan is, very simply, to open an interdimensional gate and bring in a Draka army to conquer Earth. Defeating this cheerfully bloodthirsty scheme involves nonstop action and Stirling's usual wealth of technical detail, wry wit, and superlatively drawn female characters, not the least of them the appalling Ms. Ingolfsson. Roland Green

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5.0�toiles sur 5 This may surprise you, Mai 26 2004

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I purchased this book based on the interesting 1st page and book back. I had not read anything by this writter let alone the 1st 3 Draka books. This book gave me all the back ground I needed to know and though i bought it for a plane trip read from Korea i read it before the day for my trip came. I through it arcoss the room on next to the last page out of anger on who won but eventualy i picked it back up finished the read and was pleased. Later i discovered the original 3 books and read them I LOVE these books. Dark or not this sicko likes the Draka. I pass these books on to everyone i think will read them and all of them have enjoyed it. Took 3 months to get one of them back, guy read it 3 times. Service to the State...

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Good guys win? Come on!, Nov. 12 2002

Par	Mark M. Fox (Brooklyn, NY United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires

Did Mr. Stirling's publisher told him that happy endings sell better than dark, brooding ones? Then the guy (or lady) should be fired. As far as complaints go, this was the only one I had when it came to Drakon. Gwendolyn is just too awesome to lose, too beyond the unaltered humanity's ability to handle.

Even though the plot is fairly predictable - the book reads like a combination of Predator II, Terminator, and Omen - the author implements enough elements from the original trilogy to keep the old fans interested and newbies intrigued. However, I still would have been disappointed with the ending if Stirling did not leave enough room in the end for the possibility of a sequel, and I have a feeling that it is going to be better than the original.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Wolf in the fold, Sep 24 2002

Par	Dr Merkw�rdigliebe (Uncanny Valley) - Voir tous mes commentaires

Part four in Stirling's nightmarish alternative history epic of the Domination of the Draka, "Drakon" reads more like a thriller (and bears a suspicious resemblance to a certain James Cameron movie. You know the one I mean) than a military sf novel, but this was a nice surprise. The least brutal out of the four novels, it still contains plenty of violence, but it lacks the all-pervasive oppressive atmosphere of the previous books, mainly because the action is set not on the Domination's timeline, but in 'our' (well, almost) New York of the late '90s. More engaging than both "Marching Through Georgia" and "Under the Yoke", not quite as splendid as the monumental "The Stone Dogs", "Drakon" is a fast and highly entertaining read. Oh, and I agree with the reviewer who said that Nicole Kidman would be the perfect choice to play Gwen Ingolfsson if ever this was turned into a major motion picture (and it should!).

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Something Wicked This Way Comes
Stirling left me depressed but captivated with his first three Draka novels. Rarely has anyone in the alternative history field created so thoroughly consistent and awful a... Read more

Publi� le Avril 30 2002

5.0�toiles sur 5 A home run by Stirling!!!
To really enjoy and understand this blockbuster of an alternate history/military sci-fi novel, one MUST have read, or be familiar with Stirling's three previous "Draka"... Read more

Publi� le D�c 28 2001 par don thompson

2.0�toiles sur 5 Lost touch with the former novels
After loving the former Domination novels, I found this one disappointing, an obvious answer to the question "Just how would a Draka do in today's society? Read more

Publi� le D�c 13 2000

3.0�toiles sur 5 A Little Too Powerful
A bit of turn from his earlier Draka series, this is a great book so long as you don't really ponder the plot too deeply. Read more

Publi� le Jui 16 2000 par Randall Barnhart