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HERO (Hardcover)

by JOHN RINGO (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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The human was an expert sniper-and a psychopath. He had never failed in the past when he stalked human prey. But now he is on an enemy planet, and his prey is anything but human. The Darhel are a race with a highly developed empathic sense. Long ago, they learned that they cannot deal death to another intelligent being without being destroyed by the death agonies of their victim. Even though they have been manipulating other species behind the scenes for millennia, including the humans of planet Earth, they cannot bear to kill another being, and depend on other, less sensitive beings, to do their dirty work. But now one of the Darhel must kill or be killed. And the fate, not only of his own race, but all of humanity, is riding on his survival. The course of the next thousand years will be determined by whether or not he can learn to fight back. If he cannot, it will be too late . . . for the entire galaxy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice action, psychology after very slow start, July 18 2004
After a busted mission, the mostly human Deep Reconnaissance Team stumbles across an ancient artifact--working technology from the vanished Aldenata aliens. The Captain plans on returning it to base, getting the bonus and commendations that come from such an important find--but a billion credits worth of alien technology is enough to tempt a saint and the DRT is definitely not made up of saints. When one member frags the others, the three survivors must battle it out for survival and for a chance at the billion credit prize. Unfortunately, none can trust either of the others and the stage is set for a brutal three-way battle to stay alive in a dangerous and enemy-occupied planet.

THE HERO starts painfully slowly, with history lectures, anti-environmental statements, and a military mission that wasn't really going anywhere. But in the second half, once the artifact is discovered and the true conflict begins, the pace picks up, characters have a chance to become fully defined, and the real story takes place.

Authors John Ringo and Michael Z. Williamson know their military and write convincingly of both military tactics and of the friction between front-line soldiers and the officers in the rear. The Bane Sidhe Elf (Darhel alien) adds interest with his combination of extreme physical skills and his inability to kill. The sociopathic human killer with a the superior sniper rifle, an eagerness to kill, and an unstoppable greed seems to have all of the advantages in the three-way struggle.

Although I wish that Ringo and Williamson had condensed the first hundred pages, the second half of the book definitely makes it worth reading. Ferret, the wounded soldier who must track down and kill both the elf and the killer makes a fascinating character and Tirdal the Elf, with his difficulties in causing violence definitely gives the story a twist.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not very original, July 17 2004
By Richard King (Star, Idaho United States) - See all my reviews
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I'm a big fan of military SF books and movies, and this book was a little disappointing. This was because the plot was thin, and I got a sense of "I've read this book before..." feel from the book,but mostly the book was not very interesting. For example, (without giving too much away), one of the characters betrays the rest of the team for reasons there were...well, not original. Out of all the reasons the authors could have used for a book that was set in the future, the character's motivation was not original. I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn't.

On a positive note, I thought the military culture written in the book was well written. When references were made about their troop movements, or their weapons, it kind of reminded me of the "Starship Troopers" movie.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling story, July 1 2004
By Michael Griffiths (Santa Rosa, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is a great thriller: the blend of authors has certainly worked together, not against, the story.

In a universe long after the Posleen war, a group of commandoes takes in a Darhel - a member of the hated race who knowingly betrayed humanity.

The plot moves on to a race between a human and a Darhel - and it's both a toss up who the read would prefer to win and who really will. It's not a clear-cut choice either way - and isn't decided until the very end.

Overall, a very enjoyable read with some moral and ethical aspects tied in to make it interesting.

Strongly reccomended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Bane Sidhe
If you have any familiarity with John Ringo's "Legacy of the Aldeenta" series, then the Bane Sidhe is familiar territory. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by Jason Cordova

5.0 out of 5 stars Mud, muck, bugs and betrayal
The Hero is set in John Ringo's Aldenada universe, but well after the initial series.

In The Hero, we see the universe after the Posleen invasion is stopped. Read more

Published on Jun 25 2004 by Leon Jester

5.0 out of 5 stars Ringo improved.
This is the first book that John Ringo has written or co-written that kept me reading all night, unable to put it aside for sleep. Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004 by chauncytechman

5.0 out of 5 stars Tight, well-written action with plenty of one-liners.
The first collaboration between multiple-NYT bestseller John Ringo and Mike Williamson, the author of the seminal <i>Freehold</i>, I expected Hero to be pretty good... Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004 by gail_wynand

1.0 out of 5 stars Yawn
This is the first book John Ringo has written or co-written that I was able to start reading and put down and go to sleep without finishing. Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Williamson takes Ringo on a unique spin
The Hero is an gritty, edgey tale of a futuristic reconnassence mission run afoul of reality. Based in a far-flung future spun off of Ringo's near-contemporary Legacy of the... Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004 by Darwin A. Garrison

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead right there... and there and there...
In addition to being a good millitary story about a small elite group this book also details some of the background on some of the alien species and how they fit together. Read more
Published on Jun 3 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Only for the series completist
If you enjoyed Ringo's "Legacy of the Aldenata" series, then you may enjoy finding out what happened to the universe 1000 years after the other books. Read more
Published on Jun 1 2004 by Jeremy Fletcher

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