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I am always at a loss when I hear people talking about Star Wars as if it is great literature or something. It's not, and it's not meant to be. If you have ever seen an interview with George Lucas you will have most likely heard that his effort in making these movies was to emulate the sci-fi cliffhanger serials that he used to watch as a boy. To use a specific example, he wanted to originally make a Buck Rogers movie, but the movie rights were already bought. All you have to do is take a quick glance at Lucas's filmography to see that he makes his movies in an nostalgic world, hoping they will make money, which they do most of the time, but ultimately to satisfy himself. He is making… Read more
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This is a disappointing effort by a decent author with very good potential. He has proven himself a good hand at action right from the beginning with Vulcan's Forge, and after a misstep with Charon's Landing, turned in an impressive yarn called The Medusa Stone. There were a number of reasons this book was less than the author's potential would allow. First of all the basis of the story was weak. To start it off was the meeting of all the world religious organizations aboard a cruise ship so the Vatican could right wrongs committed by the church over the centuries. The element of the meteorite that still radiated deadly radioactivity was something I had seen before and handled better… Read more
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I have read all of Jack Dubrul's novels so far, and there is one thing I can say about him. When he is good, he is good and when he is bad, he is really bad. I know that might sound generic, but it's true, and the best I could think to write it. His hits as I mentioned above seem to come with every other outing he takes us along with his character Mercer. It all started with Vulcan's Forge, which was good as action adventure goes, but was a little weak on characterization. Mercer's friends are all cardboard cutouts, that are at best one dimensional. Next came Charon's Landing, which was just bad. It felt like he had writers block when he wrote it and went with whatever first popped… Read more
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