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Summary: I loved this book!!!
Review: What a wonderful and exciting book! I finished it in one day I enjoyed it so much. It takes off right when the show ended, and wow what a ending!!! I recommend this book to anyone who misses the show. It is very true to the show and its like the show has come back. All of the characters we loved and hated are all in this book. It is so worth reading! I loved it!
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Summary: Glorified fan fiction
Review: While I loved Max Allen Collin's characterisation of Alec and Joshua, I was disappointed in his overall writing style. It's clear he can't write fighting scenes (a couple of punches and the fight is over, there's not enough detail for the reader to 'see'), and certain plotlines were too difficult to swallow. He spent too much time describing the events of Freak Nation which I had an urge to skip (why waste so much of his word count recapping in detail what we've already seen, when he could be expanding more upon the post-Freak Nation story?).
At times it's obvious he's writing for a generation too young for him to really understand, and of characters he really can't get the feel for (asides from Alec and Joshua who I think he nailed perfectly). When Max ponders over her love for Logan his description is stiff and old fashioned feeling - cheesy Mills & Boon even!
Basically, this story left me feeling that nothing had really been accomplished. As someone else has already said, they should've commissioned a younger writer to tackle this novel! In all honestly, I've read much better Dark Angel fan fiction.
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Summary: Dark Angel Lives On
Review: While the televison series Dark Angel may be gone, the story lives on in a series of novels by Max Allan Collins. The story of Dark Angel: Skin Game overlaps some of the series finale before diving into a story of its own. The book alternates between its original plot-a murder mystery of sorts involving a transgenic tied to the early second season's plot-and the continuation of the cliffhanger series finale's plot. And if that sounds like too much plot, you should be warned that this book is full of it. You will find countless paragraphs dedicated to informing unknowing readers of how certain elements of the story came to be in the televison series. Dedicated fans of the show will have no trouble understanding these aspects as they are probably already quite familiar with concepts such as the virus keeping Logan and Max apart and the ominous breeding cult that Agent White is somehow associated with. While the book does often spend time recapping these plot threads, it does not spend so much time as to become redundant to an already informed reader. The plot of the show is further developed, but the author has taken minimal liberties with it. One issue left hanging in the series is resolved in Skin Game, but not without the possibility of a comeback. Coming from a purist fan of Dark Angel, Skin Game is worthy to carry on the story of the television series. The show's plot is never tinkered with, and the new story feels just like an episode from the series. The one and only drawback to the book is the ridiculous amount of profanity. There is so much cursing that the dialog at times seems uncharacteristic, even for the swanky characters of Dark Angel. However, the well-developed story of the book and the massive pedestal of underlying plot upon which it stands are enough to overshadow the vulgar shortcomings of the writing, making Dark Angel: Skin Game a well-deserved success.
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