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Summary: It goes by fast
Review: After waiting so long for this to be released, I consumed this book in a few hours. This is truly one of the premier SCI-FI series aver made. I give the whole series a 4 star rating, but this book was a little disappointing from it's short length and limited introduction of new concepts. The ending is interesting, but we'll see where that goes ;) Well worth the seven or so dollars, good entertainment doesn't come any cheaper!
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Summary: ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED: EMIS
Review: Almost perfect concluding novel to the series. Actually, this is the clearest segment. I never could keep all the aliens straight( oh my! did I give away the secret that there are aliens among us?) since the only annoying thing about these books is how all the allien groups sound the some(start with the letter A).
This is the first instalment that I could keep everyone straight. It is very hard to end these types of stories and almost no one does. But Doherty does. He is also very good about keeping his own real name a secret. He won't tell you who he is but he writes that you can reach him at robertmayer.com
Alot of excitement and no sex as usual. This book stands alone and you do not really have to read the other books to enjoy it.
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Summary: Great series!!
Review: At last we know the truth! And we know that Bob Meyer is one of the greatest contemporary writers of entertaining fiction. He is a master of breathtaking suspense, of suddenly turning plots, and - above all - well researched stories and backgrounds. In a way I am sad that the series is over. But: it actually does not seem it is. The sliver at the end of this book, a preview of his next novel, makes your mouth water. It is not over, it has just begun. Keep on writing, Bob!
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Summary: It all comes down to this
Review: Bob Mayer (writing under the pen name of Robert Doherty) has taken many a reader on a wild, amazingly adrenaline-pumping ride over the course of his Area 51 novels, and everything is finally brought together and explained in this seventh and final book of the series. I have no idea why I waited so long to read this book, having been enthralled by the earlier books as I read them one after the other a while back, and it did take a little time to regain my bearings. The author always manages to provide a lot of pertinent background information early on in each novel, and thank goodness for that. To say these books are action-packed and full of twists and turns barely begins to convey the sense of non-stop events, discoveries, missions, deaths, and surprises that pack these books almost as densely as a neutron star. By this point, there are a fairly significant number of players in the game of earth's future: the Airlia alien race who has been on earth for millennia, the Airlia traitors who broke off and formed their own faction (and it remains murky at all times as to which side is which), the leaders of the Airlia factions and their "shadows," Watchers and Ones Who Wait who have spent untold centuries doing just what their names imply, a mysterious and absolutely world-threatening race called the Swarm, and now yet another alien race steps to the plate. The course of the saga stretches from one end of human history to the other. The Third World War has ended, leaving massive casualties across the entire globe, but the alien threat, while diminished, remains. Mike Turcotte, the special forces soldier turned budding intergalactic hero, must first find a way off the top of Mount Everest, where he has secured the legendary sword Excalibur, and fight yet another day against not only the aliens still present on earth but their dangerous minions rebuilding a huge array on the surface of Mars. Among other things, he must also rescue and overcome his confusion with his increasingly mysterious former boss and lover Lisa Duncan, save entire populations from the little plots of savage revenge unleashed by retreating Airlia forces, and come to terms with a deep mystery about himself, one which threatens to prove his very own memories a dark lie. The nonstop action in these pages is relentless and absorbing, but this final book just seems a bit rushed to me at certain points. With all Turcotte and his colleagues have been through over the course of a couple of thousand pages of story already, a few major tasks just seem a little too easy this time around. The proclaimed Truth is not all that shocking, either, although it did add a dimension I had not put much thought into. Still, this is definitely a book all Area 51 fans must read; if you've gone this far in the series, you are not going to stop now, and Doherty's always frenetic, action-packed storyline will have you wishing that the series would in fact never end. Fear not, though. This remarkable series of books may come to a conclusion here, but the Area 51 saga, in a different guise, is in the works, with the recently published Area 51: Nosferatu leading the way.
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Summary: good romp
Review: Good, fast paced romp. I liked it. Tom wrote it well and kept my interest.
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Summary: And Nothing But...
Review: I have been following this series along for some time now, this being the seventh volume. It is unashamedly an alien invasion, 'the truth is out there,' kind of story that makes no excuses for itself. As a result, the series has always managed to be a pleasant read even when the plot occasionally degenerates into a bit of paranoid silliness. After all, that is what makes this genre click. If a paranoid alien plot story is not what you want, consider yourself warned. For most of the volumes, this one included, the primary secret enemy is an alien race called the Airlia. They have been on the earth for some 10,000 years, happily manipulating human events to suit their own needs. In fact, it turns out that there are two groups of Airlia in conflict with each other. Moreover, as 'The Truth' reveals there are even more fish in the stew than the Airlia and their minions. It seems that every time this series uncovers an artifact - the Ark, the Grail, Excalibur, there is another alien race hiding underneath of it. In this final volume, the series 'hero,' Mike Turcotte, and his band of cohorts must rush about, cleaning up loose ends, solving mysteries, and saving the Earth. Rushing about is a bit of an understatement, as Mike starts out on the top of Mount Everest, jumping to safety, and ends on Mars with a final struggle to stop the Airlia (and others) from phoning home and asking for help. In between are the obligatory stops to Area 51, Stonehenge, and the Gulf of Mexico. Yes, 'The Truth' does, grudgingly, part with the truth - the last piece of the puzzle. But this is an anti-climax after all the thundering action that goes before. In something this action oriented, it would be foolish to expect a lot of character development. In fact, Doherty spends the time to create good two-dimensional characters, and that is much more than many other authors in this genre feel obliged to provide. The only thing that has ever really irritated me about this series is that Doherty's narrative has a habit of jumping around in space and time. I have a reasonable tolerance for the chaos of a flashback driven narrative, but after seven volumes, this particular plot device wears a bit thin. Be warned that this series needs to be read in order it is going to make a lot of sense. Fortunately, it is well written enough to be enjoyable throughout.
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Summary: And Nothing But...
Review: I have been following this series along for some time now, this being the seventh volume. It is unashamedly an alien invasion, 'the truth is out there,' kind of story that makes no excuses for itself. As a result, the series has always managed to be a pleasant read even when the plot occasionally degenerates into a bit of paranoid silliness. After all, that is what makes this genre click. If a paranoid alien plot story is not what you want, consider yourself warned. For most of the volumes, this one included, the primary secret enemy is an alien race called the Airlia. They have been on the earth for some 10,000 years, happily manipulating human events to suit their own needs. In fact, it turns out that there are two groups of Airlia in conflict with each other. Moreover, as 'The Truth' reveals there are even more fish in the stew than the Airlia and their minions. It seems that every time this series uncovers an artifact - the Ark, the Grail, Excalibur, there is another alien race hiding underneath of it. In this final volume, the series 'hero,' Mike Turcotte, and his band of cohorts must rush about, cleaning up loose ends, solving mysteries, and saving the Earth. Rushing about is a bit of an understatement, as Mike starts out on the top of Mount Everest, jumping to safety, and ends on Mars with a final struggle to stop the Airlia (and others) from phoning home and asking for help. In between are the obligatory stops to Area 51, Stonehenge, and the Gulf of Mexico. Yes, 'The Truth' does, grudgingly, part with the truth - the last piece of the puzzle. But this is an anti-climax after all the thundering action that goes before. In something this action oriented, it would be foolish to expect a lot of character development. In fact, Doherty spends the time to create good two-dimensional characters, and that is much more than many other authors in this genre feel obliged to provide. The only thing that has ever really irritated me about this series is that Doherty's narrative has a habit of jumping around in space and time. I have a reasonable tolerance for the chaos of a flashback driven narrative, but after seven volumes, this particular plot device wears a bit thin. Be warned that this series needs to be read in order it is going to make a lot of sense. Fortunately, it is well written enough to be enjoyable throughout.
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Summary: A finale that does not disappoint!
Review: I have been reading the series from the start and the final chapter does a very nice jobe of tying it all up. It is a book that seems to move at a incredible paces. You never get bogged down in an overly long chapter with so many events happening at once in the story. I very much enjoyed the explainations of all the mysteries laid throughout the series. And the somewhat open ended finish leaves room for Mr. Doherty to revisit the series again. Personally, I was ready for a final resolution and Mr. Doherty did not disappoint.
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Summary: The Greatest Book Ever
Review: I have read all of the area 51 books and have loved them all. This was by far the best because it answers all of your questions and leaves the opening for a book after. I was shocked to find out, what Lisa Duncan is!!!!! The book had a great ending I only wished that it had been a little longer and had a longer ending battle with both Aspasia and Artad. The thing I like most about the area 51 series is that it is orginal and keeps you guessing all the way through, it is by far the greastest book in the series. I also liked the fact that the Swarm finnaly came into it. That is why I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.
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Summary: Lots of blood, less guts and lots and lots of gore
Review: I read the whole series and I'm glad it finally ended. The bloody scenes with Lisa and the removal of her body parts were way over the top.
Never did find out exactly what the disc in Mike Turcotte's head is all about.
Lots of fun ideas but the whole series could have "fleshed" out the characters a bit more and left out so much gore.
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