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The Tenth Planet (Book 1)

The Tenth Planet (Book 1)

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: "A Fun Read"
Review: So it's not a deep book, but so what. Smith and Rusch have crafted a very cool story about a rogue planet that comes into Earth's orbit every 2,006 years and wreaks havoc. One of the best aspects of the book is the path the characters take in trying to figure out all they can about the Tenth Planet and what it will do when it gets here. Pretty good character development, especially with the two archeologists, Cross and Bradshaw. While Cross is more ready to take a risk than others, Bradshaw is cautious to the point of fear. This is because of a finding he made 20 years prior that ruined his reputation. The aliens were handled very nicely. Not you typical evil alien conquerors. I really enjoyed the scenes from their points of view. And man, are they freaky looking things! The climax wasn't bad, and I am looking forward to reading the other books in the trilogy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Book
Review: The Tenth Planet gives an in-depth look into the future and what might become of us in it. It gives firm facts about the plots, problems, solutions, and characters. Mentioning the characters reminds me how well they are portrayed. The Tenth Planet is a must have in any science fiction lover's book collection.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent
Review: The Tenth Planet is great fun. I read it in one sitting and followed it with the second book--Tenth Planet: oblivion. What can I say? These books are pure escapism. It's a simple story that goes something like this:

An archaeologist notices a black layer in one of his digs. He doesn't think anything of it at first. Forest fires in ancient times do leave such layers only not as thick, but when he notices the exact same thing at the same depth in two other sites, he becomes intrigued and begins to investigate. What he finds is horrifying. The black ash isn't ash at all and isn't caused by fire.

It seems that every 2006 years, something happens to cause those black layers in which all organic life dies--EVERY 2006 years, and guess how long the last one was... you got it! Now he's in a race against time to make his government aware that something from space is coming, and in less than a year!

Great fun.

Mark E. Cooper
Warrior Within (ISBN:0-9545122-0-0)

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Interesting premise, faulty execution
Review: The Tenth Planet is the first of a trilogy of books (Tenth Planet: Oblivion & Tenth Planet: Final Assault) that appears to have been written as a tie-in to a video game. The first book is a good light read that raises some interesting plot threads that unfortunately are not followed through with books 2 and 3. It seems as if most of the effort for this series was placed in book one and rest of the series is uninteresting filler written to fulfill the book contact.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Entertainint and quick read.
Review: The Tenth Planet was a good read. It moved along quickly. The only problem I had with it was that it answered none of the questions it asked. If you're not interested in reading the other 2 in the trilogy, don't start this one.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Book!
Review: The Tenth Planet was an excellent book with an exciting plot, interesting characters, and a creative story. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes sci-fi.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A book I had a hard time putting down
Review: There aren't many books that I have a hard time putting down, but this was one of them. A very intriguing plot, good characters, and fast paced. But I have to agree with a previous review of only getting 1/3 of a book for full price. And to top it off the next third won't be out till Feb. 00 (if we can believe that). I will buy it though.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best alien invasion since Independance Day!
Review: This book has it all. Great characters, alot of science, believable situations and bug eyed aliens. It's not quiet hard sf, but their's just enough to make you quake in you boots because this book will make you believe that this could really happen. I can't wait for the next two parts.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great book
Review: This book is great, the authors are always reliable for a fast paced techno thriller with lots of meat, the best ever from this pair. READ THIS BOOK

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Poorly written
Review: This book is poorly edited and boring. At one point when the authors have nothing else to say they waste my time commenting about the amount of grass under pine needles. If you are determined to read this mess then do what I ended up doing...read only the first sentence of every paragraph. Total waste of money.


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