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Summary: Hawk is B A C K!!!!!
Review: I have every book written by Mr. Maloney. I have rarely been dissapointed. If you are looking for a story that deals with accurate fight scenes, go somewhere else!!! These books are pure FICTION!!! I love them!! As an aircraft mechanic in the USAF, i see most of the mistakes, but it dosen't matter! These books rock. I have not read one book without complete glee. You can't put them down! StarHawk is no different! A little slow at the start, then it picks up and goes at lightspeed. I can't wait for the further adventures of Hawk! Highly recomended!!!
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Summary: Very different, good, and definitley maloney.
Review: I just realized a few weeks ago, that these new books were out, and so i picked both of them up, and i must say, Maloney, always known for his imagination, carnage, sex, drugs, and gambling, sticks to his guns in this series so far....Im surpsied there isnt more gambling in this series yet, since i know the author, Mack Maloney, and he loves to bet on his Miami Dolphins. Some of the stuff he gets into in this two books of the series, is completely out there. I have read books ranging from Applied Cryptology, to most of the star wars books, maloney's latest series is definitely pushign the envelope in the science fiction arena. Supertime? Dimensional cubes that hold objects? WOW, out there indeed, but i also can honestly say, you can start reading the books, blown away by the strangeness of them, and look back at yer watch or the clock, and relize you have been reading for an hour, and you never would have guessed it. So definite good books, well worth a look. And if yer readin this Mack, cowboys vs. fish, whenever they play again, its a definite bet :)
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Summary: Great Science Fiction Adventure
Review: I really enjoyed this story. Hawk Hunter is the super fighter pilot who used to battle the Russians but now is battling villians in outer space. He still has his F-16 fighter jet which is now the fastest thing in the galaxy, even though the Empire's spaceships can go two light years a minute! I hope this series goes for as long as the original Wingman series did.
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Summary: Starhawk the alpha and omega of WINGMAN
Review: If you have never read of the Wingman or Hawk Hunter the intrepid aviator and warrior, you can start the exploration with this book, the latest in the series. Part of the genuine talent the author Mack Maloney puts into each of his works is an ability to pick up any one of them and start the journey. In this start, the reader is taken into a more "pure" science fiction realm, but holds excellent military action - military aviation action scenes. If you have followed the series, the other publications of Chopper Ops (An outstanding series that needs at least one more book!!) and the earlier War Heaven series you will find countless intelligent tie ins, concepts, and thought provoking enigmas that always seem to make this reader look forward to more. As a military aviator and professional warrior I enjoy these books for both the accurate, realistic and incredible fantasy aspects of the human conflict of combat of the Wingman-Starhawk-Hawk Hunter and Chopper Ops series and all of Mr Maloney's works. Starhawk promises the begining of new great series towards an unknown, but eagerly sought end. True to the series is the unending battle of good versus evil, the ultimate struggle. Strongly recommend this for newly initiated and experienced Maloney readers.
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Summary: Just when you thought it couldn't get any stranger!
Review: Just when you thought the adventures of Hawk Hunter couldn't get any stranger, along comes this book! At first I was a little upset, but once I started reading, I didn't want to put it down. All I have to say is Mack Maloney better be working on the obvious next issue!
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Summary: Highly enjoyable SF adventure
Review: Somehow Hawk Hunter, the fighter-pilot hero of the long-running Wingman series, is now living in the far-flung future. (Even he doesn't know how he got there.) He's figured out a way to bring and still fly his F-16 fighter jet, though it has been souped-up and is now the fastest thing flying in the Galaxy, which is what we'd all expect from Hawk! He goes through a series of adventures, meeting friend and foe alike along the way, always searching for the reason why he is now in the year 7200AD. He befriends the daughter of the Emporer O'Nay, ruler of the vast empire that controls the Galaxy. She vows to help him find his identity, and sends him on a mission to a tiny war-ravaged moon at the edge of the Milky Way where she thinks the answer to his secret might be. This is a five-star adventure all the way and anyone who thinks author Maloney has "sold out" has missed the point entirely and should go back and re-read the book. Hawk is still the Wingman, he is still fighting for what is right, he's just doing it in another place and time!
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Summary: My first venture into the Wingman books, but not my last!
Review: STARHAWK starts off with a bang and keeps up a relentless pace moving forward. Filled with plot twists and characters that you can empathize with, it presents our galaxy some 5000 years in the future in a way that seems not so remote.Hawk Hunter, the archetypal hero/protagonist, would at first appear to be a fairly stock character in the world of science fiction, but he transcends this by himself being an enigma with a quest - something one often finds in fantasy tales instead. Uncertain of his origins, Hawk has knowledge and skills that make him a natural hero within the fourth galactic empire. Enough so that he is at one point favored by the emperor, empress, and both daughter and son. STARHAWK is action packed, page turning, great light reading that makes me glad there are writers out there still telling tales in the spirit of Heinlein, A. C. Clarke and A.E. van Vogt. I will be looking forward to future books in this series.
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Summary: New Series-Same Character
Review: Starhawk uses the main character from another series of books by Mack Maloney, Hawk Hunter from Wingman. The Starhawk series is set thousands of years in the future. Maloney does an excellent job of immersing you in the mythos of this new series without bogging you down with unecessary exposition. In the beginning, you wonder quickly how Hunter will have the ability to affect the universe that he's been thrust into (Like he has in Wingman), but it quickly and effectively becomes clear. The Hunter character has the ability to polarize people around him, with good natured people drawn to him, and evil natured people thrust into positions to remove this catalyst for their plans. There always seems to be an overarcing evil entity or organization in Maloney's books (The New Order, The Circle, Red Star, The 4th Reich), and in this one we see the beginning of a new one. If you've enjoyed Maloney's books in the past, or are looking for a good action/adventure novel to take with you on vacation or on a flight, you could do alot worse.
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Summary: New Series-Same Character
Review: Starhawk uses the main character from another series of books by Mack Maloney, Hawk Hunter from Wingman. The Starhawk series is set thousands of years in the future. Maloney does an excellent job of immersing you in the mythos of this new series without bogging you down with unecessary exposition. In the beginning, you wonder quickly how Hunter will have the ability to affect the universe that he's been thrust into (Like he has in Wingman), but it quickly and effectively becomes clear. The Hunter character has the ability to polarize people around him, with good natured people drawn to him, and evil natured people thrust into positions to remove this catalyst for their plans. There always seems to be an overarcing evil entity or organization in Maloney's books (The New Order, The Circle, Red Star, The 4th Reich), and in this one we see the beginning of a new one. If you've enjoyed Maloney's books in the past, or are looking for a good action/adventure novel to take with you on vacation or on a flight, you could do alot worse.
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Summary: Rehash of 1950's SF
Review: The entire book reminded me of a 50's SF novel, with cheezy cliche SF names like Zapp and so forth, not to mention a Prince named S'keem. The technology dealt with was very strange as well, and really reminded me, again, science fiction from the 50's. Ray guns? Z-beams? Sorry, Mr. Malony, but you really could have put a lot more thought into it. Unless, of course, that was the intent. There were a few things that just didn't make any sense to me either. I for one, just can't accept the fact that the only intelligent life in the universe is humanity. Considering that there are what, billions of solar systems in our galaxy alone, and even if only one in 1 million systems developed intelligent life, that would mean uncountable lifeforms. That I just can't accept. Maybe others can, but I can't. Also, the names of the systems and cities show a total lack of imagination as well. Dead Gulch? Guam? Big Bright City? I was quite disappointed by that. Characterization was sorely lacking as well. Just rehashed, typical characters that were prominent in the original Wingman series. Nothing that I would consider memorable at all. Even Hawk Hunter seemed too cliche and predictable. Plotwise, if you loved the plots from Wingman, then you'll enjoy the stories. As always, it involves a mysterious group of unknown figures wearing black armor, bent on destroying civilization. They have access to amazing technology and they seem to be pulling off Miracles, and are relentless and dangerous as anything ever encountered, and seemingly unstoppalbe. It will more than likely take a couple of books to get down to who the villian is. Honestly, the name S'Keem, the prince of this massive Empire, is looking like the villian and is behind the mysterious figures that are about to wreak so much havok on the universe. Sorry, but I have to admit that I won't be picking up the rest of the series.
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