End of the Circle (Robotech #18)

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Summary: What happens at "The End of the Circle"?
Review: This is an awesome end to the RoboTech series. I found the book to be very well writen and aruguably the best in the series. Reading the other books in the series does help in understanding what's going on in this book, but other than that, it makes for a very good read. This conclusion to the RoboTech series has a completely unexpected ending which involves what happened to the SDF-1's fold drives, the future of RoboTechnology, the mysterious Haydon, and why Haydon IV is what it is. If you like science fiction/fantasy books then you'll like this one.

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Summary: Robotech III Shadow Force
Review: This was a great book. The ending is finally revealed. It took me a long time to finish all the novels. So many interferences in our busy society. Here's how it goes: The SDF-3 gets stuck in a new universe, The planet Haydon IV turns out to be a spaceship and heads for the new universe where the SDF-3 is, Scott Bernard returns to Earth to find Marlene (a.k.a. Ariel), Rook is pregnant with Rand's baby, Sera dies, the Ark Angel tails Haydon IV in hopes of finding the missing SDF-3, Minmei takes Octavia's spot in the Triumvirate and discovers she's pregnant with Rem's baby, Gibley dies, Haydon cuts a deal with the Devil (The Robotech Masters), The RDF finally finds the Invid & The Regis, The Peter Pan locates the SDF-3, Polly returns and kidnaps Dana, Dr. Lang becomes one with the Protoculture and sends the SDF-3 back to Earth, Rem and Minmei remain in the new universe and Minmei's baby turns out to be Zor, Protoculture dies and Earth FINALLY becomes Paradise.

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Summary: Pretty Good Overall, But Not A Good Ending
Review: Those of you who are extreme Robotech fans will find many answers in this final chapter on the whole Robotech saga. The book is more like a combination of "Star Trek" and "2001" than your typical Robotech episode with Veritechs battling it out with enemy aliens. Many will find out what had happened before the SDF-1 crashed on earth on the other side of the galaxy between the Tirolians/Zentraedis and the Invid; how the Invid race became what it was; and the mysteries of the Flower of Life. However, I thought the ending could have been better written...