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Summary: It ever so slightly piques the gamer in me
Review: My friend and I recently finished playing Halo Co-Op for the X-Box and the game reminded me of this book. For instance the varg are EXACTLY like the flood, and have the EXACT same 3 forms. Also the blue skinned beings whos name escapes me at the moment are like the Elites. Those guys who created the Starhammer are the Forerunner. The Starhammer is like halo and so on and so forth. Anyone who wants to know what the hell I'm babbling about should read this book and play Halo all the way through, and maybe read The fall of reach.
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Summary: Praise for Starhammer
Review: Starhammer presents a new frontier for the sci-fi epic, or beautifully restores one. You be the judge.Having read the book four times, I never tire of what it has to offer. The human race is under the control of an alien race, the laowon. These are the darkest times in human history, and there is not hope in sight. Until Jon Iehard, the main character, comes across a mission he cannot decline. He is on a hunt for a terrorist the laowon badly. Who has with him half the key to a terrible secret which will set free the human race.
To say more than this is to rob you of the pleasure of reading this book for yourself. Starhammer is a grand epic of unimaginable proportions. This is a must read for any sci-fi fan.
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Summary: Great story that keeps you guessing to the very end
Review: The human race after coming into contact with a technologically superior, but morally corrupt alien race, have become their slaves. The aliens modify human DNA to create genetic mutations that serve their particular needs. One of these genetic "slaves" becomes the hero of the story and, through circumstance, travels on a path, (an extremely violent path) that will change the course of human history. I am an avid reader of science fiction and I don't know what made me buy this book way back in 1987, because the cover design, and the summary on the jacket, were some of the worst I have seen. Fortunately, I ignnored this fact, and I have never regretted it, because this is definitely my favorite SF book of all time.
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Summary: Old but still exciting
Review: This book is one of my dumpster diving finds from almost 15 years ago. It has no cover and is about the most damaged book I own. But, I treat it as best I can, considering I have read it at least twice every year since I found it. It is a detailed trip into a bleak future, where mankind is saved long before it ever reached the stars. The book has some technical flaws, and the pacing changes through the story, but for all that it presents ideas and visions with clarity and imagination. I would love a story about the long past heros of the novel. The plusses of the book significantly outweigh the minuses. The heros are thinking, feeling beings, the villans obviously think a different way, and the true villan turns out to be much scarier than expected. Plus, its smart. In all this is a very exciting and fast paced (mostly) book that is a vision of redemption.
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Summary: One of the Best Sci-Fi Tales
Review: This is my favorite sci-fi story of them all (and I've read quite a few). I know the phrase is overused, but this book truly is must-reading for the serious sci-fi fan. It essentially takes the classic quest motif and recasts it within a futuristic setting. The result is a book that I've had to read several times -- so good and entertaining is its story-telling. If there are any Hollywood types reading this, you should give serious consideration to making Starhammer into a feature film. I think, if professionally done, it would rival Star Wars as the greatest sci-fi epic adventure. Christopher Rowley blows away the pathetic futuristic junk we're all too accustomed too. Oh, and don't miss reading the follow-up book The Vang: The Military Form. That's a great one.
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Summary: One of the Best Sci-Fi Tales
Review: This is my favorite sci-fi story of them all (and I've read quite a few). I know the phrase is overused, but this book truly is must-reading for the serious sci-fi fan. It essentially takes the classic quest motif and recasts it within a futuristic setting. The result is a book that I've had to read several times -- so good and entertaining is its story-telling. If there are any Hollywood types reading this, you should give serious consideration to making Starhammer into a feature film. I think, if professionally done, it would rival Star Wars as the greatest sci-fi epic adventure. Christopher Rowley blows away the pathetic futuristic junk we're all too accustomed too. Oh, and don't miss reading the follow-up book The Vang: The Military Form. That's a great one.
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Summary: Gritty Space Fantasy
Review: This novel follows the old, tried-and-true formula of a lone hero against the alien conquerors. The hero is at first one of the aliens' servants, but eventually he learns to question the subservience in which humans are held, and discovers A Cosmic Secret. It's pretty cool, a fun space opera, and some of the tiny characterizations are hilarious-- pay attention!
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