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The Apocalypse Troll

The Apocalypse Troll

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Apocalypse Troll is delightful
Review: In this humorous space saga the inter-genderal space fleet juxtaposes nicely with our all-male terrain military as does the future mind with the not-so-future humans. My husband had quite a ferocious glint in his eyes, so I know Mr. Weber's ingredients have been blended together to make a worthy & potent piece of work. I enjoyed the adventure, the new ideas, vistas & possibilities & I'm not going to give away a thing! You have to read this one for yourself. END

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: This was an average scifi novel
Review: It has a decent story and plot, the only thing original about is the way the ships travel through space. It's o.k. if you have nothing else to do.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good Read
Review: Its refreshing to come across a good sci-fi with all the elements of adventure. Written with an almost Tom Clancy style, this book is worth the paperback price.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Mediocre at best.
Review: Picked up this one in between Honor Harrington novels. A mistake. The title alone should have tipped me off -- not very creative, kind of silly... hey this describes the novel as a whole.

A fan of the Honor Harrington Series' creativity, action and emotion, I found this work by David Weber to be nothing less than tedious. The first twenty or so pages were gripping, but the plot quickly becomes rather mundane and (for Weber) shockingly predictible.

Bottom Line: second class military science fiction.

Other Recommendation: If you enjoy the "terminator" aspect of this novel, try the "Hyperion" series by Dan Simmons for sci-fi that will give you a enjoyable mental workout!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great NEW universe by The Master
Review: So far I've only read the first 6 chapters that are out on the BAEN websight and I can already see that Honor's universe has a new rival. I has everything: evil aliens, heroic human female, future technology, the fate of mankind. Imagine Weber's _In Death Ground_ meets SM Stirling's _Island in the Sea of Time_. A must read for Weber fans.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A good read from one of the Best in modern SF
Review: The Apocalypse Troll by David Weber is yet another feather in his cap. The story revolves around a fighter pilot from the far future who is flung back in time during a space battle and is rescued by a modern day man. The Fighter Pilot explains to her rescuer that she is from the future and that one of the aliens she was fighting is now loose on the planet.

Together they begin to organize and notify various governments and orgainzations to find and destroy the alien. Mr. Weber works into this work of SF current events and trends such as the growing dissatisfaction between the races in America, the instability of the Russians, the animosity of the Argetines and England and more.

Though not indepth enough to make one believe that it could truly happen, the interactions are far from totally unbelievable. Not one of his best works but far from boring I would say that this book is a good read.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This Book has it All
Review: The author has done a great job of touching all my buttons with this one - the heartache of loss, the joy of discovery, and the pride in taking action. The plot starts slow, builds at just the right pace, and explodes in the climax. The climax is a bit predictable, but not in all ways! The characters are well developed, and by the end of the book I was feeling right along with them in their different situations. In addition, the humor is subtle in places and outright bonk-you-over the head in others.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: It's time spent not being miserable, but not worth buying.
Review: The first, space battle aspect of the book is good - though coming out after the Third Imperium and Harrington books it feels like a remix of the two rather than something new. From there, as others have noted, the plot is essentially a collection of near-future sci fi standards, with an ending that breaks the story's internal continuity. Avoid, but take this as being the exception that proives the rule that if David Weber wrote it, it's got to be good. A much better standalone is _Path of the Fury_, which I have worn out two copies of rereading.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Hero's are going to die. The enemy is too great.
Review: The hero's are going to die, they know it and you know it. The enemy is too strong, and they too few. But they're going to try anyway. Troll is a very good story, with just enough twists to keep it interesting. I still like Harrington more, but this is well worth the read. Bravo.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Just another great David Weber novel.
Review: The novel starts out with battle scenes right out of a universe similar to that of the Honor Harrington novels and ends up in what seems to be present day earth. "Mutineer's Moon" was the first David Weber novel I read and "The Apocalyptic Troll" is really more similar to it. The main characters are a woman from the future with extraordinary capabilities and knowledge and an aging SEAL, from our time. There is battle and romance and I loved the ending, but I'm hoping for a sequel. This is David Weber. You know it going to be good. It is. David Weber wastes too much time on sleeping and eating. He should write more.


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