REBEL MOON

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Summary: Based on the Computer Game from Fenris Wolf
Review: 2069: After decades of futility, the UN has finally done what it was designed to do: establish peace on Planet Earth. At long last the centuries-old dream of a new world order is within reach...

But 50,000 lunar colonists aren't buying into the plan, and they need volunteers. Soldiers, warriors, brave and true. Too bad Dalton Starkiller is what they've got. A techno-geek who joined the Lunar Defense Forces in a moment of patriotic weakness, Starkiller's a hacker, not a hero; a gamer, not a guerrilla.

Does Starkiller have what it takes to be a 21st century soldier? The real game has begun: now he must led his comrades through the moon's labyrinthine battlegrounds in their desperate rebellion against Mother Earth.

I found the book very intertaining. No complaints here!

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Summary: Robert Heinlein meets the Freemen Militia
Review: Good action and plot development (for the most part) with some interesting characters. I suspect that the Aliens had more to do with the video game ties than any conviction of the authors.

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Summary: Nice book for those "loonies" who love free luna type books
Review: Good story line that has you going all the way to the end, but, as you get closer to the end and start seeing the pages getting shorter, you keep wondering how the author is going to wrap up the story in so few pages left to read. As you get withen the last five pages of the book, that discusting feeling comes over you and you qickly turn the book over to scan for the dreaded words: Part one of XXX or Sequel or ANYTHING to tell you the story will be continued. Nothing. Nada. At this point you are praying for a good ending, do the rebels win? He He..Read the book and find out.

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Summary: Good Book
Review: I picked this book up for a dollar in shanghai (home for me) and I just couldnt put it down. It is brilliant! However, the ending is well.. awesome except for the aliens...

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Summary: Interesting story with a side order of alphabet soup
Review: I picked up this little book at a local dollar shop. The only thing that grabbed my attention was that it was co-authored by Vox Day, whose columns I enjoy reading over at WorldNetDaily.

In the 21st moon, the Moon is colonized and produces much of the food needed for the world. The world is now governed by the United Nations, which is, well, the UN. After years of mismanagement and heavy-handed administration, the colonies revolt against the New World Order and declare themselves a free state. And then the fight begins.

Along the way you meet Dalton Starkiller, a techno gaming geek who volunteers for the lunar militia in a moment of patriotism. Dalton soons discovers war is no video game. And there are more discoveries to be made by all parties involved.

The writing is uneven throughout the book. The description of lunar combat is well-thought and creative, the historical observations are also interesting and the descriptions of national tendencies are amusing. And in keeping with the theme of global bureaucracy, get ready for LOTS of three-letter phrases all through the book. Might want to make your own little glossary.

Unfortunately, many of the characters only seem to be stereotypes of so many other sci-fi types. Other aspects of technology and culture are ignored, and the ending, well, what is it? The end, or the beginning of an unpublished sequel? You can't tell.



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Summary: WORST SCIENCE FICTION BOOK EVER
Review: Man. i had high hopes for this book. not only does it lack any original dialogues but it makes virtually no effort to describe the surroundings of the locations. and it seemed more like a cliché talk from generation x then exploring colonist. now im kind of biased on this for one real reason. before i started to read this book i read the best science fiction book i have ever found. 2001: A Space Odyssey. I recommend that book over this junk. Author C. Clark, describes the moon base on Clavius with such detail and explanation I could imagine my self there.

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Summary: I was real happy until I got to the end -or maybe it wasn't?
Review: Rebel Moon is a fastpaced, fun sci-fi book. Set in 2069, the various colonies of the moon have revolted against the United Nations and declared their independence. The UN is not happy and responds by sending in peacekeepers to pacify things. A small, professional armed force augmented by volunteer militia fend off the UN and German forces (the world may be dominated by the UN but some individual countries still pursue their own agendas).

This is a non-techno space romp. There's enough science to please most sci-fi fans but it as kept simple as we are introduced to the fighting styles of the future through the eyes of a computer geek militia member. The politics of the day are murky enough to seem plausible.

I would have easily have rated this book a '4 stars' or, perhaps, even a '5 stars' if the ending had not been so terribly abrupt. Will there be a sequel. Did he just run out of time or space? Who knows, but it left a curious taste in my mouth.

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Summary: Good space western with cheap ending.
Review: The authors had a good space shootem-up going. Ray guns, reluctant heros, good political and character lines. Then they copped out with a fast alien technology saves the day ending. Also I can't figure out how an alien civilization can " understand our political situation", especially after we shot up their OK Corral

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Summary: A good start...where is the rest?
Review: The year is 2069. The Earth is under the peaceful control of the UN. The New World Order has brought about peace, is feeding everybody and is getting things done. Almost.
The Moon is helping feed the Earth (just like in many sci-fi stories) by growing food and using gravity to delivery it. But they're getting sick of paying for the air, working under bad conditions and dealing with the corrupt colonial offcials. Not much different from 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' is there? We even have a chees playing computer that is used to help the 'Rebels'.
On the other hand, there are lots of battle scenes with realistic results (such as one scene where a room full of babies are killed), leaders within the UN who are fully developed characters and a plot twist near the end.
The only REAL problem is the lack of a end. I think another book was (or is) in the works.

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Summary: A good start...where is the rest?
Review: The year is 2069. The Earth is under the peaceful control of the UN. The New World Order has brought about peace, is feeding everybody and is getting things done. Almost.
The Moon is helping feed the Earth (just like in many sci-fi stories) by growing food and using gravity to delivery it. But they're getting sick of paying for the air, working under bad conditions and dealing with the corrupt colonial offcials. Not much different from 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' is there? We even have a chees playing computer that is used to help the 'Rebels'.
On the other hand, there are lots of battle scenes with realistic results (such as one scene where a room full of babies are killed), leaders within the UN who are fully developed characters and a plot twist near the end.
The only REAL problem is the lack of a end. I think another book was (or is) in the works.