Rating: ![3 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-3-0.gif) Summary: Mediocre read for those with a casual interest in BR Review: The book could be condensed and made more enthralling without Jeter's constant references to the first two installments of the trilogy. This is especially true in the beginning of the book.I wouldn't recommend it to die hard BR (movie) fans as it lacks the depth of the original. While the movie embellished existing technology and explored moral and philosophical questions surrounding it, this book is more of a fantasy/action story. Nor will it be of much interest to someone new to the BR universe. Despite Jeter's constant references to past events, you really need to know the original story and how the characters fit into it. That said, it's a decent read with some interesting plot twists towards the end. So, if you like sci-fi and have a casual interest in BR, this book may be of some interest to you.
Rating: ![1 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-1-0.gif) Summary: A Really Bad Read Review: There is little to recommend for this book. The only way I finished reading it was by reading only the first and last sentences of a paragraph. Near the end of the book, I was only reading the first and last paragraph of a chapter. This book is really bad.
Rating: ![1 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-1-0.gif) Summary: A Really Bad Read Review: There is little to recommend for this book. The only way I finished reading it was by reading only the first and last sentences of a paragraph. Near the end of the book, I was only reading the first and last paragraph of a chapter. This book is really bad.
Rating: ![2 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-2-0.gif) Summary: Too fancy with weak science fiction. Review: This book is not lost scenes from the movie. It would be hard to be further from it. There is an annoying habit of trying to use as many of the original characters as possible. Especially bad because most of them died in the original movie. Tons of misguided effort goes into making major revelations about these characters without contradicting the original movie. Jeter does continue exploring the line of what is human, what are dreams, and what is death. I have more criticisms of the story but as you might have guessed, I am going out of my way not to spoil it for you. Why? Because it is interesting once you get used to the style of delaying explanations. It feels more as if the answers are used as teasers instead of a mystery with answers to be ferreted out. Other criticisms: I thought Roy Batty was a constructed ultimate fighting machine, no longer. I find time dilation easier to accept and better science fiction then fluid time. A goof with the wild owls. Metaphysical drugs don't fit with the tech style of the story. I finished the book. Due to unfounded biological claims, the premise of the entire mystery, I have to recommend against reading this book.
Rating: ![5 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-5-0.gif) Summary: The True Sequel Review: This book is simply superb! I loved it from start to finish! The plot carries on from the last book seamlessly and I loved the way Roy Batty was included in the story. K.W.Jeter has captured the grit of the Blade Runner universe perfectly. I recommend this to all who like Blade Runner.
Rating: ![1 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-1-0.gif) Summary: The only thing good about this book is the trademark. Review: What can I possibly say that is GOOD about this book?? The Blade Runner trademark! I guess that's all Jeter needed to sell this book. Obviously so, because the book itself is only useful for emergency burning paper. It suffers from the 2nd book's replay of the movie's events, ONLY MUCH MUCH WORSE. There were just TOO many replays this time, and it just became a rediculous "Find The Replays" Activity Book! My advice (and apparently many others' too) is to skip this installment of the Blade Runner books. Just pretend you never saw it....
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