Descent (Book 1)

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Summary: You must have it!
Review: Descent the best book in the space. You must have it! Who love game series DESCENT, founded in this book all what want. The best design of this book give pleasure when get it in hands. Well, I'm happy have this book!

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Summary: Tastes Like Chicken
Review: Ever eat something, and decide that it tasted just like chicken? Well, that's somewhat how you'll feel after reading this book. In many respects, it's like so many other action/sci-fi stories: Hero (fighter jock) gets in trouble and gets second chance, meets beautiful women, has an arch-rival/nemesis, and ends up saving the day. What you have to realize while reading this story, though, is that it is the set up for an even deeper storyline. There are many potential plots visible once you look for them, but you have to be willing to accept a "starting point". Example: Star Wars Episode I. Unlike the movie Star Wars, we're not in the middle of a galactic fight against evil. We're dealing with a "trivial" trade disagreement. But the story is designed to lay the seeds of the characters we've all come to know and love. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series: The first book is sometimes trite and even juvenile in its writing. But look where Mr. Jordan has taken the story from there. This stories greatest strength is where it tries to get into the mind of the hero. Yes, he's good at blasting things. But the author touches on his ideas of duty and honor that all true soldiers understand. And also bringing in the fact that there are some "civilians" who just can't understand what it's like. Anyone familiar with today's military structure understands what it feels like to do your duty without the support of your commanders for fear they'll be embarassed before their "supporters". There's nothing new in the technology department, and the character personalities are pretty generic, but the idea of a corporation gaining enough influence to challenge a planetary government is a scenario we may all view in our lifetime. The story pulls you along with the thought of "how will they get out of this" constantly going through your mind. You'll read and wonder where they will be going next. And, if you've played the game, you may even be able to visualize some of your more important battles and relive them once more. Unlike the Doom series of books, this series adds depth to the character. With a little more polish an entire new universe will be born from which story upon story can unfold.

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Summary: stunning,I felt like I was flying down those tunnels
Review: Good book,A must read for any sci fi fan I myself being a marine and reading about marines of the future really gripped me.I cannot wait for the next book.I am a big computer gamer and this book really brought substance to the game that I had so enjoyed,so much that I loaded it back up on my computer and played it again.Thanks peter keep up the good work Sgt adams USMC

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Summary: DESCENT IS OUTSTANDING !
Review: Having played Descent when it first came out in 95 I felt that noone could do a book. But I was wrong. Author Peter Telep has made a great game into a great book. From the begining of the first chapter to the last chapter. I could not put the book down. Back to playing Descent.

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Summary: Kick A**-Constant Action
Review: I could just not put this down. I loved the Descent games and this book just makes the game more fun. Even if you haven't played the game you will love the book. Don't even talk about the awesome sequel- Stealing Thunder and the upcoming Equinox.

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Summary: The absolute BEST Sci-Fi book around!
Review: I have allways been a Descent "freek". I've gotten all the games, read all the reveiws, and even made up little "story boards" of it. When Peter Telep came out with this book I bought it as soon as I could. After reading it thoroughly, I have only one thing to say about it: EXELLANT! I would encourage anybody who likes the game to definetly get the book. You can bet I'll be getting the other "Descent" books by Peter Telep when they come out. Forget the "Five Stars" I give it Seven!

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Summary: The absolute BEST Sci-Fi book around!
Review: I have allways been a Descent "freek". I've gotten all the games, read all the reveiws, and even made up little "story boards" of it. When Peter Telep came out with this book I bought it as soon as I could. After reading it thoroughly, I have only one thing to say about it: EXELLANT! I would encourage anybody who likes the game to definetly get the book. You can bet I'll be getting the other "Descent" books by Peter Telep when they come out. Forget the "Five Stars" I give it Seven!

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Summary: Great book
Review: I have read Descent and Descent: Equinox. I am in the process of getting Stealing Thunder. Mr. Telep suggested I write this. And I can tell you that these are the best books I have ever read. And I hope that more books are to follow. Thank you for your time.

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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I loved this book. I could not put it down once I started, and I took 4 hours out of my Sunday to read the last 150 pages. The strong points overrode the weaker points. I would have loved to see the breifing scene from the game, and would have liked more action, and thought it would have been cool to have more chapters from that Supervisor droid's perspective. (Like, chill dude!) But, the conflict between Dravis and Ornowski was great. Keep up the good work.

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Summary: PETER TELEP RANKS FIVE STARZ
Review: I read ALL of Telep's books and have not been disappointed once. I was ,on the other hand, disappointed when I went to a certain huge book store and they did not have any Telep books in. It was not because they were out of stock, it was because they didn't "carry" Peter's book. What's up with that? He is a five star author that deserves all the credit in the world. Please read all of his books.