The Micronauts, Book 1

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Summary: A nostalgia purchase that leaves me somewhat satisfied
Review: I bought this book on a whim after spotting it while browsing the Fantasy/Sci-Fi section. Back in the 80s I was a big fan of the Micronauts: I had lots of the toys and the entire series of comic books. As I started reading the book, I found the pace to be slow and somewhat tedious. The story line does not seem to match what I vaguely remember from the comics. I found the characters to be poorly developed and somewhat boring. After slogging through the first half of the book, the action finally picks up as the main characters interact with micronauts. The final few chapters were good enough to pique my interest, so I will probably continue on to the 2nd one in the series.

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Summary: Where did they find this author?!?!
Review: I was a fan of the comicbook series and toys as well. I guess these books are timed with the recent re-release of the old toys to exploit our fondness and reap in cash rewards for the owners of the trademark. But about the book...
The author attempts to use the oh so overdone technique of numerous flashbacks in an uncohesive style that adds nothing to the storytelling. His style is very repetitive(maybe cut and paste is something new to him?) and annoying, making it rather likely you will put the book down before you get off the ground with it. This book is defintely only for those diehard Micronaut fans or those with absolutely nothing better to do with their time than count grains of sand on the beach.
There is an upside though! He actually improves as the book progresses. After about 3/4 of the way through this book it goes from a waste of $7 to something barely readable. So not only can you look forward to the continuation of the story in book 2 but you can (hopefully) watch as his writing skills improve as well.
For better or worse I happen to fall into the diehard fan category so I will most likely take on books 2 and 3 as well. I would guess that by the 3rd one it should be a halfway decent written story. I believe that all 3 are already available in e-format for those that can't wait.

Rating:
Summary: Where did they find this author?!?!
Review: I was a fan of the comicbook series and toys as well. I guess these books are timed with the recent re-release of the old toys to exploit our fondness and reap in cash rewards for the owners of the trademark. But about the book...
The author attempts to use the oh so overdone technique of numerous flashbacks in an uncohesive style that adds nothing to the storytelling. His style is very repetitive(maybe cut and paste is something new to him?) and annoying, making it rather likely you will put the book down before you get off the ground with it. This book is defintely only for those diehard Micronaut fans or those with absolutely nothing better to do with their time than count grains of sand on the beach.
There is an upside though! He actually improves as the book progresses. After about 3/4 of the way through this book it goes from a waste of $7 to something barely readable. So not only can you look forward to the continuation of the story in book 2 but you can (hopefully) watch as his writing skills improve as well.
For better or worse I happen to fall into the diehard fan category so I will most likely take on books 2 and 3 as well. I would guess that by the 3rd one it should be a halfway decent written story. I believe that all 3 are already available in e-format for those that can't wait.

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Summary: Good/Bad
Review: I wasn't too impressed with the writing style of the book. It seemed to be too much of a comic book telling and not a real novel. Also all the alien characters were based on humans which didn't add any variance to the mix. Also, the main characters ability to just naturally...know what to do I felt was a complete cop out on writing. Overall it seemed to hurried and the characters to flat and non-dynamic. Also the flashbacks were confusing in their attempt to try to clarify. I'm not a fan of American comics and thus didn't like the structure it was written in.

However, if your interested in the Micronauts comics and really don't care about novels, then it has a lot of good points, such as the speed of flow and the way situations are handled. Also the characters are based on if not out of the comics so, fans of the comics will have something to relate too. Always remember to check to back seat however before you go through any portals.

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Summary: A great book!
Review: This is one of the more enjoyable reads that I've had in a long time.It's reminds me of a Disney style movie.It doesnt take itself too seriously and is just plain fun to read!I'm not saying that its not exciting and extremely interesting{because on the contrary,it is a very exciting adventure}but just that its not a hard core science fiction epic.Its just good old fashioned fun that has a magical{or nostalgic}feel to it.I loved it from the start and thought the author did a superb job writing in the first person.The 2nd book of the series is also very good,but a little slow in the beginning,but really gets going the further you read.I am a little disappointed with the poor reviews that it has recieved here at Amazon.com.It deserves much,much better!