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(RAW Rating: 3.5) - It can't happen here.,
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This review is from: Demon Download (Dark Future) (Mass Market Paperback)
It's the 21st Century and the multi-national corporations control America. The military is set up to protect those corporations from the roving gangs and religious sects that wander the desert that has become America. Fort Apache, Arizona, a military garrison that has been charged with keeping the Interstate highways open for the corporations, is under attack by an unknown enemy. First a cruiser driven by soldiers from Fort Apache, visits a gas station in the desert where a computer bug is inserted through the gas tank, kills all but one of the soldiers riding in it and then continues on its mission of murder, searching for a particular church and a Catholic priest, Father O'Pray. Inside the fort, the men and women turn on each other in a blood fest that leaves many dead and others racing for their lives. Only one person has the key to this mystery, Chantal Juillerat, a nun dispatched from the Vatican. Working with the lone cavalry soldier who escaped the carnage of the demon-possessed cruiser, Chantel searches for the root of the problem.
Jack Yeovil has woven a tale of the future in DEMON DOWNLOAD. America, since ignoring global warming and other environmental issues, is a huge desert where whiskey is cheaper and more plentiful than water. The Great Salt Lake and the Colorado River are both dried up. The wall separating church and state has been dismantled and warring religious factions brawl throughout the country. The state of Utah, a vast wasteland of sand that has been renamed Deseret, has been taken over with the permission of the government, by the Josephites, a religious cult. Gaschuggers, a biologically altered group who drink gas for pleasure and sustenance, roam the countryside, terrorizing the inhabitants. It is an interesting story that can strike fear in your heart because of the similarities to what we are witnessing in America today even though it was originally written in 1993. While the religious infighting may have been a bit exaggerated, this nation should take notice of what can happen when the wall of separation of church and state is torn down. Your religion just may not be the main one and others may wish to prey upon you. I had trouble sometimes, keeping up with the plot, as many new factions came into the picture. The story got choppy in some places and I had to reread sections to find out how I got where I was. The entire plot got just a tad bit murky at points but overall it was fascinating as well as funny and frightening. Reviewed by Alice Holman of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers
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This review is from: Demon Download (Dark Future) (Mass Market Paperback)
The story is set in America's future. Multi-national corporations control everything, including the media and the government. Even the altars in churches are computerized. Religious cults are growing fast. Elder Nguyen Seth is the titular head of the Josephite Church. His sinister cult is the worst. He is known by many names, such as Seth the Eternal & Seth the Summoner. He has lived several life times already. Now he has summoned a minor demon and turned it into the form of a sub-sentient computer virus.
Vatican hitwoman Chantal Juillerat is sent to Fort Apache in America to locate and destroy the demon. However, by the time she reaches Fort Apache, the demon is already inhabiting the central control and weapons system of a US Cavalry-issue road cruiser, equipped with multiple, state-of-the-art weaponry. And by the time Chantal and Trooper Nathan Stack catch up with the vehicle, the demon has taken over the altar of a Catholic Church. But that is all fore play. This living virus plans to take over Fort Apache itself, and then spread out. The personnel of Fort Apache find themselves trapped inside their desert outpost, commanded by an insane US Cavalry captain possessed by the malevolent virus. Time for Sister Chantal to get busy. ***** If you have ever read any comics in the "Magdalena" series (Top Cow Comics), you may very well see a resemblance. Chantal comes across as half Nun and half Valkyrie, but totally deadly. The author gives a brief look at Chantal's history, which makes the character a little more believable. If this series takes off, it could make for a great movie on the big screen someday. Terrific book! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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This review is from: Demon Download (Dark Future) (Mass Market Paperback)
In the early 1990s, Kim Newman (writing as Jack Yeovil) wrote the four-novel "Demon Download cycle" set the the "Dark Futures" Universe. The books were more recently (2005/2006) brought back into print by Black Flame in Mass paperback editions. The novels were slightly modified in order to update many of the pop cultural references. They therefore feel less dated now than the originals novels. Although the books are out of print, copies are readily obtained through Amazon marketplace. I would like to address a matter that I haven't seen discussed elsewhere: what order should they be read. This is a confusing issue if you haven't already read the books. There is the original publication order which is not the same as the numbered order on the book covers which is not the same as the internal chronological order. So to set the record straight: Publication Order Demon Download (1990/2005) Krokodil Tears (1990/2006) Comeback Tour (1991/2006) Route 666 (1994/2006) Book Cover Numbering (This is the wrong order. Someone at the publisher must of made a mistake.) 1. Demon Download 2. Route 666 3. Krokodil Tears 4. Comeback Tour Internal Chronology 1. Route 666 2. Krokodil Tears 3. Demon Download 4. Comeback Tour I would recommend that the books be read in order of internal chronology. I think the overall flow of the stories works best this way. Apparently there was supposed to be a 5th "Demon Download" novel (called "U.S. Cavalry") which was never written. This novel would have been about the final battle against main villain of the series. Kim Newman (Jack Yeovil) has said that he has no intention of returning to the Dark Future universe to write this novel. Even without the final novel, the series is quite readable on its own. There is no massive cliffhanger at the end of last book. Each of the novels tells a self-contained story and does not really suffer even if read out of order. Still, the series grows on you with each volume, and I found myself really missing the 5th book after reading "Comeback Tour". Overall I found the series to entertaining and fun to read. I wouldn't say it rises much above that level though. This is definitely not Newman's best work. I would probably rate the books as follows: 1. Route 666 ( 3.0 stars ) 2. Krokodil Tears ( 3.5 stars ) 3. Demon Download ( 3.5 stars ) 4. Comeback Tour ( 3.5 stars ) Kim Newman is an very talented writer. I would highly recommend his "Diogenes Club" stories and his "Anno Dracula" books.
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