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4.0 out of 5 stars
Taking down a terrorist network., September 6, 2002
This review is from: Enemy In The Ashes (Paperback)
This book starts out with a terrorist getting plutonium to take over the oil supply in the persian gulf countries. They plan to explode the plutonium at the oil fields to render the area radioactive for hundreds of years and useless to oil production unless their demands are met. The new U.N. in the post WW III era can't protect the fields and the terrorist take over. The U.N. is powerless in its bureaucracy and want to negotiate. Ben Raines and the Southern United States of America will not agree and takes the fight to the terrorist. They go into action to stop them from using the plutonium and then to eliminate the terrorist permanently.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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About the book, October 9, 2002
This review is from: Enemy In The Ashes (Paperback)
I have read the majority of the Ashes series and waited in anticipation for this new installment to come out. After reading the book, I had to think about the idea I heard that someone else is writing the last few Ashes books. Based on the fact that in this book the author uses the same writing that all the other books contained but threw in a part about a spaceship and aliens. This is totally absurd and uncharacteristic of other books in the Ashes series. All in all the book has a good story line that reflects on what has happened within the past year and a half.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Who really wrote this book?, November 5, 2002
This review is from: Enemy In The Ashes (Paperback)
As a long time and consistent fan of Johnstone's books, I would give 4 or 5 stars to everything previous to the last 3 in this series. Starting with the last 3 I noticed an ongoing change of authorship.
The basic plot line is still there, but there were many mistakes, especially between character relationships. This last one was the worst and most obvious.
Aliens?! You have got to be kidding!
It looks like the authors (no, I did not make a mistake, I meant it to be plural) are going to try to rip off Turtledove's great series.
Come on Bill. How about at least acting as an editor. The people that have replace you just don't cut it.
If the next ashes book takes off on the alien theme, you can cross me off the list of prospective buyers. I'd rather see you start an new series.
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