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Face of the Enemy [Paperback]

Richard Fawkes (Author)

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Publisher: Harper Prism; PF edition (1999)
ASIN: B0010J2BYS
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, April 30, 2004

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This is an excellent book, especially for a new author. Fawkes tells a great military science fiction story with lots of intrigue, a very interesting and well-realized setting, and a strong sense of mystery and dread as the characters probe into the mysterious aline menace, the Remor. The characters are very good,and Fawkes does a good job of keeping you interested in them even though some of them are extremely unpleasant people. Highly reccomended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a shoot-em-up!, July 28, 1999

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The foreground story is more complicated and interesting than most military sci-fi. The people have believable, individual motivations, and the issues aren't black and white. There seems to be a LOT going on in the background, and not just the peculiar war against the mysterious aliens. I wish Fawkes had done more than just sketch in some of the governments, personalities, other interests that complicate things with their private agendas. Maybe this was deliberate, to whet our appetites for the rest of the trilogy (series)? If so, it worked for me.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well written, January 30, 2004

C. Boylan (Saint Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a well written book, complex and well thought out. The
background is deep enough to support a variety of follow-on
stories. It is military SF for the thinking person. The book
is sequel ready but story tidies up nicely at the end.

If you are looking for something stilted and mechanical read
David Drake's latest book the Far Side of the Stars.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Author Hates the Military
I find it hard to believe I finished reading this book. It is one of the worst books I have read.

The author obviously hates the military and believes they are all... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Jeffrey Mcarthur

1.0 out of 5 stars Truly honestly bad
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Published on April 22, 2007 by D. Brough

3.0 out of 5 stars Discord in the Face of The Enemy
The fudamental issue with this book is it tries to do too much. I think the plot would have been better suited for two or three books instead of just one. Read more

Published on September 14, 2005 by eloso

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Universe, but Uneven Development
All of humanity is threatened with extinction by the relentless, indomitable alien Remor. Or is it? The cover of the book suggests so. Read more

Published on March 21, 2005 by C. Price

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid like the plague
Rambling incoherant plotlines, cardboard cutout characters, and highly tedious prose made this the second worst book I ever attempted to read.

Published on July 23, 2004 by D. N.

1.0 out of 5 stars just awful
Richard Fawkes' writing is stilted, his phrases repetitive, and he doesn't convince me at all that he knows anything about the military. Don't waste your time or money.

Published on September 27, 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Military Science Fiction
I read this book and was vastly disappointed. It should not be placed on the same shelf as David Drake or David Weber. Read more

Published on September 14, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Complex military sci-fi with a few extras
The first 150 pages of this novel are overly complex, but don't let that deter you from reading on. The storylines finally do intersect and begin to weave together with varying... Read more

Published on February 3, 2002 by Edward Alexander Gerster

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
This book was great, I just couldnt put it down but the ending kind of leaves you hanging so I give it 4stars.

Published on October 23, 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Intresting but slow
This book was interesting but there wasnt enough action in it keep me from putting it down. It ends leaving the reader no closer to the answer of the question it posed at the... Read more

Published on January 28, 2000 by G. Anthony

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