Fantastic four: countdown to chaos [Paperback]

Pierce Askegren (Author)

Book Description

Series: Fantastic Four | Publication Date: June 1, 1998

World chaos--courtesy of the Mad Thinker! The Mad Thinker, with the aid of the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, has hatched a worldwide conspiracy. He has placed lifelike duplicates of hundreds of key people throughout the world--including Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four! The remaining members of the FF must work frantically to uncover the Thinker's plan before his duplicates are able to wreak havoc across the globe...

Over 1 million Marvel novels in print
Fantastic Four Vol. 2, #1 was the bestselling comic book of the month when it was released in the fall of '96, and the title has been in the top ten ever since
Askegren co-authored the Doom's Day trilogy of Spider-Man team-up novels
Illustrator Paul Ryan was the artist and co-plotter of the Fantastic Four comic book for four years

Product Details

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425163733
• ISBN-13: 978-0425163733
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow -- what a great book!, February 1, 1999

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This review is from: Fantastic four: countdown to chaos (Paperback)

Michael Jan Friedman's _Redemption of the Silver Surfer_ has been getting all the attention, but I think Pierce Askegren's _Countdown to Chaos_ is even better. The characterizations are all perfect, especially the Thing, and the plot is _much_ more interesting (and complicated!) than the usual villain-takes-over-the-world kind of stuff. Plus, it's much better than the comic book has been in about fifteen years. Don't let this great book pass you by!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An utmost fantastic novel!, May 21, 2000

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This review is from: Fantastic four: countdown to chaos (Paperback)

Not only would I highly recommend this novel to all Fantastic Four fans, I would also strongly recommend it to those who are fans of Mr. Fantastic. This book proved how he could pull off having his own solo limited or ongoing comic series. Also worth mentioning was how the characterizations of all members of the F4 were done right, unlike in their current comic series. If you have only to buy one Fantastic Four novel in your lifetime, make this one it.