Hellworld (Ace science fiction) [Paperback]

Simon R. Green (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ace science fiction | Publication Date: September 1, 1993

After landing on the planet Wolf IV, the Hell Squads--planet scouts who decide whether or not newly discovered planets should be colonized--discover something that is beyond all imagination.

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Ace (September 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441325998
• ISBN-13: 978-0441325993
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,857,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Simon Green is the author of the bestselling DEATHSTALKER cycle, the New York Times bestseller ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, and many other novels. He lives in Bradford-upon-Avon in Wiltshire.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stuck on a Planet of Monsters, November 24, 2003

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hellworld (Ace science fiction) (Paperback)

This is the final book in Green's Twilight Of The Empire trilogy. This is the same empire as in the Owen Deatstalker books.

Following in the footsteps of Ghostworld, this volume follows a Hellsquad; a team of talented, but disfavored, people. We have Captain, an Investigator, an esper, a doctor, and two marines. They have just landed on a new planet.

Hellsquads are dumped on a new planet with barely enough power to land. They must make the most of the new world and give the all-clear for colonists to survive. The sooner they do so, the sooner they will received much-needed supplies.

But this world is a puzzle. All signs say it should be full of life but it appears barren. Then a small deserted city is detected and the squad heads for it. It is then that the nightmare begins.

The events of Ghostworld are in the past and the Empire once again encounters life that could be detrimental to its survival. But in order for the Empire to know, the squad is going to have to survive long enough to get the word out. But can they survive against the nightmare they have uncovered?

A fast-paced book with some new twists on old ideas that make it fresh and fun.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovecraftian!, January 9, 1999

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Matt Martinez (Burbank, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hellworld (Ace science fiction) (Paperback)

After reading Ghostworld, I couldn't possibly see how Green expected to follow it up. Boy, did he shock me! Hellworld is one of the creepiest novels I've read for a while with a truly original race of creatures that provide a genuine threat to our heroes. Green really knows how to blend science-fiction and horror perfectly. I recommend this very much for fans of H.P. Lovecraft!