Lords of the Seventh Swarm (Golden Queen/Dave Wolverton, Bk 3) [Hardcover]

Dave Wolverton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Golden Queen/Dave Wolverton, Bk 3 | Publication Date: January 1997

As guests of the mad Lord Felph--the self-appointed monarch of the uncharted planet of Ruin--Maggie, Gallen, and Orick hide from the insectoid Dronons and try to prevent the ultimate destruction of humanity.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Blasters flare, evil aliens maraud and salvation comes to the deserving in this third volume (after Beyond the Gate) of Wolverton's popular The Golden Queen space opera series. In an earlier installment, Maggie Flynn became the Golden Queen of the Sixth Swarm of the insect-like Dronon invaders of human worlds when her husband, the Lord Protector Gallen, defeated the old queen's champion in single combat, thereby saving humanity from complete domination. Now Maggie and Gallen have fled the galaxy, seeking a distant planet where they can wait out Maggie's pregnancy and evade the other Dronon Swarms. Unfortunately, Ruin, the planet they choose, is owned by the mad Lord Felph, who enlists the pair in a dangerous plan to conquer Ruin's horrific jungles and to find a mysterious and powerful artifact. The situation is complicated by Felph's inhuman, occasionally murderous children, and by the eventual appearance of the Dronon. As always, Wolverton tells an enjoyably lightweight story in the mode of 1930s pulps or the old Flash Gordon serials. As a modern touch, he adds a modicum of sex and, unusual for SF, a considerable amount of Christian evangelism. While unlikely to please readers of more literary or experimental SF, this novel should appeal to aficionados of Star Wars or Star Trek.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 348 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312857713
• ISBN-13: 978-0312857714
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,982,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting at end, January 11, 2000

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This review is from: Lords of the Seventh Swarm (Golden Queen/Dave Wolverton, Bk 3) (Hardcover)

As I read this book I noticed that I couldn't get some of the beginning of the book without reading the first 2 books of its series, but this may be the reason that this book was boring in the beginning. The beginning is boring because it is just talking about how Gallen, Maggie, Orick, and Tallea land on the planet ruin and get picked up by King Felphs who is the King of the planet and they just get introduced to other people and learn about things that happened in the past and a lot of other things. But as you progress through the book it gets fun and exciting because of what happens through the Tangles and how certain actions at the end happens. So overall I would say this was a pretty good book and I would recommend this book to all readers, but especially patient ones.

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly written, a true masterpiece., January 28, 1998

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This review is from: Lords of the Seventh Swarm (Golden Queen/Dave Wolverton, Bk 3) (Hardcover)

Dave Wolverton has done it again. Following in the tradition of the two earlier books in this series (The Golden Queen, Beyond the Gate), Wolverton is able to write one heck of a story. I suspect this trilogy is destined for superstardom in the annals of science fiction. The characters are well formed and consistent, with surprise after surprise leading you on to the incredible ending. A must read for any science fiction reader. It is the gifted writing of authors like Wolverton that has ressurected science fiction as a true art form.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Ending was a little weird.., May 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lords of the Seventh Swarm (Golden Queen/Dave Wolverton, Bk 3) (Hardcover)

A wonderful book, great to end the trilogy, very creative. I loved the concept of the cloning and the waters of strength. Excellent descriptionsduring Gallen and Maggie getting slaughtered by the Dronon. I like how they go back to Tremonthin and settle down for a normal life. The very end is a little weird, I mean, I understand the waters of strength, but, Gallen dieing becuase of a tree? After all that?? To me, that caused it to lose the perfect score.