3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best book ever, but it's ok., January 16, 2012
This review is from: Prophet's Power (Unreal, No. 2) (Paperback)
This is actually the first book in the series. Hard Crash is the sequel to this. It's an OK book but it does have its problems. If you like the original Unreal game, give it a go.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Part 2... the prequel to Part 1?!, November 19, 2008
This review is from: Prophet's Power (Unreal, No. 2) (Paperback)
I'm going to come right out and say that this really should have been book one! Seriously, I think this book would have been a lot better if this was the first one. I highly recommend that if you haven't read this series you begin with this book, and then read the second book, as all the events in this book come before the first one. I have no idea whose idea it was to put this book second, but it was a terrible idea.
Basically "Prophet's Power" is designed the same way as "Hard Crash" in the sense that the chapters switch between the two different time frames according to the Skaarj occupation of Na Pali. So we have all the same characters from the first occupation like Haute and Ablee; and from the second occupation with Zofia, Melnori and Gerrick. However, this book entirely takes place prior to "Hard Crash" and is really the story of how everyone kind of met and got together in order to fight against the Skaarj. Reading this first would have made the initial chapters of the first novel seem a lot less random and the bridge between books would have been very seamless. Naturally this story moves a lot slower and has way more character development than we ever found in the fast paced novel of "Hard Crash". I think this is where I had a huge problem, "Hard Crash" was basically the climax of the story line, so the reader is all revved up and excited to read more fast paced action... then we get to this. Don't get me wrong, the character development in this novel definitely made up for the lack of it in "Hard Crash", but this book simply didn't move fast enough for me. My base expectations of an action packed novel were already set by "Hard Crash", but this one didn't come close to delivering the same amount. There is some action, but there just isn't nearly enough and it really feels like this novel plods along by comparison.
Overall I think this novel is better written, but it got ruined because of its placement. It includes a few more of the creatures you'll find on Na Pali, but not nearly enough to resemble the amount you see in the game. This novel also falls into all the same trappings of the previous book, where the aliens just seem like humans the whole time, but physically look different. This definitely isn't ground breaking Science Fiction by any stretch of the imagination, and I'm really not sure if it truly captures the feel and atmosphere of the game that well. Alright reading, but if you really want to get into these, get this one first.
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5 stars
FANTASTIC, June 27, 1999
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This review is from: Prophet's Power (Unreal, No. 2) (Paperback)
NOT AS GREAT AS THE FIRST ONE , BUT STILL GREAT.THIS TITLE(UNREAL)IS GOING TO BE SO POPULAR WITH THE RELEASE OF UNREAL:TOURNAMENT.I CANY WAIT.
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