A day for damnation (The war against the Chtorr) [Paperback]

David Gerrold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1984 | Series: The war against the Chtorr

McCarthy was drafted from his college biology studies and became a member of the Special Forces. Then he is given the opportunity to contact the Chtorr, but when a helicopter crash leaves him and his companions stranded in enemy territory, he must decide whether to communicate with the Chtorr--or kill them!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 382 pages
• Publisher: Distributed by Simon and Schuster (1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671492586
• ISBN-13: 978-0671492588
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,130,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Case for a Classic, December 27, 1999

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"warriorchick" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Day for Damnation (War Against the Chtorr, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

The War against the Chtorr series of books was first published in the mid eighties. At a later point, the incomplete series was rereleased with a few changes. I first read the first three novels in a single hardback collection that I borrowed from a friend's house, and loved it. At the time, I was unaware that David Gerrold had also written "the Trouble with Tribbles." This set has been with me through multiple moves, and is the last book I will read this millenium. This series has not become dated--in fact, many of the thoughts remain refreshingly new. David has created a very complete world that is easy to enjoy. The characterizations are complex, the plot engaging, and along with the intense descriptions combine to present a seamless experience. However, the series remains unfinished, so ultimately, you must resolve the fate of the world yourself.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This Book and then Hang On- The Wait is Almost Over, September 20, 2005

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B. J. Turner III "Sword for Hire" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A day for damnation (The war against the Chtorr) (Paperback)

Kill whomever you have to, but read this series. If you are in the joint, make sure that the prison library has this one in stock. If you have to take five books on a desert island, let this series be books one through four, with the Boy Scout manual or the bible (your preference, faith or survival) being number five.

When I first read this series, I was still living at home with my parents. My mother got it for me because I was laid up off of work from a fall compounded with electrical burns from a 12,000 volt line (I used to be an electrician...it wasn't that injury that caused me to leave). Knowing my love for good SF and SF series, and seeing the "creepy-bug-worm-things" on the cover, she picked it up, hoping the series would help keep my mind off of my injuries.

It worked...quite well, in fact. I was so engrossed in the books that I finished them all in a span of 3 1/2 days.

This is easily some of the best post-modern SF that I have ever read. Sicker yet, Gerrold's future is starting to look a lot like our own present...anyone seen any creepy worms yet?

And then the waiting began....

However, I have news!

Having just visited Gerrold's site, as of July 4th of 2004, he had more than 250,000 words done on book five: "A Method for Madness." However, upon telling the publishers that it would break 300K, he was told to split it up, so we're looking at 166K words on book five, not counting sideline stuff, 66K into book six, and it seems that he'll be finishing it relatively soon.

He has sample chapters available on his website, www.gerrold.com

So, rejoice...the time of deliverance is almost at hand!

I'm guessing that book five will hit the shelves sometime next year...then again, I haven't searched Amazon...there may be more updates.

And about that desert island...if book five hits, say goodbye to the bible or the boy scout manual, or sneak 'em in your daypack.

They're that damn good.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The only series of books that I spend time searching for., June 9, 2000

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Wendy Eliason (Spokane, Wa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War Against the Chtorr: Book Two; A Day for Damnation (Hardcover)

I loved this book. Where the first book introduces you to the main character and hints at the atrocities that are happening around him, this book sinks under your skin and hooks you. I couldn't stop reading. I had to know what fate our poor planet was in for. Gerrold always makes his characters touchable, but in A Day for Damnation you find yourself wondering about those characters even after they are worm food. So much goes on page after page that I had to go back and read it again just to make sure I didn't miss any of the subtle plots. You just know it's going to pop up on you in the next novel. I've recommended it to all my science fiction reading friends and family. And I still am after reading it 8 years ago.