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Following the critically praised T2: Infiltrator, T2: Rising Storm continues the bestselling Terminator adventures, reaching new heights of action, drama, and suspense.

Hunted for years, Sarah and John Connor have waged a grave battle to save humanity from destruction. They and they alone can keep the apocalyptic Judgment Day—the day when sentient machines move to destroy their human creators—from occurring. Aided by Dieter von Rossbach, an ex-counterterrorism operative who will eventually be used as the physical model for the T-101 Terminator units, the Connors have sabotaged the Cyberdyne research facility and stopped a deadly I-950 Infiltrator unit from completing her mission.

But the war is far from over, and now the heroes have been separated.

Severely injured—both mentally and physically—and recuperating under military surveillance, Sarah Connor must face her deepest fears...alone. Meanwhile, von Rossbach, hunted by both the CIA and his former allies, begins a delicate mission to recruit supporters and arms support for the coming battle.

Aided by a beautiful and brilliant MIT student, John Connor starts a desperate campaign across the United States and Central America to prepare an unsuspecting human race for the dark times ahead. For the original I-950 Infiltrator unit left a contingency plan—and, unbeknownst to our heroes, more Infiltrators have initiated their own clandestine operations, including the hunt to terminate the Connors. And this time, despite all their efforts, the brave heroes may not be able to stop the future war between human and machine.

Cyberdyne Corporation is not the only one with plans for the computer network, and hidden far away in a top secret military base, a fledgling Skynet takes its first steps toward sentience...and toward the rise of the machines and the termination of all human life.

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“Excellent … Anyone who liked the Terminator movies will love this book.”

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Military SF author Stirling provides fast-moving combat between well-matched, smart opponents in this excellent sequel to last year's T2: Infiltrator, in which Sarah Connor, her teenaged son, John, and their new ally, Dieter von Rossbach, defeated the female cyborg sent back in time by evil computer Skynet, but didn't know that she'd left her two cloned sisters ready to take up the job of protecting Skynet. Now John and Dieter are on the run in South America, Sarah is recovering from serious wounds and the cute young Terminators are learning to exploit their superhuman abilities. Complications multiply deliciously as the author cuts rapidly from one vivid scene to another. The movie-like technique lets readers watch intelligent people following incomplete information into terrible mistakes. Accepting human limitations but stretching his own potential, John becomes more the tough, confident leader of the Terminator movies. Around John, Stirling efficiently gathers a large cast which changes frequently, since most characters don't survive long in the presence of a Terminator. Sly humor spices the nonstop action until it climaxes at a secret Antarctic scientific-military base, where John and Dieter confront one Terminator. Meanwhile, the other cyborg killer is on the trail of still-recuperating Sarah at Dieter's Paraguay ranch. Anyone who liked the Terminator movies will love this book. In fact, it's exciting enough to win new fans for the franchise.
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ASIN : B000FC141C
Publisher : HarperCollins e-books; Reprint edition (October 13, 2009)
Publication date : October 13, 2009
Language : English
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Print length : 544 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 038080817X
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Nate

The sequel movies should have been based on this trilogy!

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019

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Being a huge fan of S.M. Stirling, and the first two terminator movies...I bought these, while still being a bit skeptical about how good a trilogy of books based on the movies could be. Partly due to my skepticism, and my constant backlog of things to read, these actually languished on my bookshelf for a few years. Putting my trust in S.M. Stirling, I just recently tore thought the whole trilogy, and was very pleased! They are not perfect...some dialog is pretty clunky, and a few scenarios are a bit clumsy...but the overall story is a great continuation of where events left off after the second movie, leading up to the events that trigger the first movie (spoiler alert: time travel). In the end, I felt a degree of anger that the movies from T3 on, didn't follow the far superior storyline in these books...these books are far more satisfying, and have a much better conclusion.

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Michael E. Farrell

A creditable action packed sequel to T2: Infiltrator, but typical of the middle book in 3 book series.

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017

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A creditable action packed sequel to T2: Infiltrator, but typical of the middle book in a 3 book series.

As with T2: Infiltrator, Rising Storm begins immediately after the end of the previous book, with Sara recovering from her wounds, and John and Dieter escaping to Dieter's plantation in Paraguay.

The team all believe that with the destruction of the infiltrator at the end od the previous book, they are safe; however, they fail to know that the infiltrator had left 2 clones of herself to complete her mission if she failed. These clones take up the mission determined not to repeat the mistakes of the first infiltrator.

As the worldwide conflict to either: kill the Connors; prevent Skynet from coming on line; or to insure Skynet does come on line, the action on both sides intensifies, with the Connors, aided by Dieter, recruiting adherents to their cause and stockpiling weapons for the inevitable war, while the 2 cloned infiltrators work to kill the Connors and aid the development of Skynet.

The action moves to such locations as Argentina, Boston and Antarctica, and John finds his first love with a MIT student.

While an action packed story, it suffers from being the middle book in a 3 book series; it doesn't have the novel feel of the 1st book, but the reader knows the story will not be concluded.

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Pretty good.

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2019

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Pretty good read. Seemed a little slow at first. It got better toward the end. Still has at least one in answered question. I can't reveal it without giving too much away.

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M. Smith

Excellent progression of the advancement of sky net!

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020

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Build up was slow, but the action was astounding. The should make a movie using this book as a framework. I can’t wait to see what’s next!

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Must have for Terminator fans.

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020

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I read this book from our local library. I enjoyed it and decided that I wanted it for my collection.

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Naphtali

Incredible Book

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2020

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The written word is so much more realistic than cinema. Mr. Sterling did it again! It was very hard to ever put the book down because I wanted to keep the storyline moving.

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Marishiten

T2: Rising Storm

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2003

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Much as I said about T2: Infiltrator, T2: Rising Storm is a well-written sequel #2 to the second Terminator movie--Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In fact, Infiltrator and Rising Storm, written by veteran SciFi writer, S.M. Stirling, are a much better sequels to Terminator 2 than is the third movie in the series.
I had hoped, in vain as it turns out, that the next movie (Terminator 3) would follow Stirling's series. Stirling is a powerful fiction writer and his understanding of combative behavior is refreshing. (See some of his other works such as Drakon and Island In The Sea Of Time.)
This one is a good read.

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Tom B

Good Sci-Fi reading

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020

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True to the story.

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J. Bennett

A true fan's book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2008

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This book and it's sisters (Infiltrator and a Future war) are the way a true Terminator fan would have wanted the movie, Terminator 3 to have been made. In collaboration, the three books talk about John and Sarah going into hidding before the war, how again they attempt to thwart Skynet, how they build up the resistance before the war and finally, how the war starts. There is also a glimpse of Kyle Reese and how he gew up in the aftermath of the war to eventually fall in love with Sarah and travel time for her.

An excellent read. A must have!!!

LisaChester

Just couldn't put it down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2014

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Loved this, read AN Stirlings first Terminator book and loved it, delighted that this was just as good. Strong story, great characters, and unlike some of the current Terminator books this has complexity and depth.

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Another good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2016

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Another great read and a good follow on from the Infiltrator novel. Again plenty of Terminator action and i would recommend it highly t o all terminator fans.

Antares

T2 Rising Storm

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2013

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I enjoyed the book because I am a big fan of the Terminator film series but I cannot say it was riveting, if anything it was a bit scrappy and dull and slow in parts.

jonniet

fantastic read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2013

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Would highly recommend this, if you enjoy a good sci-fi read that relates to the movies you have seen. Wonderful twists and turns.

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