The Saga Continues...
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In reading the World War Series, I've found that people have much to say about the earlier books and little to say about the later ones in the series. Why this is I don't know, but I can't imagine its losing interest as the series is persistently enjoyable.
In this book, we follow the main characters following the Nuclear bomb going off before Moscow. The book starts off a little slow, with the only real action being between Teerts and his Japanese captors. But, oh boy, is it worth reading later on! Around about Chapter 18, all hell breaks loose and the Lizards are faced with a rather more desperate situation than they'd hoped for.
Along with this, there are also the subplots involving the Lizards attacking England (only to be repelled by a new + deadly weapon and Jens Larssen (who has an interesting story...)
My one issue I would take is that, as mentioned, this is a neglected part of the series, even by the author! The number of typing and spelling errors I encountered were absolutely mad! Fair enough 1 or 2, but 20 in the last two hundred pages? All it needed was proof reading.
So, to conclude, this novel is well worth reading, just as the others were. I found myself that I could barely put it down and that the author's brilliant turn of phrase and occasional humour (e.g. Jens Larssen's mad conversation with a Jay), make it a worthy addition to the series.
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Okay, but not as good as The Great War serie
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Harry Turtledove's idea of an alien invasion caught offguard by the pace of technological change is solid and entertaining, but it just seems like Mr. Turtledove wrote this one too quickly, it could use some polish. Fortunatly the rest of the serie make up for that fact and all in all it's a good read.
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