Aftershocks (Colonization, Book 3)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345430212 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Timothy Lehnerer said A little too open-ended of an ending. After following the life & times of a very changed world for seven books, I was hoping for a sense of closure that I didn't get from AFTERSHOCKS. That's the only thing I found wrong with the book, though--Turtledove has done his usual masterful job of extrapolating what could have happened from what did, human nature, and the elements of the world that he changed.Also, Turtledove drops waaaaay too many hints over the first half of the book about which nation attacked the colonization fleet with nuclear weapons in DOWN TO EARTH, and mentions how dangerous the knowledge is each time it's mentioned. I got it. I'm sure the other readers got it . Exciting read - but fluffy aftertaste Steven Marks I'll get to the point quickly: - Best aspect: very easy read (if you have read the prior books in the series) - no new characters of note are introduced (yeah! there are too many to track as it is). So you can just sit and read and enjoy this book. Actually, one character gets killed off. - Worst aspect: Maybe only 2 years elapse in this book with very little geopolitical changes on the scene. The prior book had really stirred things up with the German/Race war.So after you read the book you are left with a pleasent sense of having just finished a good book - but as you ponder it you come to the conclusion that not much progression has occu. "Believable" according to Jedidiah Carosaari. Which is about the highest praise alternative history can get, I believe. Turtledove creates an alternate universe that seems completely real. If aliens had invaded in WWII, this is what we would be presented with, in the Believable Jedidiah Carosaari Which is about the highest praise alternative history can get, I believe. Turtledove creates an alternate universe that seems completely real. If aliens had invaded in WWII, this is what we would be presented with, in the 40s and the 60s. By using very personal characters, with famous, infamous, and unknown historical personages. Turtledove makes excellent use of his strong background in history. He has a creative writing style that pulls the reader in, with many unexpected results, and few flat characters. Those that are, are flat for a reason- lizards culturally evolve slowly.There are some weaknesses in Turtledove's writing style as well. 0s and the 60s. By using very personal characters, with famous, infamous, and unknown historical personages. Turtledove makes excellent use of his strong background in history. He has a creative writing style that pulls the reader in, with many unexpected results, and few flat characters. Those that are, are flat for a reason- lizards culturally evolve slowly.There are some weaknesses in Turtledove's writing style as well
While uprisings and aftershocks of war shake the planet, while the Race's troops are undermined by ginger addiction, one nation plots a stunning counterattack.With its sprawling cast of characters, startling plot twists, and uncanny sense of history, Colonization: Aftershocks is another marvelous achievement from Harry Turtledove—the author USA Today calls "the leading author of alternate history.". As she did a generation before, Germany goes to war over Poland, this time against the Race. A new front opened in World War II—when an alien race attacked the Earth .In his extraordinary alternate-history epic, Harry Turtledove created the acclaimed Worldwar saga. Armies clashed across rolling countryside. Then, in 1942, everything changed. The United States has used its fast-developing military technology to lock the invaders into a standoff. Now, in the Colonization series, what began as war has evolved into decades of epic struggles and rebellions erupting against the invaders known as the Race.As the 1960s begins, one of the great powers explodes a nuclear strike against the Race's colonization fleet. Retaliation is swift and deadly, leaving much of the Third Reich in ruins. And in China, the ragtag r
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal In the aftermath of World War II and the invasion by the alien Lizards, decades of struggle have led to an uneasy attempt by the aliens to maintain a colony on Earth. . A good addition to most sf collections, particularly in libraries that own previous series titles. Collaboration, rebellion, and attempts at understanding each other bring humans and Lizards to the brink of new hostilities, threatening the destruction of the world but holding out hope for its renewal. This conclusion to Turtledove's multivolume alternate history features the author's close attention to detail and his ability to paint broad,