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Sunday, February 24, 2013

THE AGE OF ODIN

Solaris

Written by James Lovegrove

Copyright James Lovegrove 2010



In The Age of Odin, the third book in the Pantheon series written by James Lovegrove, former British Army soldier Gideon Coxall gets in a car accident in the middle of a severe snowstorm while looking for the Valhalla Project, which is recruiting former military personnel for unspecified combat operations, and winds up recovering at the Project. Gideon soon finds himself fighting along with real Viking gods to prevent Ragnarok - the end of the world.

I liked that several figures from the Viking gods were made into modern day versions. I was able to relate to these gods as they were made into interesting and relatable characters, especially as they fight along the mercenary soldiers, all of whom were special operations, that the gods have recruited for their battles as well as fighting with modern-day weapons. I never realized before how much the Viking gods were all related and that they were such a dysfunctional family. The women from the Viking gods were all very strong women. Fumblewinter was very apparent in this book. I was always aware of the winter's cold while I was reading the book. Oftentimes, the background does not make a significant impression on me while I read a book.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.



Sunday, February 10, 2013

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - RESURRECTION

ibooks, inc.

Written by Richard Hatch and Stan Timmons

Copyright 2001 Universal Studios PublishingRights,
a Division of Universal Studios Licensing, Inc.

Battlestar Galactica
is a trademark and copyright of Universal studios.
All rights reserved.

Edited by Howard Zimmerman
Cover art by Matt Busch
Cover design by j.vita & Joe Bailey



In Resurrection, written by Richard Hatch and Stan Timmons, the Battlestar Galactica and the Colonial Fleet have been depleted of food and fuel after their battles with the Cylons and the alien race Chitain. War veteran Commander Cain challenges Apollo for leadership.

Meanwhile, with their new quantum-shift technology, the fleet gets warped across the galaxy - back home to their starting point, the planet Kobol.

While I can understand a veteran such as Commander Cain questioning Apollo's strategy of following the alleged path of the Thirteenth Tribe and would challenge young Apollo for leadership of the fleet, it was still rather annoying to see instead of Cain challenging Apollo instead of working with Apollo on helping the fleet recover. Having the people losing faith in Apollo was sad. Winding up back at their starting point of the planet Kobol was a little unbelievable, but eventually made sense.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.
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