Colonization: Aftershocks

Series goes out with a whimper Kaj G. Trapp I will echo what a number of the more tepid reviews note about this book. For it being the technical end of a seven book series (Homeward Bound being more of an epilogue), it's a rather disappointing conclusion. If you're looking for nicely tied up storylines, you will be upset with this book. If you're okay with most of the plots being written with a more realistic idea that this is just. Brilliant!!!! Coviekiller5 Excellent series, and excellent book!. "Marathon series begins to stumble." according to Stewart Teaze - Aerospace Systems Engineer. The quality of this SEVENTH book of the series is definately below that of the first six books - mainly due to the author apparently running out of believable material and unique situations for his characters, and having to use too many gimmicks in order to fill up the 600+ paperback pages. For example, how do so many of the characters end up at some point in Edmonton, Canada? And how man

Set in the same universe as the Worldwar series, the Colonization series brings us to Earth in the 1960s, where four superpowers rule: the United States, Russia, Nazi Germany, and the aliens of the Race. The arrival of the aliens shot Earth technology forward at a dizzying rate-the world of 1960 includes routine space shuttle traffic, computers on every desk, and other high-tech advancements. Aftershocks reveals that it was the United States that launched the nuclear offensive against the aliens, and when the aliens learn the truth, Indianapolis disappears in nuclear fire. The nations of Earth begin to realize that their only hope in holding back the aliens will be to work together. In alien-held China, a full-fledged rebellion is launched, and in Poland, a nuclear bomb goes missing-held by Jewish forces who seek to use it against the Nazis. Because separately, they may face extinction.

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, panoramic pictures without sacrificing the personal stories of his characters. A good addition to most sf collections, particularly in libraries that own previous series titles. 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