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Hell's Gate.
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Author - David Weber.
Introduction
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This will be a short and sweet, or should that be "bitter" sweet review. Being a Sci-Fi reader I should have realised a hybrid of Sci-fi meets Fantasy would be an awful abomination of ... Read review
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A review by Maximus-Qualitus on Hell's Gate - Linda Evans, David Weber January 22nd, 2008
Author's product rating:
Would you read it again?
No, never
Story
Very ordinary
Characters
Very ordinary
Readability
Poor
How does it compare to other works by the same author?
Not applicable
Advantages:
None
Disadvantages:
Will help you sleep
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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I recently looked at some of my early reviews, geez they where poor. I have updated a few. Here is one of my first book reviews, UPDATED and hopefully improved. (Certainly by 100 words!!!)
Hell's Gate. ========== Author - David Weber.
Introduction *************** This will be a short and sweet, or should that be "bitter" sweet review. Being a Sci-Fi reader I should have realised a hybrid of Sci-fi meets Fantasy would be an awful abomination of a read. Now I know.
The Story ************ The basic story line is a universe where Magic actually works! Arcana, meets universe where technology is supreme, Sharona.
The Union of Arcana has journeyed through portals linking parallel universes. (Basically worm holes) In that time its soldiers and Sorcerers have laid claim to one uninhabited planet after another but all of that is about to come to an violent and explosive halt. The Union's scouts have just discovered a new portal, and on its far side lies a shattering revelation. There is another human society, Sharona, which has also been exploring the Multi-verse. The first contact between them did not go well. Arcana is horrified by the alien weapons of its sudden opponents, weapons its sorcerers cannot explain or duplicate. Weapons based upon science.
The initial contact snowballs into all-out warfare, both sides can agree on one thing.
The portal which brought them together is truly 'Hell's Gate'.
Opinions ************ This is a terrible read, you will be disappointed !
There is no depth to any of the characters, awful dialogue and silly explanations of sorcery versus science. The writing is poor and hangs together very disjointedly. The battle scenes left me puzzled as to what was actually going on? It put me off reading any more Weber books.
Give this book a VERY wide berth.
So dull it made my teeth ache !!
The Book. *********** Language English Publisher: Baen Books Mass Market Paperback: 1248 pages ISBN-10: 1416555412 ISBN-13: 978-1416555414 Amazon Price: £5.20
Greg.
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Hell's Gate.
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The story starts centred around Arcana, a planet and a universe where magic actually works. Their whole culture and the expansive civilisation on the outer planets all depend on magic. Their magicians one day make a discovery and open a hole through space and so their exploration of other universes begins. They grow even richer and more bolder as time passes until one day they come across the Sharona's.
The Sharona's universe ... ...field. Soon a culture clash happens and the two societies are at war.
The tunnel through space becomes known as Hells Gate because to the 'magic' society technology is evil and demonic.
All efforts are made to close the gate but soon things will take an unforeseen turn and hell in both universes will really be unleashed.
They space battles are written quite well and easy understandable. The dialogue however is poor and none of the characters are ...
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