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479th out of 999 books
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Shadow on the Sun (Hell’s Cross #3)
Durango has always relied on Mimi—once his tough-as-nails squad leader, she is now the bitingly sarcastic artificial intelligence flash-cloned to his brain. Mimi is the only reason he is alive.
Durango has always looked out for his devastatingly beautiful and brave second-in-command, Vienne—now wounded, crushed, missing. Vienne is the only reason he wants to live.
Durango ha...more
Durango has always looked out for his devastatingly beautiful and brave second-in-command, Vienne—now wounded, crushed, missing. Vienne is the only reason he wants to live.
Durango ha...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
March 26th 2013
by Greenwillow Books
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Sacre merde! Durango is in the clutches of General Lyme. Daddy has his cyborg experimental soldier/Son under control and ready to do his bidding. If that isn't enough, Mimi has been cloned to control the General's forces all over the planet, and his Sturmnacht are hard at work terrorizing and enslaving. From his power center in the heights of Olympus Mons ===
Here I must digress, for Father and Son Stringfellow are not quite Chronos and Zeus, and this titanic struggle can't be given a one to one...more
Here I must digress, for Father and Son Stringfellow are not quite Chronos and Zeus, and this titanic struggle can't be given a one to one...more
This book is hands down the best one in the series – from the rocket fueled pacing to the witty, spot on banter to the tender moments of true love.
The heart and soul of this book (the series) are the characters. Each one has a strong voice that instantly connects with the reader and draws them in.
Durango (a.k.a. Jacob Stringfellow) – The Alpha Dog hero. The heartthrob. The good guy who wants to do the right thing even if it puts himself in harm’s way. Total badass. My “badass” point is proved m...more
The heart and soul of this book (the series) are the characters. Each one has a strong voice that instantly connects with the reader and draws them in.
Durango (a.k.a. Jacob Stringfellow) – The Alpha Dog hero. The heartthrob. The good guy who wants to do the right thing even if it puts himself in harm’s way. Total badass. My “badass” point is proved m...more
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One of the most purely plot-driven action-adventures I've ever read. The downside is that the characters are static, unchanging and typecast (particularly the bad guys)---but wow, in compensation you get a breathlessly paced tale chock full of violence, explosions, gunfire, butt-kicking and general mayhem leading to a climax that packs in even more. I think that the humorous elements--particularly the Three Stooges style mercenaries self-dubbed the Koumanov Brothers, and the interchanges between...more
5 warm & gooey chocolate chip cookies.
Cover Love:
This cover tells a lot of the story. I don't really love how Vienne looks, but it fits the other covers in the series. Plus I love how Durango looks!
Why I Wanted to Read This:
I read and adored the other two books in this series and really wanted to know how it ended!
Romance?: They are separated for most of the books but there is a lot of longing for each other between Vienne and Durango.
My Thoughts:
Shadow on the Sun was a very satisfying concl...more
Cover Love:
This cover tells a lot of the story. I don't really love how Vienne looks, but it fits the other covers in the series. Plus I love how Durango looks!
Why I Wanted to Read This:
I read and adored the other two books in this series and really wanted to know how it ended!
Romance?: They are separated for most of the books but there is a lot of longing for each other between Vienne and Durango.
My Thoughts:
Shadow on the Sun was a very satisfying concl...more
This series is Hunger Games with a sense of humor. As the last book in the series, Shadow on the Sun continues the break-neck action established in the first two novels. Gill creates interest, tension, and action in this SF set on a future Mars, and he manages to work in clever dialogue and humor.
Durango and Vienne are separated and neither is sure where the other one is. Durango is being chemically manipulated by his father, the tyrannical leader of Mars using the name General Lyme. Vienne is wandering around, eventually returning to the monastery with refugee children when she is recruited to assist in a rescue mission. Mimi, Durango's AI conscience, keeps being shut down, but Lyme has succeeded in creating his own version Dolly, who is helping guide Lyme's war to preserve his dictator...more
Space cowboy Durango, AI sidekick Mimi and kickass love interest Vienne are back for round 3 in this continually excellent & exciting sci fi series. A slightly less cheesy cover than #2, but may still turn off the intended YA boy audience.
Hm. Interesting. Especially the use of present tense. Threw me off at first until I got used to it.
I'll admit I was a bit confused for the first couple of chapters, but it would probably help if I read the first two books of the series first :P
I'll admit I was a bit confused for the first couple of chapters, but it would probably help if I read the first two books of the series first :P
Not my favorite of the three, probably because Durango and Vienne are separated throughout most of the book. And why were so many new characters introduced so close to the end of the series? Will they be included in something new?
The ending was a little abrupt, but that is in keeping with the roller coaster nature of this series.
The ending was a little abrupt, but that is in keeping with the roller coaster nature of this series.
Feb 22, 2013
Rena
marked it as to-read
I won this book from First Reads Giveaway. Waiting to read it when I receive it. Thanks.
Fingers crossed for more Durango and Vienne one day.
Excellent ending to the trilogy.
What a fun, action-packed trilogy!
I won this book in a giveaway. While it was an excellent story, I had to give it one less star due to the fact that the characters are not engaging and kind of boring. Other than that it is a great book and a wonderful trilogy.
So good, I'm sorry that this is the end of the series. Or at least it appears to be. Review to come!
Start with Black Hole Sun and read ALL the Durango books. Multiple times. I loveloveLOVE Durango!!
I can't review thus book without spoilers!!
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David Macinnis Gill is the author of the award-winning novels Black Hole Sun and Soul Enchilada, both from Greenwillow/Harper Collins. His short stories have appeared in several magazines, including The Crescent Review and Writer’s Forum. His critical biography of young adult author Graham Salisbury, Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, was published by Scarecrow Press. He holds a bachelor’s degree in En...more
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