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Outlanders #4
Omega Path
A FUTURE CONDEMNED
A dark and unfathomable power governs post-nuclear America. Its tentacles reach from the heart of the garrison-ruled cities to the lawless Outlands where a last bid for freedom remains. A former warrior of the secretive regime, Kane has become a fugitive of the order he once served, racing to expose the blueprint of a power that's immeasurably evil.
A PAST DENIED
Kane's quest allies him with fellow outcasts Brigid Baptiste and Grant, all willing to risk the peril of seeking the truth. In a pre-apocalyptic New York City, hope lies in their ability to reach one young man who can perhaps alter the future. But history, as they'd been taught it, does not exist. And now shadowy figures are aware of their purpose and have targeted them for destruction.
Nothing is as it seems. Not even the invincible past...
A dark and unfathomable power governs post-nuclear America. Its tentacles reach from the heart of the garrison-ruled cities to the lawless Outlands where a last bid for freedom remains. A former warrior of the secretive regime, Kane has become a fugitive of the order he once served, racing to expose the blueprint of a power that's immeasurably evil.
A PAST DENIED
Kane's quest allies him with fellow outcasts Brigid Baptiste and Grant, all willing to risk the peril of seeking the truth. In a pre-apocalyptic New York City, hope lies in their ability to reach one young man who can perhaps alter the future. But history, as they'd been taught it, does not exist. And now shadowy figures are aware of their purpose and have targeted them for destruction.
Nothing is as it seems. Not even the invincible past...
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
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September 20, 2013
Well I tried to like this one but much of it just wouldn't let me. The sound quality is very good, the sound effects are excellent, and the narration is good. The male characters were okay, in a kind of G.I. Joe cartoon way, but the Brigid character sounded like she hated everybody else, and the Domi character sounded like a helium-filled manga creature. The story moved right along at a pace that helped cover inconsistencies. Perhaps it was the sound effects that did it in for me; if you're going to have torture with electrically-charged alligator-clips, or talk about posterior-probing... no thanks to the audio version.
January 17, 2015
Well, DAMN! I got a dud. Book four was a bunch of timeline-traveling, scientific thesis-like rambling that I zoned out on like I did with my 9th grade history teacher. I just blanked the hell out.
This read did not move the story along at all. How does that time travel idea go? In book terms it's something like this: if you were to bend the book to have the beginning and the end of the book touch you can jump space or something. That's exactly what I should have done; hop-scotched the heck over it. I don't know if I explained that right, but it was funny in my head.
On to the next. The next one must redeem this one.
This read did not move the story along at all. How does that time travel idea go? In book terms it's something like this: if you were to bend the book to have the beginning and the end of the book touch you can jump space or something. That's exactly what I should have done; hop-scotched the heck over it. I don't know if I explained that right, but it was funny in my head.
On to the next. The next one must redeem this one.
January 8, 2026
The fourth book in the Outlanders series starts to up the ante for the rebels. The first part of the book deals with Kane and the gang searching for Lakesh, their leader. A rescue mission ensues with the some of the team going back to Cobaltville to break Lakesh free of sadistic Salvo’s torturous ministrations.
It’s a tense rescue mission that also sees Salvo being brought back to Cerberus as he has fallen out of favour with the Baron and Kane discovers the truth about their shared heritage.
The other part of the book I really enjoyed, which sees the team trying to travel back to the weeks before nukecaust to try and deliver some information to a younger Lakesh.
This book is filled with sci fi tropes - robots, genetic engineering, time travel, the multiverse, men in black - it’s a great lore heavy read which also explains the history leading up to the nuclear disaster - and shows how the Archons created a probability wave that causes the war.
Great read - and the stakes are getting higher for the team which is leading to some great tension in each book. Mr.Ellis delivers even more mysteries while revealing some of the secrets of this shattered world.
It’s a tense rescue mission that also sees Salvo being brought back to Cerberus as he has fallen out of favour with the Baron and Kane discovers the truth about their shared heritage.
The other part of the book I really enjoyed, which sees the team trying to travel back to the weeks before nukecaust to try and deliver some information to a younger Lakesh.
This book is filled with sci fi tropes - robots, genetic engineering, time travel, the multiverse, men in black - it’s a great lore heavy read which also explains the history leading up to the nuclear disaster - and shows how the Archons created a probability wave that causes the war.
Great read - and the stakes are getting higher for the team which is leading to some great tension in each book. Mr.Ellis delivers even more mysteries while revealing some of the secrets of this shattered world.
May 2, 2020
A weird time travel story? I mean at least breaking the mold a little with this one. These will never be more than 3 star stories, they are quick afternoon fluff reads. And that is all I ever need them to be.
February 10, 2024
I think I'm enjoying these a bit more than the Deathlands series. Not entirely sure why, but partly because the series feels more... coherent, I guess. Not as "this is this particular ghost writer's take on the characters."
March 21, 2024
A very original twist to the going back in time to change the future kind of story.
August 4, 2012
A good audio book for on the road listening.
February 26, 2016
Set in the same world as the Deathlands series. These books follow another set of adventures in the post holocaust world. Good men's adventures series. Recommended
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