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Deathlands #117
Desolation Angels
BETRAYED BY TOMORROW
A hundred years after the nukecaust, the tortured landscape of postapocalyptic America offers a brutal fight for survival. Yet tech secrets lie hidden, useful to those brave and strong enough to believe that hope can carry them toward ever-elusive peace.
BAD TO THE BONE
Violent gangs, a corrupt mayor and a heavily armed police force are the hallmarks of former Detroit, a mutie-infested, rubble-strewn metropolis. When Ryan and the companions show up, the Desolation Angels are waging a war to rule the streets. After saving the companions from being chilled by gangsters, the mayor hires Ryan and his friends to stop the Angels cold. But each hard blow toward victory proves there's no good side to be fighting for. As Motor City erupts into bloody conflagration, the companions are caught in the crossfire. In Deathlands, hell is called home.
A hundred years after the nukecaust, the tortured landscape of postapocalyptic America offers a brutal fight for survival. Yet tech secrets lie hidden, useful to those brave and strong enough to believe that hope can carry them toward ever-elusive peace.
BAD TO THE BONE
Violent gangs, a corrupt mayor and a heavily armed police force are the hallmarks of former Detroit, a mutie-infested, rubble-strewn metropolis. When Ryan and the companions show up, the Desolation Angels are waging a war to rule the streets. After saving the companions from being chilled by gangsters, the mayor hires Ryan and his friends to stop the Angels cold. But each hard blow toward victory proves there's no good side to be fighting for. As Motor City erupts into bloody conflagration, the companions are caught in the crossfire. In Deathlands, hell is called home.
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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March 16, 2017
Pretty straightforward story - Deathlands is not a place for deep character conflict, or complex situations. I really enjoyed the gangs in this one - hope I see the Dead Elvises and the Thelonious Monks again.
June 28, 2014
Desolation Angels is a new installment in what appears to be a very long running and prolific series, which posed a significant problem for this reader. There was an excellent recap / introduction of the primary characters at the beginning of the book, just prior to chapter one, but had this not been provided the reader would, in my opinion, be lost.
The book opens with these characters appearing in a chamber and their fight to escape as it begins to fill with sewage and zombie like creatures try to eat them and off we go. . .the story then proceeds with some very well written head loping, guns blasting, and explosive action.
The characters are very colorful and unique, both the good guys and baddies and I found myself begging to know more. However, the action continues scene after scene, fight and flight over and over again to the point I started to feel like the little old lady that made the hamburger commercial famous and could not help asking—where's the story? Every time the protagonists come to a stop and you think okay here we go, the story abruptly segs into another Shoot 'Em Up with absolutely no explanation why.
There is a small underlying tale here, but it does not emerge until the book is about three quarters of the way through by which time desensitization started to set in and no matter how well written the action scenes were, I just did not care anymore and actually considered finding a way to blow these guys up myself just to put them out of their misery.
Now for longtime fans of the series this is likely to be a great installment in the ongoing saga, after all the writer is very good at crafting these scenes and perhaps greater back story might make a difference, but I am not sure and stand behind the statement that this book needs more story and perhaps fewer flights and explosions. Had the head lopping and explosions not been so well done I would have given this read two sheep and if you are looking for nonstop action with little story to go with it, you will likely really enjoy the tale more than I. I received this book via NetGalley.
The book opens with these characters appearing in a chamber and their fight to escape as it begins to fill with sewage and zombie like creatures try to eat them and off we go. . .the story then proceeds with some very well written head loping, guns blasting, and explosive action.
The characters are very colorful and unique, both the good guys and baddies and I found myself begging to know more. However, the action continues scene after scene, fight and flight over and over again to the point I started to feel like the little old lady that made the hamburger commercial famous and could not help asking—where's the story? Every time the protagonists come to a stop and you think okay here we go, the story abruptly segs into another Shoot 'Em Up with absolutely no explanation why.
There is a small underlying tale here, but it does not emerge until the book is about three quarters of the way through by which time desensitization started to set in and no matter how well written the action scenes were, I just did not care anymore and actually considered finding a way to blow these guys up myself just to put them out of their misery.
Now for longtime fans of the series this is likely to be a great installment in the ongoing saga, after all the writer is very good at crafting these scenes and perhaps greater back story might make a difference, but I am not sure and stand behind the statement that this book needs more story and perhaps fewer flights and explosions. Had the head lopping and explosions not been so well done I would have given this read two sheep and if you are looking for nonstop action with little story to go with it, you will likely really enjoy the tale more than I. I received this book via NetGalley.
October 14, 2014
did not finish
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