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Olympus Prime: Return of the Titans
An interesting story of betrayal, intrigue and military confrontation as the peaceful people of Olympus defend their world from a brutal race of invaders. This brutal race, called Titans, is on a quest to conquer the entire quadrant of the galaxy. Only the Olympian race stands in their way. Despite the Titan's far superior numbers, the Olympians mount a desperate battle to stop them from establishing a foothold on a distant planet that was previously thought to be a myth in ancient Olympian history. This mythical planet, Earth, is what the King of Olympus set out in search of more than 2,500 years before. He was never heard from again.
- GenresScience FictionFiction
300 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 7, 2008
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J.R. Smith
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May 21, 2022
This is a fun story which nominally recasts the clash between the original Titans and the new Olympian pantheon in Greek mythology as a struggle between galactic civilizations. What I found most enjoyable about this installment (part one of a series) was the 'realistic' detail given to both the starship armaments and their crew ... sure, there are points that require a bit of a stretch, but the interaction of the various military characters and tactics would be at home on any naval vessel that I have served on (quite unlike MOST Sci-Fi stories that I have encountered) earning the book an extra star and the gratitude of my dentist. Similarly ... The first contact / interaction with present day earth was well done, if perhaps a tad optimistic.
The book itself was well paced, with enough suspense to gently pull you through the whole story to a cliff-hanger ending; thankfully the main conflict was resolved and it appears that each installment will be able to stand on its own. There were few surprises in the story, which lacked a fair amount of intensity giving it more of a history book or clinical feel to it (especially in the beginning). I would have liked to see more grit when the story moved out of the more Spartan military settings (the potential power struggle on Olympus Prime could have been a story unto itself). Over all, the book is a quick, feel-good story that most will enjoy before fading from memory as it takes its place among other pleasant afternoons.
Finally, there were a few distracting editorial mistakes (where the wrong word spelled correctly appears), but not too bad.
The book itself was well paced, with enough suspense to gently pull you through the whole story to a cliff-hanger ending; thankfully the main conflict was resolved and it appears that each installment will be able to stand on its own. There were few surprises in the story, which lacked a fair amount of intensity giving it more of a history book or clinical feel to it (especially in the beginning). I would have liked to see more grit when the story moved out of the more Spartan military settings (the potential power struggle on Olympus Prime could have been a story unto itself). Over all, the book is a quick, feel-good story that most will enjoy before fading from memory as it takes its place among other pleasant afternoons.
Finally, there were a few distracting editorial mistakes (where the wrong word spelled correctly appears), but not too bad.
March 8, 2009
Full disclosure: I received a copy of this eBook for free from the author.
Some authors are just in love with language. They pile metaphor upon metaphor, simile upon simile, description upon description, never saying in 10 words what could be said in 100. The verbosity can be overwhelming.
This book is exactly the opposite. The writing is dry and plain. It almost reads like a script where the author provides the action and direction, but leaves out all description of the characters and sets, trusting the casting agents, set and costume designers to fill in the details.
Although it is neither particularly long nor heavy reading, I've been trying to read this for months and just cannot finish it (I'm giving up a bit over 1/3 of the way through). The story has something to it, a light space opera tying Greek mythology to a long-time space-faring struggle. The writing is just missing something fundamental.
Some authors are just in love with language. They pile metaphor upon metaphor, simile upon simile, description upon description, never saying in 10 words what could be said in 100. The verbosity can be overwhelming.
This book is exactly the opposite. The writing is dry and plain. It almost reads like a script where the author provides the action and direction, but leaves out all description of the characters and sets, trusting the casting agents, set and costume designers to fill in the details.
Although it is neither particularly long nor heavy reading, I've been trying to read this for months and just cannot finish it (I'm giving up a bit over 1/3 of the way through). The story has something to it, a light space opera tying Greek mythology to a long-time space-faring struggle. The writing is just missing something fundamental.
September 27, 2008
The book is a good easy read. It's an interesting story of betrayal, intrigue and military confrontation as the peaceful people of Olympus defend their world from a brutal race of invaders. This brutal race, called Titans, is on a quest to conquer the entire quadrant of the galaxy. Only the Olympian race stands in their way.
Despite the Titan's far superior numbers, the Olympians mount a desperate battle to stop them from establishing a foothold on a distant planet that was previously thought to be a myth.
Despite the Titan's far superior numbers, the Olympians mount a desperate battle to stop them from establishing a foothold on a distant planet that was previously thought to be a myth.
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