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Roger Zelazny's Alien Speedway #3

by Thomas Wylde

He had one chance to save his career - or witness his own murder!

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1988

Reviews

[Fellini · Rating 2 out of 5]

Подростково-мальчишечья фантастика про гонки на космических кораблях. Возможно, если бы в нашем книжном шкафу оказались первые повести из цикла, то понравилось бы больше. А так несколько сюжетных линий остались совершенно непонятыми.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

About on par with the last book. The writing isn't great, the plot is all over the place and most of the characters are ruined. Mike makes stupid decisions and then whines about them. Lek, poor Lek, he got turned into a druggie and then killed. He was a really good racer in the first book, had a brain and was good at running his race team. Why did his character have to get ruined?
I did like seeing what happened to Speedball and the mystery of the coins. It was entertaining enough, but I can't really recommend books 2 and 3 of this series. Read the first one and enjoy it, but don't read beyond that. Overall 2.5/5 stars.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

While a serviceable wrap up to the series, I felt it was a step down from book 2. There isn't a lot of development of the ideas, many great characters are pushed to the sidelines, and the plot can get a little confusing. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I had read it back to back. The scenes on the racetrack (and I'll leave it at that) were the highlight. Overall happy with this series. It's a fun star-racing romp with a bit of fun science throw in.