Terror

by Frederik Pohl

Terrorists find and take over a top secret government project near Hawaii which uses a nuclear bomb and a dormant volcano to create a weapon which can destroy the world

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Thriller

220 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1986

About the author

Frederik George Pohl, Jr. was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years. From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy magazine and its sister magazine IF winning the Hugo for IF three years in a row. His writing also won him three Hugos and multiple Nebula Awards. He became a Nebula Grand Master in 1993.

Reviews

[Craig]

This one is kind of confused and feels rushed, as if Pohl was in a hurry to start on his next project. I'll bet he had a fun vacation in Hawaii doing the research. It can't quite decide what it wants to be when it grows up. It's okay, but not up to his usual standards.

[Jenn Lin]

Holy ass. This is a NERD book. Other than the “research” he provided on Hawaiian history, the atomic bomb, and the whole asteroid hitting the Earth killing the dinosaurs (of which he wrote about very pompously and with fluff), the rest of the book was filled with incredibly dumb and muted characters, all randomly obsessed with having sex with each other. Like there’s no reason given for Rachel’s lack of reactions and zombie-like personality (although the other characters aren’t seeping with interesting traits either). So many useless plot points make up the whole story—Stockholm syndrome is brought up once as a dictionary definition that the author thought he could use as plot development. Kushi was probably the only tolerable character and she was described as a potato chip-loving grandma who gets killed in the end by falling on a terrorist. Like hello, is this is a book about terrorism and the KGB or is this fifty shades of gray on vacation? Totally get that this was written in the 80s but still though…

[Andrés Conca]

No entiendo cómo el creador de una de las mejores sagas de cf, la de los Heechee, haya podido escribir esto. Eso si lo escribió de verdad o se limitó a poner el nombre a algo escrito por un negro de la editorial.

Una trama absurda repleta de agujeros, unos personajes risibles y lo peor de todo: un libro aburrido y falto de interés.
Y hay situaciones muy extrañas: a la protagonista la secuestra un terrorista, en una especie de síndrome de Estocolmo express decide seducirlo casi de inmediato para tener sexo sin protección porque sí (no para tratar de escapar). Y a mitad de la acción se cansa y le mete un dedo por el culo para que se corra al instante dentro de ella. A continuación se preocupa por si no le viene la regla.

[Olethros]

-Que Pohl escribiera esto resulta sorprendente.-

Género. Novela.

Lo que nos cuenta. El libro Terror (publicación original: Terror, 1986) nos presenta a Rachel Chindler, una bibliotecaria de vacaciones en Hawái que forma parte de los pasajeros de un avión secuestrado y que regresa más tarde a la isla para unas diligencias de reconocimiento de sospechosos. Su visita coincide con unas pruebas secretas de la Marina de los Estados Unidos, actividades terroristas locales y maniobras de los servicios de inteligencia soviéticos.

¿Quiere saber más de este libro, sin spoilers? Visite:

https://librosdeolethros.blogspot.com...

[Mark]

I would swear that Pohl didn't write this book. I know he did, but come on. It's premise is pretty much taken for granted nowadays, but that's not the worst of it by a long shot. Perhaps he was just trying something new and moving out of his comfort zone. I can't recommend it. This makes my 35th Pohl novel. Excepting a few of his collaborations, this is my first disappointment.

[David Sheridan]

An odd little book that leaves a lot of loose ends not tied up. Definitely far from Pohl’s best work—feels like a draft that would have needed some considerable work before being ready for publication. I still enjoyed it.

[Luís Bermer]

Mira que me gusta Pohl en libros como "Pórtico" o "La guerra de los mercaderes".

Pero este "Terror" me decepcionó grandemente. Tal vez por su temática "realista", su poca imaginación e interés despertado. Creo que es un libro absolutamente prescindible.

Para leer, si acaso, con expectativas nulas y a la altura de la parte trasera del bote de champú cuando estas en el WC.

Mi reseña completa aquí.

[Bruno Silva]

Uma boa história que explora os diferentes tipos de terrorismo e as visões que cada um apresenta em nome das suas respectivas causas. Até que ponto devemos justificar os nossos meios por aquilo que entendemos como "paz", pois pode vir a ser uma verdadeira "paz podre".