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Title: Predator: Cold War by NATHAN ARCHER ISBN: 0-553-57493-0 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 31 March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (15 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: a disappointment after the first book
Comment: Predator: Cold War caught my eye because it was a Predator book and I am a Predator fan. I was also pleased to see it was written by Nathan Archer, whose work on the previous Predator novel I had enjoyed. The biggest thing that hooked me, though, was the plot: Predators in Siberia! Cool, I thought! They usually hunt in the heat, so they're out of their element. Maybe that will give the humans an upper hand! Thoughts of all the wonderful potential this novel had danced through my head.
Unfortunately, it wasn't quite as good as all that. The aliens' ship crash lands in Siberia, and the book mainly focuses on the Russians and Americans having a race to get to it first so they can study it. The Predators are not in the book nearly enough, and there's also not enough killing (I know how that sounds, but this is, after all, a Predator book, and it's what readers both expect and want).
The plot moves along at a decent enough pace, but never really seems to kick in to full-speed. However, the russian female lead character (my utmost apologies, but her name escapes me and I haven't a copy of the book nearby) is a great character. Schaefer shows up too (the guy from the first book), which is really cool, and has some nice scenes of conflict with the russian gal, what with their clashing personalities. These are some good points to the book, but they aren't quite enough.
The ending, when it does come, comes far too quickly. I think this book could have been saved by having been made longer and, oh, I don't know, showing the Predators some more (since it is a PREDATOR book). If you're a fan of Predator, you'll enjoy the book somewhat, but if not and you just want to sample a Pred. novel for some reason, go with the first book by Archer, Concrete Jungle.
Rating: 3
Summary: Nice book, but I've read better
Comment: Cold War was a decent book, but it lacked alot of action. Most of the book is just people talking, with the exception of a few chapters. I haven't read the first book, Concrete Jungle, but I'm planning on it. I can't say that I have read the other predator books, but I have read all of the pred v.s. alien novels. I suggest if u like to read pred books and u enjoyed the alien movies, pick up alien v.s. predator PREY (Book 1). The first book is excellent, but the next 2 were about the same as this. Over all I enjoyed this book but I wish it had more action....
Rating: 4
Summary: Nice read, very fast-paced and true to the franchise.
Comment: My header more or less says it all: the book starts out very quickly, flows together and ends pretty much with a bang. I've read the original Dark Horse series that this novel is based on and it's interesting to see a novel that expands upon the work that was done there.
You don't have to be a fan of the Predator series to like this novel as it's a nice, quick scifi/action romp in the best tradition of the movies.
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Title: War (Aliens Vs. Predator, Book 3) by S. D. Perry, Randy Stradley ISBN: 0553577328 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Hunter's Planet (Aliens Vs. Predator, Book 2) by David Bischoff, Randy Stradley ISBN: 0553565567 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Prey (Aliens Vs. Predator, Book 1) by Steve Perry, Stephani Perry, Randy Stradley, Chris Warner ISBN: 0553565559 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Earth Hive (Aliens, Book 1) by Steve Perry, Mark Verheiden, Mark A. Nelson ISBN: 0553561200 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Nightmare Asylum : Aliens Book 2 by Steve Perry, Denis Beauvais, Mark Verheiden ISBN: 0553561588 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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