ctj@msudoc.UUCP (Chris T. Johnson {of Systems}) (01/22/86)
===================Food for the Line Eater==========
Stephen Ames Berry's "The Battle For Terra Two"
Sequal to "The Biofab War"
Score: Begining: 5, Middle: 7, End: 7, Overall: 6
Blurb: The sudden arrival of the K'Ronarin fleet saved Earth from
enslavement to the dreadful insectoid biofabs, and a new interstellar
age has dawned on the planet. John Harrison, hero of the Biofab War,
can relax at last ... or can he?
For unknown to the alliance, a few renegade biofabs escaped through
a dimensional portal into an alternate unicerse. They are rebuilding
their forces for a counter-strike against all humanity ... in both
universes.
When the truth is discovered, Harrison is catapulted into a strange
world to discover the location of the biofab nest, to burn it out before
a new generation hatches. But it won't be easy -- because in the
version of Earth, Harrison is a revolutionary, on the run from the
secret police of the Fourth Reich!
Opinion: Over all I liked the book. The story flows well from begining
to end without any rude suprises. The technical story is well writen
staying true to the original premises.
As much as I liked the book I still felt that the author was remise in
his characterizations. At times I found that the characters were
completely interchangeable. I also seem to remember someone else
writting about an alternate world where the Germans won WWII (Harry
Harison??).
If you like a good battle scene you might like this book but don't look
for great things.
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