After the Dark (Dark Angel, Book 3) by Max Allan Collins
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Book Reviews of After the Dark (Dark Angel, Book 3)
Book Review: Max disappointment Part II
Summary: 1 Stars
I've already listed my review for the book before this one, Skin Game. The review for this book is pretty much the same.
Because I needed a Dark Angel fix, I crossed my fingers, hoped for the best and bought the two books. I was very, very disappointed. I felt as though this book (and the other) were nothing more than authorized fan-fiction rather than a professionally written story involving my beloved characters.
And again the author either overlooked or completely ignored the fact that Logan did not require the exo-suit. He regained the use of his legs thanks to Joshua's infusion and still used the exo-skeleton to enhance his ability as Phil did.
I found the explanation of the cure flimsy and could have been resolved more believably. Again, the descriptions and back-story were too overt, jarring you from the flow of the story.
The story was somewhat interesting but like the first it lacked depth and since the show's episodes were deep and rich with side stories and info, again you would think that a book would have that and more.
Again I say, if you're looking for the last two episodes of the series to give closure, don't spend your money. Either borrow this book from your local library or read fan-fic from a fan-fiction site. This way the disappointment won't be followed by resentment for spending money on it!
Book Review: Awful.
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm a huge fan of the show and picked up the book on a whim. Like many fans I was disappointed by the rather large unanswered questions in the finale and thought that the book would tie them up. Instead it was so god awful I could barely get through reading it. The explanations for the virus, the cult etc. are treated as an afterthought. It's as if the author looked back and thought wait, maybe I should add a paragraph explaining how the virus problem was resolved. Then after that paragraph was finished there was no mention of it again. Not to mention the utterly unscientific basis the author used to explain EVERYTHING. Dark Angel was always a show based on a foreseeable reality, on science, to explain away things based upon magic (not kidding, actual word used) is to Miss. The. Point. There was little to no plot in the slightly over 100 page story and what plot there was, was obstructed by the "trendy" dialog used on the show. Here is a sentence from the book, "Hey! Cut da man some slack, my sistah--gotta at least let Mm pretend he's still a jerk." Seriously? This sounds like a middle aged man trying to sound like a 20 year old girl. It's embarassing. I don't read fan fiction, but after reading this book I feel the need to start, I have no doubt that it would be better.
Book Review: after the dark (dark angel)
Summary: 1 Stars
If you are a fan of Dark Angel, you will probably be very disappointed by the ending of this book. I was very upset that a major theme of the second season of the Dark Angel TV series was treated as an afterthought and casually disposed of. It also has a glaring astronomical mistake (which sadly I cant go into detail since it may be a spoiler and thus contrary to the review guidelines).