Gears of War Aspho Fields by Karen Traviss
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Book Summary Author: Karen Traviss Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-10-28 ISBN: 0345499433 Number of pages: 400 Publisher: Del Rey |
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Book Reviews of the Gears of War Aspho Fields
Customer Review: Another terrible effort from Karen Traviss
Summary: 1 Stars
I've read this book before. Twice actually. In the form of Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact and Triple Zero. Traviss has simply taken the plot structure, and characters of her previous novels and rehashed it here in the Gears universe. The Clones are now Gears and Kal Skirata is now Hoffman. The entire first have of the book (200 pages) is all prep for the battle at the end. Which was how Triple Zero was set up. The end battle by the way doesn't deliver. Aspho Fields is also a prequel/sequel to the first game, as the plot jumps back and forth through time. Problem is, I've played both games so I already knew the outcome. And I guess Traviss assumes this cause she actually tells you the outcome several chapters in!
I doubt she has actually played the game because gone is the constant action, only to be replaced with chapters of boring dialogue and useless technical military jargon that is neither entertaining or interesting. Which makes the pace downright terrible. Only 10 pages of action for the first half of the book. Worst of all, she can't write action. All her books feel as if they are written by a military advisor. Where instead of giving us action. She goes over every military procedure for how a battle should be fought. Along with all the prepping. Then that explanation is stretched out over entire chapters.
The only positive to the book I can say is that Traviss gives some characterization to Dom and Carlos Santiago. While she makes Marcus completely flat and uninteresting.
When it comes down to it. I just want to be entertained. And Traviss has failed yet again to write a book that's fun. Hopefully Del Rey will give a different author a chance to take a shot at the Gears universe.