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Introducing the complete Cobra Trilogy in one volume!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a big fan of Timothy Zahn's books, I was eager to read this book. I didn't think that it was his best work (hence only 4 stars), but once I'd started reading it, I was hooked.
The plot took us through several generations of Cobras (cyberneticly enhanced humans), trying to survive on a variety of planets, each with it's own alien wildlife, interacting with intelligent races with their own agenda in mind.
The plot took us through several generations of Cobras (cyberneticly enhanced humans), trying to survive on a variety of planets, each with it's own alien wildlife, interacting with intelligent races with their own agenda in mind.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's hard to believe that this trilogy was started back in the 80's when you get into it - it feels so up-to-date. I've read over a dozen other works by Zahn, but was still surprised by how much I enjoyed this trilogy. I couldn't put it down once I started, and the 800+ pages flew by. I especially liked the way that Zahn changes the pace and setting within each book several times, as well as from book to book, and the plot never quite goes where you expect it. The only down side with this particular volume is the sheer...er..volume of it, as it's quite a chunky book and not exactly pocket-size. However, if you like Zahn, you will like this for sure!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Cobra Trilogy is an epic piece of work, not only in size but also in scope. It leads the reader through multiple generations of Moreau family, visiting many planets and introducing dozens of characters who participate in the story as it develops, sometimes from one generation to the next. In classic Zahn style, even the smallest detail can later be instrumental to the plot, and the need for Deus ex Machina rarely if ever rises it's ugly head.
Despite the first of the three books being quilty in jumping a lot from place to place, the reader rarely feels like he's missed something vital. Fortunately, this jumping virtually ceases by the second book, and is only used to skip the long, unimportant periods of mundanity so that the reader can quickly reach the next key event.
Despite the first of the three books being quilty in jumping a lot from place to place, the reader rarely feels like he's missed something vital. Fortunately, this jumping virtually ceases by the second book, and is only used to skip the long, unimportant periods of mundanity so that the reader can quickly reach the next key event.
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The first Cobra trilogy in one volume
This edition brings together the first three books, written in the eighties, in a military SF series about the cybernetically and biomechanically-enhanced "Cobra" soldiers. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marshall Lord
Spitting marvellous
In a very smart marketing move back in 2004, Baen gathered together this fine series of books and put them into an omnibus edition. Read more
Published 7 months ago by sjhigbee
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