BOOK THREE OF THE A-MEN TRILOGY The A-Men trilogy breaks new ground in mixing noir-style sci-fi with mythic fantasy elements, with five first-person viewpoints on the action. Forever A-Men is the trilogy's concluding book and a science fiction tour de force. Switching Dead City for the crystal arks of the thirteen corporate colonies, Jack comes face to face with the full extremity of D'Alessandro's master plan. Awakening as godking in the fantasy realms of Forevermore, effectively trapped within the pages of his own faerie tale book, he realises his only chance at redemption is to reform the A-Men for one last amazing adventure. With the help of Pure, Dingo the Wonder Dog and the blind, psychic detective Arken Ellis Winterman, Jack finds his path leads inextricably back to D'Arkadia, his family's deserted starstation, for a final confrontation with the terrible past he has tried so desperately to escape. An astonishing final chapter to the A-Men trilogy, this is a story of the realisation that nothing is forever, and of identifying what is important before it is far, far too late.
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By Liam Hogan
Format:Hardcover
This is the third book in the trilogy, each one takes Jack to a new place, to new depths. This time we leave Dead City behind, and after the dramatic conclusions to "The A-Men Return", the ranks are thinned and some major characters absent. New character Winterman takes up the slack, and Dingo provides continuity.
Jack is lost in Forevermore, and doubts even that his memories of Dead City are real. But this isn't the quest orientated Forevermore of before, this is a freeform world, where death lurks in the form of the reavers, and is about to be ripped asunder in a final conflict.
And this conflict encompasses the real world as well, the orbital stations become pawns, the consequences dire.
Trevillian's set pieces are again in evidence, injecting gasoline into a volatile mixture - a flawed rescue of a girl-band, battles with the God's of forevermore - all fleshing out the action.
If there are complaints, they are in the God nature of Jack and his nemesis, and in the fact that forevermore is very obviously populated not by the denizens of the orbital stations, but by computer generated creations. Where IS everybody?
Jack is lost in Forevermore, and doubts even that his memories of Dead City are real. But this isn't the quest orientated Forevermore of before, this is a freeform world, where death lurks in the form of the reavers, and is about to be ripped asunder in a final conflict.
And this conflict encompasses the real world as well, the orbital stations become pawns, the consequences dire.
Trevillian's set pieces are again in evidence, injecting gasoline into a volatile mixture - a flawed rescue of a girl-band, battles with the God's of forevermore - all fleshing out the action.
If there are complaints, they are in the God nature of Jack and his nemesis, and in the fact that forevermore is very obviously populated not by the denizens of the orbital stations, but by computer generated creations. Where IS everybody?
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Please Make This Series Into Movies!!!!
18 Aug 2012
By Mandy
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Format:Hardcover
Forever A-Men is the third, and final, installment of The A-Men series. John has definitely saved the best for last. I dreaded seeing this book come to an end, but I couldn't stop myself from reading its pages.
Jack finally acknowledges and accepts his position in the faerie tale as king. He is one of the most unorthodox kings I have ever read. His language is foul and his actions can be abominable, but his heart is good. He tries his best to take the path that will cause a minimal amount of damage to those he cares about. Often times, though, his plan of action is looked upon as crazy and insane.
Susannah re-enters Jack's life, which neither of them expected ... seeing as how Susannah thought she had killed him. Jack rescues Susannah from her marriage to an evil faerie king and they fall back in love. They fight together until the very end.
Elliott is a whiz when is comes to computers and technology. He finally gets his chance to play the hero when he enters Jack's faerie tale.
This entire book is a portrayal of the ultimate fight between good and evil; between gods and mortals; between the ultimate God and men who believe themselves to be gods. The fight scenes, and there are many, are graphic and nail-biting.
Forever A-Men deftly ties up all the loose ends from the first two novels. All of the questions or wonderings I had while reading The A-Men and The A-Men Return were answered in this novel. I had quite a few "Aha!" moments.
Fans of science-fiction have to get John Trevillian's The A-Men series. I can easily see this becoming a show on the SyFy channel or even a series of movies on the big screen. Yes, this series is just that good, but you've got to read it for yourself to see what I mean. I don't have the adequate words to describe just how good these books really are.
Jack finally acknowledges and accepts his position in the faerie tale as king. He is one of the most unorthodox kings I have ever read. His language is foul and his actions can be abominable, but his heart is good. He tries his best to take the path that will cause a minimal amount of damage to those he cares about. Often times, though, his plan of action is looked upon as crazy and insane.
Susannah re-enters Jack's life, which neither of them expected ... seeing as how Susannah thought she had killed him. Jack rescues Susannah from her marriage to an evil faerie king and they fall back in love. They fight together until the very end.
Elliott is a whiz when is comes to computers and technology. He finally gets his chance to play the hero when he enters Jack's faerie tale.
This entire book is a portrayal of the ultimate fight between good and evil; between gods and mortals; between the ultimate God and men who believe themselves to be gods. The fight scenes, and there are many, are graphic and nail-biting.
Forever A-Men deftly ties up all the loose ends from the first two novels. All of the questions or wonderings I had while reading The A-Men and The A-Men Return were answered in this novel. I had quite a few "Aha!" moments.
Fans of science-fiction have to get John Trevillian's The A-Men series. I can easily see this becoming a show on the SyFy channel or even a series of movies on the big screen. Yes, this series is just that good, but you've got to read it for yourself to see what I mean. I don't have the adequate words to describe just how good these books really are.
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