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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can't quit understand why all the reviews for this are so positive. I'm no literature critic, but even I could tell that Andy Remic is a shocking author - his writing style brings to mind a 15-year-old boy's school English essay, except with more crudity. Picture a typical LiveJournal fanfic where the hero gets to be the sex-god, rock-hard-stone-cold killer that the author always wanted to be.
The characters are one dimensional and the only thing more laughably cheesy than their conversations with each other is their inner monologue. All of them (including the AIs) behave like hormonal teenagers, alternating between loving and hating each other every five minutes, laughing at fart gags and storming off in a tantrum whenever they don't get their way.
From a sci-fi perspective, the technology is incongruous and the universe seems to be filled with an incoherent selection of monsters, psychics, magic, gods and moody robot sidekicks, mostly stolen from other stories.
One could look past this of course if the story was good, but the story itself plays out like a videogame - the central characters jump from location to location blowing things up and killing people and every hundred pages or so all the characters swap sides so as to justify more carnage.
Now don't get me wrong, I actually quite enjoyed reading it - it's a bit like watching a Steven Seagal movie (so bad it's good) - but I guessed the twist immediately and spent the rest of the book assuming that I must have guessed wrong because the book didn't seem deep enough to have that level of intrigue.
The characters are one dimensional and the only thing more laughably cheesy than their conversations with each other is their inner monologue. All of them (including the AIs) behave like hormonal teenagers, alternating between loving and hating each other every five minutes, laughing at fart gags and storming off in a tantrum whenever they don't get their way.
From a sci-fi perspective, the technology is incongruous and the universe seems to be filled with an incoherent selection of monsters, psychics, magic, gods and moody robot sidekicks, mostly stolen from other stories.
One could look past this of course if the story was good, but the story itself plays out like a videogame - the central characters jump from location to location blowing things up and killing people and every hundred pages or so all the characters swap sides so as to justify more carnage.
Now don't get me wrong, I actually quite enjoyed reading it - it's a bit like watching a Steven Seagal movie (so bad it's good) - but I guessed the twist immediately and spent the rest of the book assuming that I must have guessed wrong because the book didn't seem deep enough to have that level of intrigue.
Format:Paperback
"War Machine" (and the Combat-K series) are advertised as 'rock-hard military science fiction.' Well, I don't know about that. There's not a whole bunch of military in the book. The three protagonists - Keenan, Pippa and Franco - used to make up a Combat-K military unit. But they haven't been in that unit for a long time.
In this book they really get together for a treasure-hunting quest. And that was okay with me. The three are all majorly messed up for one reason or another and play off each other well.
I especially liked their visit to The City (actually an entire planet). And I liked Cam, the Security PopBot. I liked the messed up characters, especially Franco, who has only one thing on his mind and it's not military-related. The aliens were nasty or fun, or both.
Was this book great literature? No. Is it highbrow reading? No. Did I enjoy reading it? Yes. I can definitely think the author likes to play video games and there are parts of this book that I think would make a great video game.
It reminded me in some ways of Sven Tveskoeg in the David Gunn Death's Head series. Gunn's books are raunchier but still space opera (now, after I've read four books in the Combat-K series, maybe Death's Head ISN't raunchier).
In this book they really get together for a treasure-hunting quest. And that was okay with me. The three are all majorly messed up for one reason or another and play off each other well.
I especially liked their visit to The City (actually an entire planet). And I liked Cam, the Security PopBot. I liked the messed up characters, especially Franco, who has only one thing on his mind and it's not military-related. The aliens were nasty or fun, or both.
Was this book great literature? No. Is it highbrow reading? No. Did I enjoy reading it? Yes. I can definitely think the author likes to play video games and there are parts of this book that I think would make a great video game.
It reminded me in some ways of Sven Tveskoeg in the David Gunn Death's Head series. Gunn's books are raunchier but still space opera (now, after I've read four books in the Combat-K series, maybe Death's Head ISN't raunchier).
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The newly released fourth novel by Andy Remic under the new publisher Solaris. Why the change in publisher you ask? Well Solaris is one of the new houses under the Games Workshop banner and as such is ideally suited to Andy's writing. With a proven track record amongst not only his own fans but also within publishing the novel seems set to keep not only his usual fans happy but also those of the GW empire. Fast paced, action packed and above all a high enough body count to prove why the Combat K squad got its name with enough plot to keep the whole tale moving at its extraordinary pace. My only complaint the use of letters in regard to types of gun, personally I don't know much and it can get a tad confusing especially when there isn't much description relying on the readers knowledge (or ability to use the internet) to discover what these weapons he describes are.)
Other than that, fun, fast, furious, all the things a reader could want and an excellent show piece for the newest of publishers.
Other than that, fun, fast, furious, all the things a reader could want and an excellent show piece for the newest of publishers.
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Rubbish ending
Why five stars - those reviewers should get out more.
This book is just rubbish - the ending seems to have been thought of over a Pepsi as it just finishes in five pages... Read more
This book is just rubbish - the ending seems to have been thought of over a Pepsi as it just finishes in five pages... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2009 by R. Nicklin
Amazing read.
The first of a trilogy of combat k novels thus far, its a hard hitting nonstop rollercoaster ride of violence and action. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2009 by S. Miller
War Machine ROCKS!
I said in an earlier review that BIOHELL by Andy Remic was the best book you would ever read. Now, I'm not so sure - I'm torn between Biohell and War Machine, because they are both... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Jonny R
Fast paced, imaginative military Sci-fi - with a British flavour
'War Machine' had me gripped from the start, and continued on in the same vein. Throw in an array of brilliantly described worlds, engaging characters and some blistering combat -... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2008 by Nicholas Thomas
Another cracker from Mr. Remic
What can I say about War Machine? Brilliant? Fantastic? Amazing?? Actually, all these things spring to mind when describing this book, plus much much more. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2007 by Mrs Saarktobe
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