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In the fourth instalment of Pocket's new series of Marvel novels the mutant superhero team could be the future's only hope. Jean Grey awakens in an unfamiliar room. She is weak, disoriented, stripped of her telepathic and telekinetic powers- and trapped in someone else's body. Also prisoner are her teammates Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, and Nightcrawler- each of their minds held hostage within the bodies of strangers as well. Who has brought them here, and for what purpose? The answers lead to a terrifying plan that threatens not only the X-Men, but all of mutant-kind.
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Marjorie Liu has written two X-MEN titles with Pocket Books; X-MEN: THE OUTCAST EMPIRE (ISBN 1-4165-1063-X) and X-MEN: DARK MIRROR (ISBN 1-4165-1129-6).
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Format:Paperback
In Dark Mirror our familar X-men experience really something different.. when you start to read you can't stop coz you really wan't to know what will happen to them.. the suspense is in the air while reading.. I loved the book. If you are fan of X-men or Wolverine I'm sure you will like this one too...
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X-Men Dark Mirror is a very enjoyable read that keeps you interested and wondering all the time. However, this book is not to everyone's taste, you will either dislike it or enjoy it but it is not for the faint hearted and at times, has some strong language and violence that is strictly for adults eyes only or older teenagers. The book is not at all like the comic books. It is not explosive, action packed and predictable but focuses more on how the five X-Men (Logan, Scott, Jean, Rogue and Nightcrawler) cope with their issues of being in somebody else's body. It is well written but at times, the American grammar can be confusing. It sometimes feels as if the writer tries too hard to describe certain situations, thrust making it hard to visualise the scene clearly. There is some humour, particularly from new-lady Logan but the book is mostly serious and switches from between the X-Men and the other X-Men at the mansion (Gambit, Jubilee and Storm) and how they come to realize that the impostors are not who they say they are. The villain (whom did not seem very powerful compared to others) was good but not great. It was only nearing the end of the book that we learn his full history but hey, the book keeps you guessing! Surprisingly, there are hardly any cheesy lines but I must warn you, the final battle was very confusing, I had to read it twice but otherwise it is well written and a very good read.
I recommend this book but not for young X-Men fans! 4/5.
I recommend this book but not for young X-Men fans! 4/5.
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Okay, the villain is not up to much and is hardly a threat to the world but that's okay because we don't meet him till the end. This book is focused entirely on the X-Men which is why I enjoyed it so much; an easy romp, quick to read and full of insights into the classic characters. The twist is that the X-Men are trapped in human bodies so anyone expecting super-heroics should look elsewhere. The trapped X-men find out what it is like to live as human and it's like going on a road trip through America with friends. The author's descriptions of the train journeys and the small American towns are lovely and the X-Men are notoriously bad at keeping a low profile, disturbing the local populace whenever possible.
Aside from the characters in Amazon's review, we also have a fully powered Gambit, Jubilee and Storm at the mansion, but they use their mutant abilities only once in confrontation. Still, all the characters are very well understood by the author and it's the psychological details that keep the book alive, their hopes, desires and frustrations. Jubilee is only in a small part of the novel but she stands out as being one of the toughest of the team and is the first to realise not all is well in the mansion.
The villains in this book are badly written and one-dimensional, particularly the people whose bodies the X-Men have taken over. The fact that they all end up comatose is testament to the fact that very little work had been put into developing them as characters in their own right. At one point Cyclops wonders if the X-Men are prone to developing the mental illnesses that were once part of the human bodies they now inhabit, but that interesting thought was not developed any further and a potentially exciting twist in the tale was ignored.
The character insights of the heroes are what makes this book enjoyable, for example Logan's observation that "Rogue was one of the finest women he knew, but she could hold on to guilt like it was a second superpower" is spot on.
Aside from the characters in Amazon's review, we also have a fully powered Gambit, Jubilee and Storm at the mansion, but they use their mutant abilities only once in confrontation. Still, all the characters are very well understood by the author and it's the psychological details that keep the book alive, their hopes, desires and frustrations. Jubilee is only in a small part of the novel but she stands out as being one of the toughest of the team and is the first to realise not all is well in the mansion.
The villains in this book are badly written and one-dimensional, particularly the people whose bodies the X-Men have taken over. The fact that they all end up comatose is testament to the fact that very little work had been put into developing them as characters in their own right. At one point Cyclops wonders if the X-Men are prone to developing the mental illnesses that were once part of the human bodies they now inhabit, but that interesting thought was not developed any further and a potentially exciting twist in the tale was ignored.
The character insights of the heroes are what makes this book enjoyable, for example Logan's observation that "Rogue was one of the finest women he knew, but she could hold on to guilt like it was a second superpower" is spot on.
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