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Loading... Colonization: Second Contactby Harry Turtledove
None. Second Contact resumes the conflict between lizards and humans some 18 years after the first clash of races (the Worldwar series). The same characters are followed, with some new ones, as the lizards engage in a Cold War of sorts upon the arrival of the Colonisation Fleet. There is very little action in this tome and with the myriad of characters it can be tough going to keep up. Whereas the original series was fresh and original, Second Contact creates a few new ideas and pulls them in to a drawn out first novel, with most of the content feeling rehashed. It misses the mark of the original series in terms of engagement, character development and entertainment. There is still the epic scale and although the conflict is almost glacial, the sci-fi elements are just enough to pull the reader through. Worth a look for fans of the original - just. (  ) SonicQuack | Dec 16, 2011 |  A continuation of the World at War series. Several years after reaching a ceasefire the Race's colonization fleet arrives and the war threatens to restart. (  ) dswaddell | Sep 30, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0345430220, Mass Market Paperback)Harry Turtledove pays tribute to pulp science fiction, combining a favorite plot--invasion by technologically superior aliens--with an alternate history of WWII and its aftermath. His Worldwar Series began the story when a fleet of lizard-like aliens arrived to conquer Earth in May 1942. It ended in 1945 with a negotiated peace between the Race, the nuclear powers (the Reich, the USSR, and the USA), and the much-weakened Britain and Japan.Colonization: Second Contact continues the saga, but you need not read the previous series to enjoy it. When the colonists arrive in 1962, they're unprepared for a half-conquered world. After several of their ships are destroyed by a nuclear missile of mysterious origin, they accuse the conquest forces of incompetence. Muslims in the conquered Middle East are staging an Intifada, the Chinese Communists continue guerrilla warfare against the invaders, and everyone's smuggling ginger, which is powerfully addictive among the Race and has unanticipated effects on the female colonists. Turtledove's cast of characters includes sharply drawn alien soldiers and civilians as well as a mix of convincing historical and fictional humans from all over the world. He covers all the sixties issues: generational conflict, the drug culture, racial inequality, the threat of atomic apocalypse, and the frustration of soldiers in an unwinnable war. If you enjoy alternate history and old B movies, this book's for you. --Nona Vero (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:36:56 -0500) After a brief truce, fighting resumes as 40 million lizard-like aliens invade Earth. Question is will humans unite to repel them, Earth split between half a dozen quarrelsome powers, including the Third Reich. By the author of Worldwar: Striking the Balance.… (more) |
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