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Steven L. Kent turned a lifelong joystick addiction into a fifteen-year gig writing for outlets like 4 Microsoft News, Boys' Life, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and The Japan Times. In addition to his two-volume account The Ultimate History of Video Games, Kent wrote The Making of Final Fantasy: show more The Spirits Within 2nd The Making of Doom 3. Also a novelist, he authored the Clone Republic series and co-authored 100 Fathoms Below with Nicholas Kaufmann. He lives in Seattle, Washington. show less

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Works by Steven L. Kent

The Clone Republic (2006) 316 copies
Rogue Clone (2006) 210 copies
The Clone Alliance (2007) 157 copies
The Clone Elite (2008) 134 copies
The Clone Betrayal (2009) 97 copies
The Clone Empire (2010) 76 copies
The Clone Redemption (2011) 63 copies
The Clone Sedition (2012) 44 copies
100 Fathoms Below (2018) 44 copies
The Making of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) — Editor — 40 copies
Age of Empires (1998) 28 copies
The Clone Assassin (2013) 23 copies

Associated Works

Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 (2001) — Contributor — 161 copies
The Medium of the Video Game (2002) — Contributor, some editions — 72 copies

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A fairly claustrophobic Cold War submarine adventure with vampires. Interesting premise, hmmm? Lots of decently developed characters and more than a few plots twists are on the plus side of the column in this review. The negatives are some predictable patterns in the middle of the book that will cause some readers to want to skim to more exciting action. The plusses outweigh the negatives.
All in all, though, this is a solid story that's fun to read and worth your time.
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coachtim30 | 3 other reviews | Aug 2, 2021 |
Ultimate history of *console* games (in the second millennium). As always, it's all about that crucial nintendo vs sega battle. Here, in Europe, no one gave a crap.
 
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Paul_S | 7 other reviews | Dec 23, 2020 |
100 FATHOMS BELOW is the depth where sunlight no longer penetrates the sea. That depth and further is where you'll find submarines and that's where the USS Roanoke attempted to locate the new class of Russian sub-supposedly in development. Unfortunately, the Roanoke encountered some problems accomplishing their mission.

Set in 1983, during the height of the cold war, the Roanoke and her crew are going about day to day submarine life. Not everyone gets along in such tight quarters, but they make do for the good of the ship. When Petty Officer Stubic becomes ill, the crew isn't worried, they have a medic to help with such things. But thereafter, as officer after officer sickens, and as lights keep getting smashed out on each deck, the crew begins to get frightened, and rightfully so. Will they survive whatever it is that's on their ship? Will they find the new Russian sub? You'll have to read this to find out!

This is my first book from these authors and I'm happy to say that I enjoyed it immensely. It's a fun story and it's fast paced with lots of action. I enjoyed the fact that several of the character's names in the book are actually the names of authors I recognize, so that added a bit of fun as well.

What I thought was slightly lacking was character development-I could have used a bit more to add to the depth of the cast. However, I understand this book isn't trying to be a literary classic, and what we do have here is some creature feature fun!

100 FATHOMS BELOW is probably just what you expect it to be, if you're looking for underwater, claustrophobic, B-movie-type fun. If that's what you are in the mood for reading right now? Go ahead, take the plunge: Dive! Dive! Dive!

Recommended!

*Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest feedback. This is it.*
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Charrlygirl | 3 other reviews | Mar 22, 2020 |
At 100 fathoms, sunlight no longer penetrates the ocean. This book combines the tension of being in a US submarine inside Russian borders during the cold war and being trapped in a submarine with deadly supernatural creatures.

I thoroughly enjoyed this one. The audio is well done and I spent most of my spare time this past weekend listening to it. The tension starts early and doesn't let up. The worst (best) part is, the reader knows there is something creepy hiding on the sub while the crew is clueless and just thinks a couple people are sick or maybe someone is losing it.… (more)
 
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Jadedog13 | 3 other reviews | Nov 10, 2018 |

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