Mission Earth Volume 5: Fortune of Fear

While not as totally horrible as the Battlefield Earth book these aren't that great. There are some good plots themes and a sorta pulpish feel to the characters, but overall it seems to fall short of what it could be. The story seems to ramble and could have been cut by 1/3 and still got the point a......more

Barely three stars. This is just the same book as the last couple with some settings changed. There’s no real tension or change. It isn’t even that entertaining. Gris is too perpetually doomed and Heller is too perpetually ultimately victorious. I wish at least something new would happen.......more

I like this volume because the Countess Krak comes back into the story in a big way. Although she is tough as nails she is also one of the good guys in this story and is an engaging character. Because this story is told mainly from the viewpoint of the villain we are seeing the escalating frustratio......more

Wow! I read it 4 times now. Just amazing. It has everything. Aliens, the CIA, FBO, Rockefeller, the Illuminati, Mafia, Nazis, KGB, finances, the stock market, Wal street, PR, press, fake news, media, Homosexuality, sex, politics, intergalactic warfare -- earth in its fullest picture. YOU NAME IT. It......more

This fifth volume in the Mission Earth series does not disappoint and continues at a fast-pace with its laugh-out loud moments. The satire does not relent, with more twists and turns than you can shake a stick at. If you are a lover of sci-fi or are thinking of starting reading sci-fi, this series is......more