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Title: Helfort's War Book 2: The Battle of the Hammer Worlds (Helfort's War)
ISBN: 0345495721
Author:
Graham Sharp Paul
Publicate Date: 2008-08-26
Publish: 2008-08-26
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Destined to be a great space epic!
The first book (Moons of Hell) took me a few weeks to get through. This second book only took a few days. Maybe it's just that the first book had a lot of developing to do; I did not have a problem putting that book down when the time came. With this second book, I neglected much in my life so I could keep on reading. Just when you think you know where the author is going, he takes you someplace completely unexpected and far better than you were assuming. Love how the details are on a need-to-know basis. Can't wait for the third.
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2: Fantastic New SF Writer
This book is a fantastic follow up in the sequel, I can't wait to get my hands on the next one. Written with visual detail it also brings the characters to life. This one is a winner!
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3: Not a classic, but worth the price
It was better than the first book - more complex and much more character development, while maintaining a reasonable level of action. I was distressed at some of the physics. They are throwing rail-gun slugs at each other from thousands of kilometers apart - times of flight over two minutes - but supposedly they cannot get a ship that can accelerate at several Gs out of the way in 2 minutes. That would mean that the group of slugs coming at a ship would be miles wide, and contain millions of slugs. It would appear improbable that a ship could carry that much ammo, or throw that kind of pattern. There are other nits to pick, but mostly I enjoyed the book and will buy the third in the series when it is published.
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4: Solid Second Installment
In the first book of this series, The Battle at the Moons of Hell (Helfort's War: Book I), we met Mr. Helfort and witnessed his trial by fire in the service of the Federated Worlds Navy. The second book of the Helfort's War series is a solid continuation of the story-lines that began in that first book. This installment primarily focuses on character development for the main protagonist, Mr. Helfort. The Author's strong sense of driven narrative is evident in the passages in which Mr. Helfort is the central focus. Where the first book focused on an introduction to Mr. Helfort, this installment depicts a man at a crossroads who is shaped by the events of the narrative. In that respect, the novel is entirely successful. However, when the central focus of passages switches to the leadership of the eminently detestable Hammer Worlds, the pace of the narrative slows remarkably. One might that surmise that this is because the sections are pouring the foundation for the storylines of additional sequels; exposition through narrative is often difficult for even the most talented craftsmen. On the other hand, it could be that characters other than Mr. Helfort are simply less compelling. Either way, thankfully, the great bulk of this installment focuses on Mr. Helfort. Solid second effort. I look forward to reading more from Mr. Paul.
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