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It started small, with an unprepared band of Marine reservists encountering deadly extraterrestrial visitors in the backwoods of Missouri. But this fatal First Contact rapidly escalates into a global crisis as mankind discovers that two warring species of aliens have invaded our world through a network of hidden interdimensional portals. The apocalyptic conflict between the hastily labeled "Blues" and "Grays" has already devastated their home planet. Now Earth has become the final battleground in a cataclysmic war whose origins are barely understood.
Forced into a hasty alliance with the alien Blues, humanity has no choice but to brave the awesome Gray onslaught in every corner of the Earth. From the mean streets of Atlanta to the mountains of Afghanistan, from Washington, D.C., to the alien's war-torn homeworld, all of humanity must unite to survive.
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Dayton Ward served for eleven years in the U.S. Marine Corps before discovering the private sector and the piles of cash to be made there as a software engineer. He got his start in professional writing by placing stories in each of Pocket Books’ first three Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthologies. He is the author of dozens of Star Trek novels, many written in collaboration with coauthor Kevin Dilmore. He recently penned a tie-in to the cult classic television series The 4400, and is currently at work on a new Star Trek novel to be released in Fall 2010.
Though he currently lives in Kansas City with his wife, Michi, he is a Florida native and still maintains a torrid long-distance romance with his beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Readers interested in contacting Dayton or learning more about his writing, or who simply need proof that their website is cooler and better looking, are encouraged to venture to his Internet cobweb collection at www.daytonward.com.
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DOESN'T SEEM LIKE LAST WORLD WAR!
13. Oktober 2003
Format:Taschenbuch
Dayton Ward's novel to me started very well but deteriorated into mediocre storytelling. The aliens were just too much like humans to me. The action and adventure abound here though, carrying along at a good pace, but though world-spanning, read very much the same.
A group of Marine reservists run into an alien race war that are teleported to earth accidentally by a portal from another world. Humans then are caught in the middle of an alien civil war, aptly named by the humans of the 'grays' and the 'blues'.
Now, the aliens themselves are not described well here, leaving an all too portrait of humans in this reader's mind.
Though creative, Mr. Ward's story bogs down in the middle of the book. There is no clear-cut protagonist to follow along on this epic-scaled alien invasion novel, leaving it up to the reader to pick and choose one.
I chose one in the form of DiCarlo, a Vietnam vet who is trapped - along with a younger woman Marine - and marooned on the alien's planet. This was the best part of the book for me.
It was a much needed change of pace, but the alien world again was too much like earth. The much younger Marine woman and DiCarlo start a love affair as they traverse the alien planet, making friends and fighting the gray alien enemies.
The ending screams of sequel, but I don't know if I can go another round.
It was a good try and a pretty fun and action-packed read, but too much of the same sounding scenario throughout the book for me.
A group of Marine reservists run into an alien race war that are teleported to earth accidentally by a portal from another world. Humans then are caught in the middle of an alien civil war, aptly named by the humans of the 'grays' and the 'blues'.
Now, the aliens themselves are not described well here, leaving an all too portrait of humans in this reader's mind.
Though creative, Mr. Ward's story bogs down in the middle of the book. There is no clear-cut protagonist to follow along on this epic-scaled alien invasion novel, leaving it up to the reader to pick and choose one.
I chose one in the form of DiCarlo, a Vietnam vet who is trapped - along with a younger woman Marine - and marooned on the alien's planet. This was the best part of the book for me.
It was a much needed change of pace, but the alien world again was too much like earth. The much younger Marine woman and DiCarlo start a love affair as they traverse the alien planet, making friends and fighting the gray alien enemies.
The ending screams of sequel, but I don't know if I can go another round.
It was a good try and a pretty fun and action-packed read, but too much of the same sounding scenario throughout the book for me.
5 von 6 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Well Written
20. September 2003
Format:Taschenbuch
Dayton Ward did an excellent job with "The Last World War". Not only is it well written and a smooth read, but the characters and imagery are excellent as well. This book tends to remind me of William Dietz's "DeathDay" and "EarthRise" books (which was written from a human and alien point of view), but with a much better storyline.
The only downfall this book has, as mentioned in a previous review, is the lack of a concrete ending. The book just sort of ends without concluding what it started. While I do hope that another book follows to fully conclude the story, it shouldn't have to. This book was not created with an "epic storyline spanning multiple books" being advertised, so it should conclude the story it began.
However, I'm willing to overlook the minor flaws overall and say that this was an excellent book. I do hope Dayton Ward continues to write books in this genre, as this one was excellent.
5 von 6 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
An exceptional book
13. September 2003
Format:Taschenbuch
I have just finished reading Dayton Wards The Last World War. It is an awesome read. It is one of those books that you don't want to put down until its finished. What impressed me is getting to see the aliens points of view. That is both the good ones and the ones considered bad. All is not in black and white and we can really sympathize with all sides . There definately needs to be a follow up to this storyl
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