Review: Intense Action With A SciFi Twist!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2013
This book is full of fun, over-the-top action. I can see how other reviewers compare this author to Matthew Reiley. However, although I can understand the comparison I don't totally agree with it. While I haven't been able to get into Mr. Reiley's books because the action is too over the top for me (making his stories seem fake and kinda unintelligent,) Shane Brown keeps thing a little more realisticly. Don't get me wrong, many things that take place in this book are downright impossible, however Mr. Brown handles things in a way that come across as being pretty realistic (even if they aren't.) For example, it annoys me when a character gets injured (lets say gets shot in the leg)and the next scene they are performing feats of agility jumping from rooftop to rooftop, etc. At least here in this story when a character is injured THEY STAY INJURED. I like that. In FAST, the main character doesn't automatically win every single fight he's in. Invincible protagonists also annoy me. This book does a good job of treading the line between being over-the-top and being semi-realistic.The plot combines elements of Die Hard (smaller good force locked in with larger terrorist force) with Day of the Triffids or Little Shop of Horrors (killer plants.) The author shows some good imagination in many of the scenes, and combining that with breakneck action makes this book seems shorter than it really is. (This book is pretty long, I think actual page estimate is around 500 or 600, this would be a great companion for a long plane ride.)Finally, this book is well edited with minimal errors found.Highly recommended for action fans.