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I enjoyed Hickman's books as a teenager and thought I would try reading some of his books again. I have not read any of the other StarCraft books, so I cannot compare it against those, but I thought it was a wonderfully well written sci-fi/game book. It reads fast, has enough twists to keep it interesting, and personally, I loved the build up and the ending. It even made me want to play StarCraft again.
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This book was one of the best I have read in a while and the best in the Starcraft Trilogy. Filled with deceit, the book ponders on things such as the way the brainwashing works on the Marines ect. Moreover, with great description and hardcore fighting the book lives up to the game. One of the best endings I have ever read.
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First of all, let me point out that if you are a "hard-core" reader that only looks for the best of the best, then don't bother with this book, I am sure that you will find plenty more to suit your explicit needs...
However, if you are more flexible and are willing to simply let go and take this book as it comes, then you are going to enjoy it greatly! SPECIALLY if you are a StarCraft fan.
I finished this book in 2 days, it really kept me hooked! This was because of (1)I am a huge StarCraft fan. (2)I love Sci-fi. (3)The book is very well written.
So my personal straight-to-the-point review:
*PROS:*
- The narrative is very straight up and in your face. It doesn't delve DEEP into archetypal, symbolic, or any complicated phylosophical meaning; however, it has enough for you to catch it without having to think about it too much. Thus allowing you to progress through the story quickly and efficiently. Which I find it to be a good thing since this is supposed to be a snappy leasure reading book.
- Eventhough the narrative is quick, you still get attached to the main characters and somewhat feel for them, which is also a con.
*CONS:*
- My main complain is with the character familiarization and development. You get somewhat attached to the characters, but not enough for you to really feel for them, apparently just enough...
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Overall, this is a great book that any good StarCraft fan, Sci-Fi fan, or anyone for that matter... Should read for the fun of it, to enjoy a good, rewarding, and dramatic journey through the eyes of the unsung heroes of war.
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To me Speed of Darkness is the best book of the series, which unfortunately seems to have fallen on the wayside. The Starcraft universe enthralled me in a way I did not think a videogame could. Liberty's Crusade by Jeff Grub was a wonderful (if underdeveloped) telling of the original story, which spent some time in the trenches with the average Joe. I didn't care too much for Shadow of the Xel'naga. I enjoyed the read and the perspective, but it hasn't clung with me like Speed of Darkness. Being human helps me to relate to the Terrans and their plight, and since the game came out, I've had a special fascination for the Terran Marine. To me Speed of Darkness shines as a view in the trenches of a small squad of marines. My experience as a living history reenactor in 18th and early 19th century soldiering see the marine as a throwback to earlier warfare. Today we expect our soldiers to be super-smart, technological single-person armies. The Terran Marine seems like a throwback, a brainwashed conscript with no purpose in life but to follow orders.
Soldiers from the age of linear warfare were expected to follow orders and stay in line, Terran Marines are treated pretty much the same way. Yet just as the soldiers of that bygone age were capable of extraordinary acts of heroism, sacrifice, humanitarianism, initiative, and ambition. Tracy Hickman shows an incident where the Marines do the same thing. That small squad consisting of a diverse group of people, all with different backgrounds act on their own initiative. Not because of orders, or duty, or glory, they do it because it is the right thing. It's quite beautiful, without coming across as too corny, or over dramatic, because it works in context of the Starcraft universe. A place so dirty, corrupt, rife with conflict, death, and negativity. Speed of Darkness works, and it works in a memorable way.
Unfortunately, the novel is quite short, and somewhat underdeveloped, leaving a lot to the reader's imagination. Plus without a good working knowledge of the Starcraft universe, there is much that will be missed, and the story itself will just feel like something that's been done dozens of times.
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