War of the Worlds: Retaliation
by Mark Gardner, John J. Rust
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Pub Date May 19 2017 | Archive Date Sep 30 2017
Description
1898: Martian tripods lay waste to Earth’s cities. The world’s armies are unable to stem the tide of destruction. When all hope appears lost, common bacteria kills the alien invaders. From the ashes, the human race uses the technology left behind by the Martians to build new, advanced weapons.
1924: Armed with their own spaceships, tripods, and jet fighters, the nations of the world are ready to take the fight to Mars. George Patton, Erwin Rommel, Charles de Gaulle, and Georgy Zhukov lead their troops in battle across the red planet to end the alien menace once and for all. But the Martians have one last, desperate plan to try, and if successful, it could mean the end for all humanity.
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Advance Praise
"Rust and Gardner's sequel to the H.G. Wells' novel of a Martian invasion, War of the Worlds: Retaliation, does the original story full justice, while bringing their own skills to bear as the writing pair take the battle to Mars, bringing along a bevy of historical figures from World War Two. It's an exciting rollercoaster of a ride, with sudden twists and heart-stopping drops -and one I wouldn't mind riding again."
- NYT #1 Best Selling author James Rollins
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781925597660 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Librarian 250745
I basically requested this because I love the H.G.Wells classic War of the Worlds. I was a bit dubious when I realised the fight was being taken to the red plabet esoecially since the original was a commentary on the way the British Empire was cannibalising much of the rest of the world. That said the authors delivered their version of a sequel with aplomb. It doesn't go deep into character exposition but it doesn't need to. This was an alternate sci fi historical using real historucal figures and a what if premise. Under that the theme seems to be that we are all as likely to turn ruthless conquerer given half a chance. And there's a suprise for both humans and martians at the end. I had no idea I liked military sci-fi especially unleavened with many female characters but apparently I do. I came for War of the Worlds, I stayed for Retaliation. 4 well deserved stars.
Ian A, Reviewer
This was a little gem. I love H.G Welle's War of the Worlds so when I read the description of this title, I was naturally excited to read it; and it was exactly what I hoped for.
The story utilises real historical personalities to drive the plot. This alternate history take made for a really enjoyable read. I also loved the re-imagining of military technology based off martian reverse engineering.
The book was action packed, never letting up on the war for an instant. Because of the pacing, i flew through this book.
If i were to briefly critisise it for anything, it would be that it felt rushed. I wouldn't have minded a longer, drawn out story. Especially nearing the end. It felt a little too abrupt.
<spoiler>The second "final plan" would have made for a great few chapters as humanity struggle to deal with seemingly impending doom. It felt like it was introduced and snuffed out almost within the same paragraph.
The story also jumped instantly away from Mars and into the future the second the final battle was complete. I would have liked to have seen what happened to Mars afterwords. Do humans colonise it? Destroy it? Take the new technology and develop monsterous new machines? </spoiler>
All in all it was a fun read and a decent tribute to the original, never stepping on any of Welle's work.
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