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Forge of the Titans
After being transferred from Naval flight officer school to a top-secret government telepathy project, Derek is contacted by a mysterious woman with extraordinary godlike powers who enlists Derek's assistance in battling the legendary titans, ancient, unscrupulous enemies of the gods who plan to return to rule Earth.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published May 27, 2003
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About the author
Steve White
33 books78 followersBorn in 1948.
Steve White is an American science fiction author best known as the co-author of the Starfire-series alongside David Weber.
He is married with 3 daughters and currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. He also works for a legal publishing company. He previously served as a United States Navy officer and served during the Vietnam War and in the Mediterranean region.
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wh...
Steve White is an American science fiction author best known as the co-author of the Starfire-series alongside David Weber.
He is married with 3 daughters and currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. He also works for a legal publishing company. He previously served as a United States Navy officer and served during the Vietnam War and in the Mediterranean region.
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wh...
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July 28, 2011
Fans of both Mythology and science fiction will love this book! While the novel was a bit too science fiction-y for me, the ever-changing scenary and unexpected twists kept me entertained.
Derek Secrest (no relation to Ryan) has just found the key to success: a strong start on his military career. But before he can advance to the next level, he's whisked away to a super-secret military base for a super-secret reason: he has psychic powers that he never noticed before, but the United States government sure had. He may even be able to teleport and to move things with his mind too. Sound like a great way to foil terrorists? The military thinks so.
So, just as he's about to go on a heroic mission to psychically spy on terrorits, it gets even weirder. We're talking portals to other dimensions, aliens, and a world-view that makes earth seem so very behind.
So where does the mythology part fit it?
You know that other dimension I talked about? Yeah, the gods live there. Zeus, Athena, you know. Oh, but they have different names with lots of consonants and lots of syllables just to make it seem all alien and stuff.
And guess who hate the Olympian gods?
C'mon, think back to mythology class...Battle of the...
Titans!
So, the Titans have their own dimension too, naturally. And they still hate the Olympians, and Earth and some other planet is caught in the middle.
Sound like too much for poor little mortal Derek to handle? You'll have to read to see how he gets caught up in this ancient cosmic mess.
You'll also get a whiff of romance, military competitiveness, politics, and classical mythology.
If you like that sort of thing, you'll dig this book. If scientific jargon isn't your thing, stay away from this book. But even English teachers can enjoy it, so it can't be that tough.
Derek Secrest (no relation to Ryan) has just found the key to success: a strong start on his military career. But before he can advance to the next level, he's whisked away to a super-secret military base for a super-secret reason: he has psychic powers that he never noticed before, but the United States government sure had. He may even be able to teleport and to move things with his mind too. Sound like a great way to foil terrorists? The military thinks so.
So, just as he's about to go on a heroic mission to psychically spy on terrorits, it gets even weirder. We're talking portals to other dimensions, aliens, and a world-view that makes earth seem so very behind.
So where does the mythology part fit it?
You know that other dimension I talked about? Yeah, the gods live there. Zeus, Athena, you know. Oh, but they have different names with lots of consonants and lots of syllables just to make it seem all alien and stuff.
And guess who hate the Olympian gods?
C'mon, think back to mythology class...Battle of the...
Titans!
So, the Titans have their own dimension too, naturally. And they still hate the Olympians, and Earth and some other planet is caught in the middle.
Sound like too much for poor little mortal Derek to handle? You'll have to read to see how he gets caught up in this ancient cosmic mess.
You'll also get a whiff of romance, military competitiveness, politics, and classical mythology.
If you like that sort of thing, you'll dig this book. If scientific jargon isn't your thing, stay away from this book. But even English teachers can enjoy it, so it can't be that tough.
August 7, 2014
As I've said before, I'm a big fan of Steve White's work. Military Sci-fi is a guilty pleasure of mine. Still, I think that this book was a little bit of a stretch, even for him. 'Forge of the Titans' tries a little too much to explain its far-flung use of psi and magic, trying to cloak its fantasy core with high-tech and science (think 'Clash of the Titans' mixed with 'Firestarter', sprinkled with a little 'Babylon 5' and you'll get the gist of this novel). Nonetheless, it's an entertaining read.
June 3, 2008
I got an ARC of this book at a recent convention and got to talk to Steve a bit about it.
It's an interesting book, with some truly unique premises that it operates from. In typical Steve White fashion, it's a good, fast read too. In the end though, it wasn't good enough to leave me with anything better than merely an average book impression.
Not a bad book, but I wouldn't go out of my way looking for a copy if there's other things on your to-read list.
It's an interesting book, with some truly unique premises that it operates from. In typical Steve White fashion, it's a good, fast read too. In the end though, it wasn't good enough to leave me with anything better than merely an average book impression.
Not a bad book, but I wouldn't go out of my way looking for a copy if there's other things on your to-read list.
May 23, 2008
Strange is the best word I can use. That is one thing with scifi, some of the stoies can get very odd. The plot is simple and predictable in its main themes; save the world, bravery, love, betrayal, etc. The science/theoretical aspects were unique enough they kept me reading to the end. Not a complete waste.
May 31, 2011
This is like the old time Science Fiction I liked in the 1950's. Some one with extra mind power is needed to save the world. Kind of a hacked plot, but one I always enjoy as it can take so many twists and turns. I am familiar with Steve White's writing from his collaboration with David Weber on the Honor Harrington universe.
November 27, 2012
Good read, found it similar in ideas to the Many Coloured land by Julian May.
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