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Tunnels #6
Terminal
This is where it all the epic finale to the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling TUNNELS series!Total Termination of the the Styx and their lethal cohorts of Armagi will settle for nothing less. Not even the mighty US military is prepared to stop the assault!Will and Elliott are stranded underground, down in the innards of the Earth first mapped in DEEPER and FREEFALL. With the support of a small group of survivors from the plague of New Germania, they discover a startling secret at the site of the three core pyramids. A secret that may explain not only where the Styx came from, but the human race, too. Can Elliott, with her mixed blood, unlock the clues before the Styx and their Armagi swarm across the rest of the world, wiping out every single human being? And at what cost?All the many threads of the prior TUNNELS books come together in this epic conclusion!
389 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2013
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About the author
Roderick Gordon
26 books650 followersRoderick Gordon is the author of the Tunnels series of books. Born in 1960, he grew up in Highgate, North London, and eventually went to University College where he dabbled in genetics and listened to Joy Division. After graduating without the faintest idea what he wanted to do for the rest of his life, he spent some time in the wilderness when he played in a few bands, then somehow fell into a job doing corporate finance for an investment bank in the City of London. He genuinely thought this was all that the future held for him until he was made redundant in 2001.
But Roderick surprised himself by working on a book with help from an old university friend and, in 2005, he self-published it as The Highfield Mole, which caught the attention of Barry Cunningham, founder of Chicken House, a publisher of children’s books. Following a period of editing, Barry republished it as Tunnels in July 2007. After intense media interest around its launch, Tunnels was published in almost forty countries and was a New York Times Bestseller, achieving sales of more than a million copies worldwide. Shortly after publication the film rights were purchased by US-based Relativity Media, and Mikael Håfström has been appointed as director. Roderick followed Tunnels with further books in the series, Deeper, Freefall, Closer, Spiral and, finally, Terminal in 2013.
He has just released a new book called Summerhouse Land in a very limited run of hardbacks. Please see www.summerhouseland.com for more details.
But Roderick surprised himself by working on a book with help from an old university friend and, in 2005, he self-published it as The Highfield Mole, which caught the attention of Barry Cunningham, founder of Chicken House, a publisher of children’s books. Following a period of editing, Barry republished it as Tunnels in July 2007. After intense media interest around its launch, Tunnels was published in almost forty countries and was a New York Times Bestseller, achieving sales of more than a million copies worldwide. Shortly after publication the film rights were purchased by US-based Relativity Media, and Mikael Håfström has been appointed as director. Roderick followed Tunnels with further books in the series, Deeper, Freefall, Closer, Spiral and, finally, Terminal in 2013.
He has just released a new book called Summerhouse Land in a very limited run of hardbacks. Please see www.summerhouseland.com for more details.
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April 26, 2013
I love you and I hate you Roderick Gordon (an your co-conspirator Brian Williams)!
Love you because the "Tunnels" series of books have been one of the most phenomenal series I have ever come across. Notice I don'y say YA series, just series - because this is not merely a YA series. It is a fantastic series for adults.
Hate you because you have said this is the last in that series. And that is just not acceptable.
I discovered the "Tunnels" series by accident one day at B&N. I was just wondering through the kids section looking for new YA series and the cover of the first book caught my eye. I picked it up, went and got a venti passion tea lemonade and sat down to see how it was. 3 1/2 hours later I had finished the first book, was completely hooked, and looking for the next one. And the next one. The first three books were out and I devoured them within 48 hours.
Then came the wait. For the 4th book... and the 5th book... and the 6th book (you know, that supposedly final one). I actually ordered the last 2 directly from Britain so I didn't have to wait 4 months or more for the U.S. release date.
Terminal - the sixth book. Wow. It picks up right where Spiral left off. Literally. In the middle of a free fall struggle between Jiggs and a Styx limiter. Will and Elliott are still trying to save the world. Chester has gone a bit off his rocker (not that you can really blame him) and at least one Rebecca remains.
Amazing stuff. Finding out more about the Styx was fantastic and threw a couple of curve-balls I wasn't fully expecting. Hints that had been dropped in the previous books now made sense.
I still thoroughly enjoy the world that has been created. A subterranean world beneath our own and another world below that. Layers upon layers that make sense and pull you into a story that is compelling.
And much like another favorite author, George R. R. Martin, Gordon and Williams have no fear of sacrificing characters for the sake of the story. As a reader it sometimes sucks, of course, but it serves the greater purpose of the story. So, even as my heart, which has become sincerely attached is screaming "Nooooo", I know I will love the story to follow even more because of it.
If you are confused by any of that then you need to go read the books before continuing.
I mean it. They are unbelievably fantastic books.
And after this point "thar be spoilers" (please read in your best pirate voice for full effect).
Last chance before the spoilers...
Really your last chance...
If you are still reading I am assuming you have read the book (and the whole series for that matter) or you are one of those sick twisted individuals who doesn't like to be surprised in a book.
Will and Elliott - I'm still a little heartbroken. I want them to finally be happy after everything... I'm actually still hoping... 7th book? Pretty please?
And Chester? I know it is a more realistic ending - but he had been through so much already - to put him back with Martha - brilliant and heart wrenching.
Did not see the earth as spaceship thing coming at all. But it makes sense and totally sent me trolling through the past books looking for clues and hints that I felt sure I had missed or misinterpreted.
I want - nay - need to know more of this story.
Love you because the "Tunnels" series of books have been one of the most phenomenal series I have ever come across. Notice I don'y say YA series, just series - because this is not merely a YA series. It is a fantastic series for adults.
Hate you because you have said this is the last in that series. And that is just not acceptable.
I discovered the "Tunnels" series by accident one day at B&N. I was just wondering through the kids section looking for new YA series and the cover of the first book caught my eye. I picked it up, went and got a venti passion tea lemonade and sat down to see how it was. 3 1/2 hours later I had finished the first book, was completely hooked, and looking for the next one. And the next one. The first three books were out and I devoured them within 48 hours.
Then came the wait. For the 4th book... and the 5th book... and the 6th book (you know, that supposedly final one). I actually ordered the last 2 directly from Britain so I didn't have to wait 4 months or more for the U.S. release date.
Terminal - the sixth book. Wow. It picks up right where Spiral left off. Literally. In the middle of a free fall struggle between Jiggs and a Styx limiter. Will and Elliott are still trying to save the world. Chester has gone a bit off his rocker (not that you can really blame him) and at least one Rebecca remains.
Amazing stuff. Finding out more about the Styx was fantastic and threw a couple of curve-balls I wasn't fully expecting. Hints that had been dropped in the previous books now made sense.
I still thoroughly enjoy the world that has been created. A subterranean world beneath our own and another world below that. Layers upon layers that make sense and pull you into a story that is compelling.
And much like another favorite author, George R. R. Martin, Gordon and Williams have no fear of sacrificing characters for the sake of the story. As a reader it sometimes sucks, of course, but it serves the greater purpose of the story. So, even as my heart, which has become sincerely attached is screaming "Nooooo", I know I will love the story to follow even more because of it.
If you are confused by any of that then you need to go read the books before continuing.
I mean it. They are unbelievably fantastic books.
And after this point "thar be spoilers" (please read in your best pirate voice for full effect).
Last chance before the spoilers...
Really your last chance...
If you are still reading I am assuming you have read the book (and the whole series for that matter) or you are one of those sick twisted individuals who doesn't like to be surprised in a book.
Will and Elliott - I'm still a little heartbroken. I want them to finally be happy after everything... I'm actually still hoping... 7th book? Pretty please?
And Chester? I know it is a more realistic ending - but he had been through so much already - to put him back with Martha - brilliant and heart wrenching.
Did not see the earth as spaceship thing coming at all. But it makes sense and totally sent me trolling through the past books looking for clues and hints that I felt sure I had missed or misinterpreted.
I want - nay - need to know more of this story.
April 21, 2015
One of the worst endings to a book series i have ever read in my life.
December 3, 2013
It's sad to see the end of a series that doesn't actually live up to the expectations of the previous installments. The first book, Tunnels, was really good. Deeper, the second book, was similarly amazing-- so many plot twists right at the end that I stayed up past midnight to finish it. The third book was slightly worse, but not bad, while the fourth just seemed to be a continuation, nothing really special about it. Then came the fifth book, which turned disgusting and rather nonsensical. After all that, I was hoping the last book in the series would tie things together and redeem the slightly mediocre feelings of the middle three books. It didn't.
First of all, it seems the book was published without a micro-edit. There were so many stylistic mistakes in this, almost from page one, that I wondered what the second author of the team was actually doing-- was he writing alongside the first and neither of them cared about good narrative, or was he just sleeping as his partner wrote the entire thing? Perhaps they're only partners because they play golf together every other weekend. I see no other effects.
The plotting was horrendous. One plot line ended in tragedy, with absolutely no overall gain to the actual story. The other plot line went crazy and turned the entire thing into an alien invasion sort of thing, while another plot line was just pathetic and a liability through the entire thing. A fourth plot line actually had something to do with the story, but all they seemed to be able to do was blow things up. We never actually got the ending to that plot line, I don't believe. Whoops.
The characters were weak and badly written. Most of them had nothing to do with the story or were too pathetic to be worth mentioning.
The concepts were far-fetched and badly foreshadowed. They were supposed to be enormous plot twists, but in order to have a payoff like that you need to make promises early on-- and they didn't do that. Instead of being the big shock they were supposed to be, it was just a slight, "Huh." Then they threw in a nuclear strike at the end for good measure, but at that point I was completely desensitized to any of the action and would have welcomed a nuclear holocaust. It's true that when you start wanting characters to die who aren't supposed to die, the author hasn't been doing his job.
The learning curve was far too steep in this book. Right from the beginning, we're expected to know all these names we haven't seen for the better part of a year-- and remember all their intricate little character quirks and arcs and such. They had a slight recap of the fifth book at the beginning, but it wasn't enough to introduce the things they needed to introduce. That put me off the book more than anything else, I think-- I couldn't figure out what had happened.
I wanted to like this book. I chose to read it because I wanted an epic conclusion to an amazing series that would tie together all the mediocre and awesome books into a completely awesome whole. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. The authors didn't deliver, and didn't even know how to end a series, it seems. It's too bad when you see an author you like go down the drain.
First of all, it seems the book was published without a micro-edit. There were so many stylistic mistakes in this, almost from page one, that I wondered what the second author of the team was actually doing-- was he writing alongside the first and neither of them cared about good narrative, or was he just sleeping as his partner wrote the entire thing? Perhaps they're only partners because they play golf together every other weekend. I see no other effects.
The plotting was horrendous. One plot line ended in tragedy, with absolutely no overall gain to the actual story. The other plot line went crazy and turned the entire thing into an alien invasion sort of thing, while another plot line was just pathetic and a liability through the entire thing. A fourth plot line actually had something to do with the story, but all they seemed to be able to do was blow things up. We never actually got the ending to that plot line, I don't believe. Whoops.
The characters were weak and badly written. Most of them had nothing to do with the story or were too pathetic to be worth mentioning.
The concepts were far-fetched and badly foreshadowed. They were supposed to be enormous plot twists, but in order to have a payoff like that you need to make promises early on-- and they didn't do that. Instead of being the big shock they were supposed to be, it was just a slight, "Huh." Then they threw in a nuclear strike at the end for good measure, but at that point I was completely desensitized to any of the action and would have welcomed a nuclear holocaust. It's true that when you start wanting characters to die who aren't supposed to die, the author hasn't been doing his job.
The learning curve was far too steep in this book. Right from the beginning, we're expected to know all these names we haven't seen for the better part of a year-- and remember all their intricate little character quirks and arcs and such. They had a slight recap of the fifth book at the beginning, but it wasn't enough to introduce the things they needed to introduce. That put me off the book more than anything else, I think-- I couldn't figure out what had happened.
I wanted to like this book. I chose to read it because I wanted an epic conclusion to an amazing series that would tie together all the mediocre and awesome books into a completely awesome whole. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. The authors didn't deliver, and didn't even know how to end a series, it seems. It's too bad when you see an author you like go down the drain.
November 29, 2013
After I finished this, my only reaction was W...T...F. This series just got weirder and weirder as it went on, and this book was definitely weird. The Earth is a spaceship? The Styx(and humans) are aliens? WHAT?! I also don't like how some of the most important characters were just causally offed, without even giving time to reflect or mourn. And the people I wanted to die either didn't die or didn't have a satisfying death. And the end was just kinda shocking, and totally a cliffhanger, with multiple situations going unresolved, which makes me want another book. But I'm not sure I would even read another book after what happened with this and Spiral. Left me confused and feeling empty. Would not recommend.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 20, 2017
Autor(rzy) zdecydowanie zaszaleli z wyobraźnią do granic możliwości… no ale mi to się podoba! :P
Mimo przesadzonego zakończenia (które na szczęście jest konsekwentne - tylko jedna mała luka fabularna!), cykl zapamiętam jako jeden z niewielu kierowanych do młodzieży (chociaż czy napewno?), który traktuje czytelnika poważnie i nie "cacka się" z NAJWAŻNIEJSZYMI bohaterami.
Dużo zwrotów akcji, dramatyzmu, do pełnej opinii o cyklu zapraszam tutaj: > tu będzie link do materiału zbiorczego o Tunelach jak go w końcu przygotuję :P < :)
Dałem na LC 7/10 więc tutaj mamy słabe 4/5 ;)
Po prostu puśćcie sobie "Arrival To Earth" Jablonsky'ego w tle i zapewniam niezapomniane wrażenia! :D
Mimo przesadzonego zakończenia (które na szczęście jest konsekwentne - tylko jedna mała luka fabularna!), cykl zapamiętam jako jeden z niewielu kierowanych do młodzieży (chociaż czy napewno?), który traktuje czytelnika poważnie i nie "cacka się" z NAJWAŻNIEJSZYMI bohaterami.
Dużo zwrotów akcji, dramatyzmu, do pełnej opinii o cyklu zapraszam tutaj: > tu będzie link do materiału zbiorczego o Tunelach jak go w końcu przygotuję :P < :)
Dałem na LC 7/10 więc tutaj mamy słabe 4/5 ;)
Po prostu puśćcie sobie "Arrival To Earth" Jablonsky'ego w tle i zapewniam niezapomniane wrażenia! :D
March 8, 2021
I finally got to read the last book, six years after I read the fifth book in the series. My mum bought me the first five books, but for some reason didnt get the last one, I actually thought that was all. Well, after reading the ending, I can say, sometimes it is better to leave things hanging in the suspense. This final book was a big convoluted mess, to be perfectly honest. Very much out of theme and especialy the reveals and events of the last few chapters kinda uprooted the entirity of the story. So if you are in a similar situation, where you have only read the first five books so far, you might seriously consider, whether you really want to read this one. Well, lets be real, you will read it anyway, if you got this far, its impossible not to, just dont be surprised, its not what you would expect.
December 12, 2014
I liked the book. I looked forward to the ending. It was easy and fun to read. But the end? Ugh. The end. What on earth.
I have too many questions about this book. No book has ever left me so clueless after the ending. If someone gets what's going on, please tell me.
I have too many questions about this book. No book has ever left me so clueless after the ending. If someone gets what's going on, please tell me.
December 7, 2017
Perhaps THE least satisfying conclusion to a series EVER. I hated almost all the characters by the end, even the ones I really liked at the start, like Elliott. She just turned emo or something. The only character I liked was the mother. She actually had some dimension and some character growth that was not a regression.
I also HATE open ended endings. To me it is a copout, and this one had a whopper of an open ended ending.
I also HATE open ended endings. To me it is a copout, and this one had a whopper of an open ended ending.
November 23, 2013
That feeling when you finish book and all you have left is...nothing. Emptyness.
And yet, the book was so full of occurrences and the story went so quickly that three days of reading seemed like a little while and all the deaths which happened there would tear my heart apart if they were written by other writer in other circumstances, but now they seemed just like unimportant deaths following the idiom: You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. And that's exactly what was happening there: save England and all the world or kill few people? But the main characters! Although global population would die, readers heart wouldn't cry that much as if his favourite character would.
But what is it good for if you don't even have time to realize these deaths?
"I can't remember any joke," he said. And breathed his last.
-That only sentence was enought for me to cry before I could continue reading, but it was the only character and the only moment which Gordon & Williams gave me to consume exodus of my favourite character. At least he got one sentence while no one else.
For God's sake where did we get if writer doesn't even give us opportunity to cry for characters until we close the book and find out it's over? If this is what over is like...
But don't think for a sec I'm coplaining! It was a great book. But nevertheless....this can't be over. This is not how ends should be written like! Well...at least it's not how we, the readers, imagine them.
So all I have left is - hope. Hope that another book will be published. And they'll give me opportunity to mourn. That they'll explain everything what is not yet. And that they'll continue in that Star Trek style in which we found ourselves having no idea when exactly this happened.
Thrown to something no one was ready for, neither characters, neither readers, probably just writers were, although I'm not sure about them neither, who knows what were their intentions and plans and what were just story going its own way trought their pens (or rather keyboards). I do believe in them, but if in some crazy case they didn't think about the story well and they'll not finish it properly (how dare they are to say they'll not!) then I'll get angry and find them and then...!
But this, this is all I can say about this book, it's not even a tenth of what I'd like to say, how I'd like to describe my feelings, but since I don't want to reveal you the storyline...
It was an amazing book which was keeping me in tension all the time and I recommend you read it, and read it quickly. And when you once read it I hope you'll join me in hope and prayers for another book.
And yet, the book was so full of occurrences and the story went so quickly that three days of reading seemed like a little while and all the deaths which happened there would tear my heart apart if they were written by other writer in other circumstances, but now they seemed just like unimportant deaths following the idiom: You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. And that's exactly what was happening there: save England and all the world or kill few people? But the main characters! Although global population would die, readers heart wouldn't cry that much as if his favourite character would.
But what is it good for if you don't even have time to realize these deaths?
"I can't remember any joke," he said. And breathed his last.
-That only sentence was enought for me to cry before I could continue reading, but it was the only character and the only moment which Gordon & Williams gave me to consume exodus of my favourite character. At least he got one sentence while no one else.
For God's sake where did we get if writer doesn't even give us opportunity to cry for characters until we close the book and find out it's over? If this is what over is like...
But don't think for a sec I'm coplaining! It was a great book. But nevertheless....this can't be over. This is not how ends should be written like! Well...at least it's not how we, the readers, imagine them.
So all I have left is - hope. Hope that another book will be published. And they'll give me opportunity to mourn. That they'll explain everything what is not yet. And that they'll continue in that Star Trek style in which we found ourselves having no idea when exactly this happened.
Thrown to something no one was ready for, neither characters, neither readers, probably just writers were, although I'm not sure about them neither, who knows what were their intentions and plans and what were just story going its own way trought their pens (or rather keyboards). I do believe in them, but if in some crazy case they didn't think about the story well and they'll not finish it properly (how dare they are to say they'll not!) then I'll get angry and find them and then...!
But this, this is all I can say about this book, it's not even a tenth of what I'd like to say, how I'd like to describe my feelings, but since I don't want to reveal you the storyline...
It was an amazing book which was keeping me in tension all the time and I recommend you read it, and read it quickly. And when you once read it I hope you'll join me in hope and prayers for another book.
February 15, 2019
Por fin he acabado esta saga de libros, que siempre me ha parecido un intento de replicar el éxito de Harry Potter.
Llegó un momento de la historia donde la trama pierde el norte y aparecen montones de personajes nuevos con los que no llegas a encariñarte ni a realmente saber quienes son.
El final es un auténtico disparate y me ha dejado la sensación de que he perdido un poco el tiempo.
Podría haberse resumido en una trilogía interesante, pero la moda de estirar el chicle pasa factura.
Llegó un momento de la historia donde la trama pierde el norte y aparecen montones de personajes nuevos con los que no llegas a encariñarte ni a realmente saber quienes son.
El final es un auténtico disparate y me ha dejado la sensación de que he perdido un poco el tiempo.
Podría haberse resumido en una trilogía interesante, pero la moda de estirar el chicle pasa factura.
February 18, 2017
I couldn't wait to read Terminal. I bought it the day of its release in my country. I finished it in 3 days.
I have been a little bit disappointed with the end of the book. I'm warning you : you just CAN'T imagine what's going to happen! That's what I like : not being able to guess the end of a book. Thinking again, I realized it was the best way to end Terminal, and Tunnels.
I have been a little bit disappointed with the end of the book. I'm warning you : you just CAN'T imagine what's going to happen! That's what I like : not being able to guess the end of a book. Thinking again, I realized it was the best way to end Terminal, and Tunnels.
January 26, 2025
See, I wanted to like the finale, I really did. But when one of the most interesting characters basically becomes a brainless robot for 80% of the book, one of the most likable characters has a random spiral into insanity, one new character gets thrown in for absolutely no reason, and the bad guys keep changing what they’re supposed to be, it’s hard to feel good about it.
Glad I finished the series, lots of unanswered questions in the ending, fun story though. Also, note to the author, you would’ve been better off not writing in any “romance” at all if that’s the best attempt you’ve got. Literally no reason whatsoever that those characters should have liked each other: no conversations or anything indicating it.
Age range: 15-21
Lots of violence, but if you made it through the previous book, you’d be fine with this one.
Glad I finished the series, lots of unanswered questions in the ending, fun story though. Also, note to the author, you would’ve been better off not writing in any “romance” at all if that’s the best attempt you’ve got. Literally no reason whatsoever that those characters should have liked each other: no conversations or anything indicating it.
Age range: 15-21
Lots of violence, but if you made it through the previous book, you’d be fine with this one.
July 3, 2013
Mr. Gordon,
I am a loyal follower of the Tunnels series since book 1 was released. I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of each book, and even ordered the UK editions when I could so I didn't have to wait for them to be released in the US. This is what I did for Terminal, the sixth book in the series.
When I received the book, I was wary to start it at first. Well, how can I not be after everything you have put the characters through?
So, overcoming my fear, I started the book. AND I LOVED IT! It just blew me away. It took so many twists and turns that I never saw coming (which is very rare for me. I can usually predict what is going to happen). It was intense, and heartbreaking, and even a little disturbing; everything I expect out of a TUNNELS book.
Then the end came.
I was pretty outraged.
It was intense; I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. But then when I finally finished it, and I ws left with so many unanswered questions.
Now, the next section includes major spoilers, so read on if you dare.
To conclude, I highly suggest that you write a seventh book. There are too many unanswered questions for me to be satisfied with this ending. I still loved it despite the ending, but I would really appreciate another book. Or a spinoff series. Or even a novella. Anything to get these questions answered. Pretty please? That would make me very happy.
Thanks!
~Marie
CONTENT: Nothing worse than the other books in the series.
I am a loyal follower of the Tunnels series since book 1 was released. I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of each book, and even ordered the UK editions when I could so I didn't have to wait for them to be released in the US. This is what I did for Terminal, the sixth book in the series.
When I received the book, I was wary to start it at first. Well, how can I not be after everything you have put the characters through?
So, overcoming my fear, I started the book. AND I LOVED IT! It just blew me away. It took so many twists and turns that I never saw coming (which is very rare for me. I can usually predict what is going to happen). It was intense, and heartbreaking, and even a little disturbing; everything I expect out of a TUNNELS book.
Then the end came.
I was pretty outraged.
It was intense; I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. But then when I finally finished it, and I ws left with so many unanswered questions.
Now, the next section includes major spoilers, so read on if you dare.
To conclude, I highly suggest that you write a seventh book. There are too many unanswered questions for me to be satisfied with this ending. I still loved it despite the ending, but I would really appreciate another book. Or a spinoff series. Or even a novella. Anything to get these questions answered. Pretty please? That would make me very happy.
Thanks!
~Marie
CONTENT: Nothing worse than the other books in the series.
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August 19, 2014most anticipated book of my life
halfway through the book - I have barely set it down since I've started it. I have come to expect the twists and turns, deaths and 'resurrections' - but this one has been explosive. as much as I thought I knew what was coming I find myself shocked at each turn. amazing read.
halfway through the book - I have barely set it down since I've started it. I have come to expect the twists and turns, deaths and 'resurrections' - but this one has been explosive. as much as I thought I knew what was coming I find myself shocked at each turn. amazing read.
November 17, 2020
i hate the ending😭 i hate the writers to put the ending like this!!
October 24, 2017
I bought the book in a book festival, I was so hype since I have been searching for it for a while. To my own surprise, I didn't finish it in one sitting, I usually would, especially with books that I highly anticipated.
The reviews I read are either hating it or loving it. I can't blame them, I feel the same.
There are a lot of things I need to let out, so caution spoilers ahead.
First let's talk about Chester. He was already a flawed and broken character in the ending of Spiral. Terminal's beginning was good to him, in fact it was like a redemption. But it gotten worse when Martha returned.I gotta ask, why? To be honest, I don't think the entire subplot of Martha, Chester and Stephanie had done anything that serves the main story plot. Except bringing hell for Stephanie and leading to Chester's death. Talking about that, Chester was one of the main characters, he was there since the beginning, and our main heroes best friend. But in this last book, I find his character butchered, I get that he was depressed and disturbed, I just think that he wasn't told right as part of the story. I never really liked him that much. Still, I think his death should have been more meaningful, instead we didn't even get the time to mourn. Not even the characters we see did, Stephanie as the witness just said she didn't felt anything? Martha just flew away and never heard of again? And Will didn't give much reaction about it? Although he was his best friend?
Next, Jurgen, Werner, Karl, and Woody. They are the best example of characters that only exist to serve the story. The New Germanian were there just to explain what happened in New Germania and introduce the detoxing method to Will and Elliot. Woody was there just to open Elliot's path to the whole Styx and spaceship story. But when they have done all that, they're just forgotten and gone? When Elliot came back there's no evidence of them living or dead and it's all up to our assumption.
Of course we don't need to know about every characters mentioned in stories. But they weren't just mentioned, we were given the time to get to know them and invested our feelings to these particular characters, it's just not fair for the readers and the characters.
I also have some minor issues with Elliot. She's my favorite character and I keep seeing myself as her whilst reading the books. She's a great character overall, though she lack of solid character? I mean she's very fluid, we can never expect what's going on in her head and what she would do or how she will react. One time she's all vulnerable, the other jokes around, and then she goes stiff or just spacing out. I'm just disappointed that a few part of the book we got to see Elliot more humanly with Will and still with got her alertness. Then completely changed because of her Styx instinct and acted almost robotically.
I loved the scene when she cried and smudging her blood all over Will to protect him, I can clearly see her emotions there. But I don't see how just a few more pages, when she temporarily lost Will at the British Museum she only cried a little then immediately stopped to take over the tank. Right, of course she's professional, priorities eh? Even when she got out of the tank to face Hermione, she said she wasn't doing it only for Will. Okay, I respect that. At that point, I almost convinced she didn't felt anything for Will. Until she forced Jiggs to leave her and Will be, to say her goodbye.
Should I start about Drake? I already cried in Spiral for him. Drake and Jiggs subplot didn't have much impact either. I even dare to think, that if they didn't showed up with a tank then Will and Elliot would be fine. Perhaps Elliot could have more time to explain to Will and a proper good bye. They were doing fine with the Armagi before? So maybe it's just a way to give Elliot and Drake their goodbye also Parry seeing his son for the last time.
What is up with earth as a spaceship anyway? The theory alone, in my mind, is very cool. But it was poorly installed. If only there were enough clues or foreshadowing that would tick people's mind at the end, then it would have worked. Where did the earth came from? So Elliot and Will is the last Styx left? Will they ever meet again? Was it only England who goes underground for their journey back? What happen to the rest of the world? How could life on Earth survive without the sun? I love the theory, but it just became ridiculous. Funny how this is supposed to be the last book, but it just opened a whole new world that needs more explanation.
Anyway, there are flaws here and there. But I did follow the story all this way. I hate it and I love it. So I really hope there will be something like another book maybe, special edition, spin-off? Anything to finish this off properly. Please give Will and Elliot a happier ending ( together;( )
The reviews I read are either hating it or loving it. I can't blame them, I feel the same.
There are a lot of things I need to let out, so caution spoilers ahead.
First let's talk about Chester. He was already a flawed and broken character in the ending of Spiral. Terminal's beginning was good to him, in fact it was like a redemption. But it gotten worse when Martha returned.I gotta ask, why? To be honest, I don't think the entire subplot of Martha, Chester and Stephanie had done anything that serves the main story plot. Except bringing hell for Stephanie and leading to Chester's death. Talking about that, Chester was one of the main characters, he was there since the beginning, and our main heroes best friend. But in this last book, I find his character butchered, I get that he was depressed and disturbed, I just think that he wasn't told right as part of the story. I never really liked him that much. Still, I think his death should have been more meaningful, instead we didn't even get the time to mourn. Not even the characters we see did, Stephanie as the witness just said she didn't felt anything? Martha just flew away and never heard of again? And Will didn't give much reaction about it? Although he was his best friend?
Next, Jurgen, Werner, Karl, and Woody. They are the best example of characters that only exist to serve the story. The New Germanian were there just to explain what happened in New Germania and introduce the detoxing method to Will and Elliot. Woody was there just to open Elliot's path to the whole Styx and spaceship story. But when they have done all that, they're just forgotten and gone? When Elliot came back there's no evidence of them living or dead and it's all up to our assumption.
Of course we don't need to know about every characters mentioned in stories. But they weren't just mentioned, we were given the time to get to know them and invested our feelings to these particular characters, it's just not fair for the readers and the characters.
I also have some minor issues with Elliot. She's my favorite character and I keep seeing myself as her whilst reading the books. She's a great character overall, though she lack of solid character? I mean she's very fluid, we can never expect what's going on in her head and what she would do or how she will react. One time she's all vulnerable, the other jokes around, and then she goes stiff or just spacing out. I'm just disappointed that a few part of the book we got to see Elliot more humanly with Will and still with got her alertness. Then completely changed because of her Styx instinct and acted almost robotically.
I loved the scene when she cried and smudging her blood all over Will to protect him, I can clearly see her emotions there. But I don't see how just a few more pages, when she temporarily lost Will at the British Museum she only cried a little then immediately stopped to take over the tank. Right, of course she's professional, priorities eh? Even when she got out of the tank to face Hermione, she said she wasn't doing it only for Will. Okay, I respect that. At that point, I almost convinced she didn't felt anything for Will. Until she forced Jiggs to leave her and Will be, to say her goodbye.
Should I start about Drake? I already cried in Spiral for him. Drake and Jiggs subplot didn't have much impact either. I even dare to think, that if they didn't showed up with a tank then Will and Elliot would be fine. Perhaps Elliot could have more time to explain to Will and a proper good bye. They were doing fine with the Armagi before? So maybe it's just a way to give Elliot and Drake their goodbye also Parry seeing his son for the last time.
What is up with earth as a spaceship anyway? The theory alone, in my mind, is very cool. But it was poorly installed. If only there were enough clues or foreshadowing that would tick people's mind at the end, then it would have worked. Where did the earth came from? So Elliot and Will is the last Styx left? Will they ever meet again? Was it only England who goes underground for their journey back? What happen to the rest of the world? How could life on Earth survive without the sun? I love the theory, but it just became ridiculous. Funny how this is supposed to be the last book, but it just opened a whole new world that needs more explanation.
Anyway, there are flaws here and there. But I did follow the story all this way. I hate it and I love it. So I really hope there will be something like another book maybe, special edition, spin-off? Anything to finish this off properly. Please give Will and Elliot a happier ending ( together;( )
January 17, 2015
Well, this was the last book in the series. The last book. Ever. The last Tunnels book ever. The. Last. One.
Why couldn't any of the characters have happy endings? Why did everything go so horribly wrong for them? Why did practically everyone frickin' die? Why is the earth now hurtling away from the sun? Why is everyone else going to die in the near future (most likely)? And why did the authors have to end the series on a cliffhanger!?!?!?! I was so upset by some of the character's deaths that I couldn't even cry. DRAKE WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT! HE CAN'T HAVE GONE AND DIED! And so I am forced to give the book a three, instead of the five it probably deserves. It gets a three because I am so attached to the characters that their FICTIONAL deaths make me angry and upset and willing to kill whoever killed them (also a fictional character I might add). However, no matter what rating I give it, I will miss these characters - those few who remain alive - and I wish them the best in their journey away from the sun. And Will possibly turning into a Styx. Their problems never end, do they?
Why couldn't any of the characters have happy endings? Why did everything go so horribly wrong for them? Why did practically everyone frickin' die? Why is the earth now hurtling away from the sun? Why is everyone else going to die in the near future (most likely)? And why did the authors have to end the series on a cliffhanger!?!?!?! I was so upset by some of the character's deaths that I couldn't even cry. DRAKE WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT! HE CAN'T HAVE GONE AND DIED! And so I am forced to give the book a three, instead of the five it probably deserves. It gets a three because I am so attached to the characters that their FICTIONAL deaths make me angry and upset and willing to kill whoever killed them (also a fictional character I might add). However, no matter what rating I give it, I will miss these characters - those few who remain alive - and I wish them the best in their journey away from the sun. And Will possibly turning into a Styx. Their problems never end, do they?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 19, 2018
The story took a really weird turn in this book. The plot wasn't that logical in that a good portion of it was based on Elliott's "I just know" sense. Chester's character was basically killed by the end of the previous book, though he didn't physically die until part-way through this book. He turned into a mad killer. Also, the Styx. First, they were basically human, then it turned out that they were insects, and now they're aliens. Not to mention the fact that I'm rather unsure how it came to the fact that the Earth is actually a spaceship. It seems that the overall plot wasn't really planned out. Lastly, the ending was a bit unsatisfying. You get to the end of the series, somehow all of the enemies have magically disappeared, and suddenly the main character is turning alien. Even if life can be unpredictable, I think applying that would be a bit of stretch in what had been a logical series to start with.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 14, 2013
I am a big fan of the Tunnels series, and I was so excited for this book that I ordered it from England. I couldn't wait for the US version, not after the way Spiral ended.
I was not expecting this at all. The second half had so many unexpected twists and turns. This is the quickest I have ever read a book. Once I got into the action, I couldn't quit reading.
The ending kills me, especially the last line. Roderick Gordon has to be writing a seventh installment. It can't end like this.
Overall, this is probably my favorite book. If Gordon ever writes another book, regardless of if it is in the Tunnels series, I a buying it day one. Every book seems to get better than the last. Tunnels had major pacing problems, and Deeper dragged on. Freefall and Closer were better, and by the time Spiral was out, he had perfected his writing.
Thank you for this great series.
I was not expecting this at all. The second half had so many unexpected twists and turns. This is the quickest I have ever read a book. Once I got into the action, I couldn't quit reading.
The ending kills me, especially the last line. Roderick Gordon has to be writing a seventh installment. It can't end like this.
Overall, this is probably my favorite book. If Gordon ever writes another book, regardless of if it is in the Tunnels series, I a buying it day one. Every book seems to get better than the last. Tunnels had major pacing problems, and Deeper dragged on. Freefall and Closer were better, and by the time Spiral was out, he had perfected his writing.
Thank you for this great series.
January 8, 2021
What was supposed to be an epic conclusion to a series became a quick fix to numerous plot holes and an ending the writers didn’t know how to do justice.
Also, multiple characters are killed off after their story arc spirals out of the control of rational explanation.
Don’t know how your main protagonists will defeat a super-race of serial killers? Just invent a magic wand and tower to wipe them all out! 🤦🏻♂️
I would have LOVED to see the discovery of the colony as foretold by the Styx Book of Catastrophes. I wanted to see the Rebeccas die in brutally gruesome ways. A certain main character should NOT have died. The Dominion virus should have been altered to kill Styx and released on them on Topsoil... instead of that magic teleportation device BS.
Also, multiple characters are killed off after their story arc spirals out of the control of rational explanation.
Don’t know how your main protagonists will defeat a super-race of serial killers? Just invent a magic wand and tower to wipe them all out! 🤦🏻♂️
I would have LOVED to see the discovery of the colony as foretold by the Styx Book of Catastrophes. I wanted to see the Rebeccas die in brutally gruesome ways. A certain main character should NOT have died. The Dominion virus should have been altered to kill Styx and released on them on Topsoil... instead of that magic teleportation device BS.
March 12, 2018
I know I rated the other books in this series a lot higher, but TBH I'm just done with these books. This book itself was really a dragggg of a book...things happened so slowly and everyone was going crazy and dying.
Why did Chester have to die like that, even if he became a jerk in this book?
Why did this book end with a question? It makes it feel so incomplete!
Now I'm glad I can move on from this series and probably won't end up reading it a second time. It was an extremely depressing finish to me.
Why did Chester have to die like that, even if he became a jerk in this book?
Why did this book end with a question? It makes it feel so incomplete!
Now I'm glad I can move on from this series and probably won't end up reading it a second time. It was an extremely depressing finish to me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 5, 2014
Worst book of the series. This is where the authors ran out of ideas. Lousy ending and terrible conclusion. I would recomend NOT reading this book and stopping at Book Five, if you want me to make this ruin the entire series for you continue.
I would give it zero stars if possible.
I would give it zero stars if possible.
December 31, 2018
Ha! Buku ini lebih nganu ternyata dibanding Spiral!! Iya sih kalo dinget-inget hal itu sudah disinggung oleh Mr Burrow di Freefall atau Deeper dulu itu.
Dengan itu aku ga bisa semena-mena mengecap buku ini ala Deadpool dengan menyebut sebagai ditulis dengan 'lazi-writing', ditambah mengingat detailnya buku ini keseluruhan (dari Tunnels maksudku). Niat untuk membuat buku ini bertele-tele sedemikian rupa kan lucu jika kusebut sebagai Lazy writing.
Yah, segala yang berkaitan dengan hal besar yang diungkap di sini itu lho, bahkan tindakan si Elliot yang seolah menyatu itu. Ah ini pun sedikit mengingatkan dengan yang terjadi di buku Joshua Files sih. Mirip konsepnya. Lazy writing? No! kuharap tidak, fiksi ilmiah, yes. Namun aku masih mengharapkan sesuatu yang lebih dari sekedar 'memori-serangga' itu.
Selebihnya, buku ini menawarkan aksi yang super wow. Kalau boleh bilang, dengan mengesampingkan warisan gen Elliot, buku ini benar-benar memukau utnuk ukuran aksinya. Pertempurannya tokcer, asyik dibaca dan dibayangkan. Bagian tank itu yang menjadi favoritku.
Dan, mengenai kejutan tak terduga tentang semua ini.. yes, kejutan besar ituuu...
Dengan itu aku ga bisa semena-mena mengecap buku ini ala Deadpool dengan menyebut sebagai ditulis dengan 'lazi-writing', ditambah mengingat detailnya buku ini keseluruhan (dari Tunnels maksudku). Niat untuk membuat buku ini bertele-tele sedemikian rupa kan lucu jika kusebut sebagai Lazy writing.
Yah, segala yang berkaitan dengan hal besar yang diungkap di sini itu lho, bahkan tindakan si Elliot yang seolah menyatu itu. Ah ini pun sedikit mengingatkan dengan yang terjadi di buku Joshua Files sih. Mirip konsepnya. Lazy writing? No! kuharap tidak, fiksi ilmiah, yes. Namun aku masih mengharapkan sesuatu yang lebih dari sekedar 'memori-serangga' itu.
Selebihnya, buku ini menawarkan aksi yang super wow. Kalau boleh bilang, dengan mengesampingkan warisan gen Elliot, buku ini benar-benar memukau utnuk ukuran aksinya. Pertempurannya tokcer, asyik dibaca dan dibayangkan. Bagian tank itu yang menjadi favoritku.
Dan, mengenai kejutan tak terduga tentang semua ini.. yes, kejutan besar ituuu...
July 28, 2024
człowiek był bardzo podekscytowany na finał tuneli, bo nigdy go nie czytał jak był dzieciakiem, ale troche się zawiódł.... za szybko to wszystko się potoczyło moim zdaniem i bez jakiegoś większego wyjaśnienia, nie sądzę, że taki koniec był zaplanowany od początku, odkąd pojawił się pomysł na te książki. ale bawiłm się i tak super, przeczytana w 3,5 godzinną podróż pociągiem praktycznie i nie mogę powiedzieć, że to zmarnowany czas. myślę, że gdybym dokończyłx tę serię za dzieciaka to bardziej by mi sie podobało to wyjaśnienie. w ogóle tak oceniając całość to lepsze moim zdaniem są te części pod ziemią, a nie na powierzchni
January 17, 2021
Wow! Začátek byl trochu slabší, protože se tam najednou děli věci, které nedávali moc smysl; teleportace atd., ale vše se na konci vysvětlilo. A vlastně vůbec ne. :D Má to náběh na další knihy, což mě sere víc, než kdyby to skončilo blbě. Hoooodně hustá série. Doporučuji.
August 27, 2024
Here's what I'll say about one of my favorite YA series of all time.
When I first started reading their series, I thought Gordon and Williams had something truly special for their readers. Here was a series that didn't feature beautiful fantasy landscapes or creatures. There's no unicorns here, no vampires, no swords, no magic. As for the sci-fi elements, I found them to be minimal, making as much sense as they needed to for this secret, underground, Victorian world that Gordon and Williams had created.
That being said, I thought the first book in the series was great. Here was a dark, musty, damp, claustrophobic, and gritty world we were being given. Where there’s hardly any light to illuminate the labyrinthine networks of tunnels, caves, and caverns. The creatures scuttling about in the darkness are grotesque and blind, but also used as a food source. The society living here is an isolationist one, with inhabitants that are mean and brutal to outsiders. Although it took a little bit for the elevator to rev up and take us down to the plot, Gordon and Williams ultimately succeeded in embarking readers on a quest that was going to be dark and gritty, where people are tortured and killed.
Although there's so much more I can say about what the first book did great, what did it for me was the atmosphere. I've seen people complain here that they don't like how claustrophobic the books are, but I think that's entirely the point of this series. It's meant to take place in a world that is ugly, that's filled with violence and the threat of it. The darkness is ever present, and inside that darkness is an evil faction of people who are mysterious, creepy, and compelling in their motivations. The dynamic between the Styx and the colonists was something that was endlessly interesting, worthy of exploration.
Then came Deeper. My favorite in the series, hands down.
Deeper expanded on the dark and gritty world of the first book, and, well, took us deeper into it. You weren't just stuck in one place for the length of the book, like you were with Freefall and Closer. In Deeper, Will travels through areas like Great Plain, the underground sea, the Pore, and more places. Deeper was almost constant action and reaction, a journey through a hellish landscape populated by vicious creatures and the even more vicious Styx people. In this world, people die. People are executed. And our main characters see that. If there's anything I remember most from the series, it's the brutality of this world Will and Chester are forced to go through in search of answers and the need to survive. Deeper had some truly memorable moments, scenes that brought me to the edge of my seat, that made me clench my teeth almost to the point of pain. Deeper wasn’t afraid of going to dark places, not just with its environments, but also with its characters. To put it simply, Deeper is a breath of fresh air when it comes to YA fiction.
But starting with Freefall, it felt to me that the series was starting to lose some of the magic that was making the first two books so great. For one thing, in Freefall and Closer, the main characters are mostly stuck in the same environments, unlike with Deeper when they were constantly going through different regions.
But the thing that kinda ruined it for me overall was the increasing sci-fi elements. Things were becoming more and more absurd, not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s just that from the Tunnels series, I’ve come to expect a more realistic, gritty story. Especially with the turn that Spiral took, I found myself wishing more and more for the atmosphere that the first two books offered.
I’m not sure how many people are going to see this review, or agree with me, but there’s my piece on the series. I think Gordon and Williams had something great with the first few books in the series. And as soon as they started introducing more and more outlandish elements, I felt that the story, the characters, and even the writing had begun to suffer. I think the ending of the series went way beyond what I was expecting. Maybe some people liked it, but I found it to be too outlandish, and not properly set up by what was supposed to be a dark and gritty series. It wasn’t very satisfying either.
The series is still worth a read though. I think Tunnels and Deeper were special in their own way.
When I first started reading their series, I thought Gordon and Williams had something truly special for their readers. Here was a series that didn't feature beautiful fantasy landscapes or creatures. There's no unicorns here, no vampires, no swords, no magic. As for the sci-fi elements, I found them to be minimal, making as much sense as they needed to for this secret, underground, Victorian world that Gordon and Williams had created.
That being said, I thought the first book in the series was great. Here was a dark, musty, damp, claustrophobic, and gritty world we were being given. Where there’s hardly any light to illuminate the labyrinthine networks of tunnels, caves, and caverns. The creatures scuttling about in the darkness are grotesque and blind, but also used as a food source. The society living here is an isolationist one, with inhabitants that are mean and brutal to outsiders. Although it took a little bit for the elevator to rev up and take us down to the plot, Gordon and Williams ultimately succeeded in embarking readers on a quest that was going to be dark and gritty, where people are tortured and killed.
Although there's so much more I can say about what the first book did great, what did it for me was the atmosphere. I've seen people complain here that they don't like how claustrophobic the books are, but I think that's entirely the point of this series. It's meant to take place in a world that is ugly, that's filled with violence and the threat of it. The darkness is ever present, and inside that darkness is an evil faction of people who are mysterious, creepy, and compelling in their motivations. The dynamic between the Styx and the colonists was something that was endlessly interesting, worthy of exploration.
Then came Deeper. My favorite in the series, hands down.
Deeper expanded on the dark and gritty world of the first book, and, well, took us deeper into it. You weren't just stuck in one place for the length of the book, like you were with Freefall and Closer. In Deeper, Will travels through areas like Great Plain, the underground sea, the Pore, and more places. Deeper was almost constant action and reaction, a journey through a hellish landscape populated by vicious creatures and the even more vicious Styx people. In this world, people die. People are executed. And our main characters see that. If there's anything I remember most from the series, it's the brutality of this world Will and Chester are forced to go through in search of answers and the need to survive. Deeper had some truly memorable moments, scenes that brought me to the edge of my seat, that made me clench my teeth almost to the point of pain. Deeper wasn’t afraid of going to dark places, not just with its environments, but also with its characters. To put it simply, Deeper is a breath of fresh air when it comes to YA fiction.
But starting with Freefall, it felt to me that the series was starting to lose some of the magic that was making the first two books so great. For one thing, in Freefall and Closer, the main characters are mostly stuck in the same environments, unlike with Deeper when they were constantly going through different regions.
But the thing that kinda ruined it for me overall was the increasing sci-fi elements. Things were becoming more and more absurd, not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s just that from the Tunnels series, I’ve come to expect a more realistic, gritty story. Especially with the turn that Spiral took, I found myself wishing more and more for the atmosphere that the first two books offered.
I’m not sure how many people are going to see this review, or agree with me, but there’s my piece on the series. I think Gordon and Williams had something great with the first few books in the series. And as soon as they started introducing more and more outlandish elements, I felt that the story, the characters, and even the writing had begun to suffer. I think the ending of the series went way beyond what I was expecting. Maybe some people liked it, but I found it to be too outlandish, and not properly set up by what was supposed to be a dark and gritty series. It wasn’t very satisfying either.
The series is still worth a read though. I think Tunnels and Deeper were special in their own way.
September 26, 2021
Intenté darle el beneficio de la duda a este libro, de verdad lo intenté: los últimos libros estaban derrapando poco a poco y no me estaba gustando a dónde esta yendo la serie, pero pensé que en el último todo se iba a aclarar, creyendo que los autores sabían lo que estaban haciendo.
Bueno, resulta que no.
Este libro es una locura, simplemente no podía creer lo que estaba leyendo; cada página que pasa es como un golpe en la cara: la historia perdió sentido por completo, todos los personajes (a excepción de algunos) fueron arrancados de sus personalidades y actúan completamente diferente, mucho peor es necesario aclarar.
Chester perdió la cabeza por completo, Stephanie fue completamente innecesaria en toda la saga, Will se volvió el personaje secundario en su propia historia, y Elliot se transformó en la protagonista nueva; es como si todo ocurriera en el mundo del revés. Los únicos personajes que se mantuvieron igual, para mejor, fueron la madre adoptiva de Will (la señora Borrows) y Drake. Hay otros personajes nuevos que tampoco son tan malos, y otros que brillan por su inutilidad.
Ah, por cierto, las nuevas villanas son completamente olvidables y, por alguna razón que me supera, reemplazan a las Rebeccas que... ¿ya no son tan malas? Bueno, una se murió en el libro anterior...
Pero esa no es la peor parte, no. La historia se lleva el premio mayor:
Dios, que manera terrible de no solo terminar un libro sino también toda una saga de seis putos libros. A partir de este punto, creo que no podría recomendarle estos libros a nadie, a menos que disfruten de unas buenas risas, como yo, al ver qué tan bajo puede llegar un libro.
Bueno, resulta que no.
Este libro es una locura, simplemente no podía creer lo que estaba leyendo; cada página que pasa es como un golpe en la cara: la historia perdió sentido por completo, todos los personajes (a excepción de algunos) fueron arrancados de sus personalidades y actúan completamente diferente, mucho peor es necesario aclarar.
Chester perdió la cabeza por completo, Stephanie fue completamente innecesaria en toda la saga, Will se volvió el personaje secundario en su propia historia, y Elliot se transformó en la protagonista nueva; es como si todo ocurriera en el mundo del revés. Los únicos personajes que se mantuvieron igual, para mejor, fueron la madre adoptiva de Will (la señora Borrows) y Drake. Hay otros personajes nuevos que tampoco son tan malos, y otros que brillan por su inutilidad.
Ah, por cierto, las nuevas villanas son completamente olvidables y, por alguna razón que me supera, reemplazan a las Rebeccas que... ¿ya no son tan malas? Bueno, una se murió en el libro anterior...
Pero esa no es la peor parte, no. La historia se lleva el premio mayor:
Dios, que manera terrible de no solo terminar un libro sino también toda una saga de seis putos libros. A partir de este punto, creo que no podría recomendarle estos libros a nadie, a menos que disfruten de unas buenas risas, como yo, al ver qué tan bajo puede llegar un libro.
August 4, 2014
So, FINALLY it has come to an end. It felt like I was waiting forever to get my hands on the this book. I might have given it 5 stars, if it wasn't for the very ending. I am talking about the last few pages... but more of that to come.
It was nice that at the very beginning, it gives us(the readers) a recap of everything. Then we dive right into to adventures. Our main characters are separated and on their own missions that will eventually(hopefully) bring them all back together at last. Elliot and Will are stuck in underworld, where the deadly virus has practically taken every other living thing(but birds) out. As they attempt to find a way back up to the surface, the others are making their way about. Drake and Jiggs are stuck in middle and have to find a way back up to the surface. Chester is with everyone else. He isn't the same since his parents death and he isn't coping very well.
Some people we have met before come back and make their presence. Also, our gang get some help in the most unlikely places.
Alex, aka Bug Lady, is in London and her babies have started to take over England. It is utter chaos and death on the Topsoil. During the story, I found that I had some sympathy for Rebecca Two. Mostly, the evil Alex is the one in control and running everything.
Elliot and Will stumble upon the mysteries of the Pyramids in the underworld. In fact, Elliot starts to have memories and with them she might know the answer to save everyone... or end it all.
The very end of the story was a bit of a surprise. I was pleasantly happy to see the turn of events at the end of the story. It was sad that some of our MC's died off. Some of them had realizations about themselves.
DON'T READ THIS SPOILER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW IT ENDS!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
It was nice that at the very beginning, it gives us(the readers) a recap of everything. Then we dive right into to adventures. Our main characters are separated and on their own missions that will eventually(hopefully) bring them all back together at last. Elliot and Will are stuck in underworld, where the deadly virus has practically taken every other living thing(but birds) out. As they attempt to find a way back up to the surface, the others are making their way about. Drake and Jiggs are stuck in middle and have to find a way back up to the surface. Chester is with everyone else. He isn't the same since his parents death and he isn't coping very well.
Some people we have met before come back and make their presence. Also, our gang get some help in the most unlikely places.
Alex, aka Bug Lady, is in London and her babies have started to take over England. It is utter chaos and death on the Topsoil. During the story, I found that I had some sympathy for Rebecca Two. Mostly, the evil Alex is the one in control and running everything.
Elliot and Will stumble upon the mysteries of the Pyramids in the underworld. In fact, Elliot starts to have memories and with them she might know the answer to save everyone... or end it all.
The very end of the story was a bit of a surprise. I was pleasantly happy to see the turn of events at the end of the story. It was sad that some of our MC's died off. Some of them had realizations about themselves.
DON'T READ THIS SPOILER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW IT ENDS!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
May 25, 2016
Saya membaca Spiral, buku kelima serial Tunnel, di tahun 2013. Sudah kurang lebih 3 tahun yang lalu. Sudah hampir lupa sama ceritanya. Untung di buku keenam ini, ada chapter yang judulnya: "Sebelumnya, di Spiral ....", jadi saya bisa ingat apa yang terjadi di petualangan Will sebelumnya.
Ngomong-ngomong, ini cuma perasaan saya saja atau gimana, saya kok ngerasanya cover Terminal kalah blink-blink sama cover-cover sebelumnya? Bukunya juga lebih tipis.
Saya sebenarnya tidak terlalu suka dengan serial Tunnels. Tapi seperti yang sudah saya bilang sebelumnya, saya bawaannya selalu keki kalau tidak menamatkan sebuah seri. Mau tidak mau penasaran juga tentang bagaimana akhir petualangan Will.
Meskipun tidak terlalu suka, tapi saya rasa, serial Tunnels ditulis dengan menarik. Ini tipe cerita yang mengalir kalau menurut saya. Saya bahkan sempat suka dengan Spiral. Saya rasa Spiral yang paling seru diantara semua serial Tunnels yang lain.
Jadi di Terminal, cerita petualangan Will berlanjut. Meskipun begitu, saya rasa perkembangan Will sebagai tokoh utama masih biasa-biasa saja. Ini faktor utama kenapa saya kurang suka dengan serial Tunnels. Saya merasa Will tidak cocok mengemban misi hero.
Oke, kembali ke Terminal, jadi ceritanya kan tim yang berusaha mencegah terjadinya Fase di atas tanah gagal. Styx berhasil melahirkan para Armagi yang brutal. Rasanya mustahil bisa mengalahkan mereka semua. London terancam hancur. Kalau tidak oleh para Armagi, berarti oleh sekutu London dipihak manusia sendiri yang berusaha mencegah para Armagi menyebar ke belahan bumi yang lain.
Sementara tim bawah tanah, berhasil mencegah terjadinya Fase. Namun bayarannya mahal. Drake terpapar radiasi nuklir parah. Sementara Will dan Elliot terjebak di dalam bumi, di Taman Matahari Kedua.
Di sana, Will dan Elliot menemukan hal-hal magis yang tampaknya tidak bisa dijelaskan dengan ilmu pengetahuan. Uniknya, ada sesuatu yang tampaknya memandu Elliot. Memberi tahu dirinya bahwa ada cara untuk mengalahkan para Armagi dan Styx.
Kalau di buku-buku sebelumnya, si kembar Rebecca dominan sekali melakukan hal-hal jahat. Anehnya, di Terminal, mereka sepertinya tidak berkutik sama sekali.
So, ending ceritanya, gantung menurut saya. Jangan-jangan ntar ada sekuelnya lagi. Namanya juga Terminal kan ya? Bisa berarti tempat pemberhentian, bisa juga tempat keberangkatan.
Kalau menurut saya semua masalah yang terjadi di Tunnels dimulai gara-gara keluarga Burrow, maka di endingnya juga seperti itu. Lagi-lagi mereka terancam menimbulkan masalah baru bagi para penduduk bumi. Kasian keluarga Burrow, salah apa ya mereka sama Styx ;(
At last, Terminal tidak terlalu membuat saya excited seperti Spiral. Tapi it's ok lah. Saya lega petualangan Will sudah sampai di Terminal XD. 3 dari 5 bintang untuk Terminal ^^
Ngomong-ngomong, ini cuma perasaan saya saja atau gimana, saya kok ngerasanya cover Terminal kalah blink-blink sama cover-cover sebelumnya? Bukunya juga lebih tipis.
Saya sebenarnya tidak terlalu suka dengan serial Tunnels. Tapi seperti yang sudah saya bilang sebelumnya, saya bawaannya selalu keki kalau tidak menamatkan sebuah seri. Mau tidak mau penasaran juga tentang bagaimana akhir petualangan Will.
Meskipun tidak terlalu suka, tapi saya rasa, serial Tunnels ditulis dengan menarik. Ini tipe cerita yang mengalir kalau menurut saya. Saya bahkan sempat suka dengan Spiral. Saya rasa Spiral yang paling seru diantara semua serial Tunnels yang lain.
Jadi di Terminal, cerita petualangan Will berlanjut. Meskipun begitu, saya rasa perkembangan Will sebagai tokoh utama masih biasa-biasa saja. Ini faktor utama kenapa saya kurang suka dengan serial Tunnels. Saya merasa Will tidak cocok mengemban misi hero.
Oke, kembali ke Terminal, jadi ceritanya kan tim yang berusaha mencegah terjadinya Fase di atas tanah gagal. Styx berhasil melahirkan para Armagi yang brutal. Rasanya mustahil bisa mengalahkan mereka semua. London terancam hancur. Kalau tidak oleh para Armagi, berarti oleh sekutu London dipihak manusia sendiri yang berusaha mencegah para Armagi menyebar ke belahan bumi yang lain.
Sementara tim bawah tanah, berhasil mencegah terjadinya Fase. Namun bayarannya mahal. Drake terpapar radiasi nuklir parah. Sementara Will dan Elliot terjebak di dalam bumi, di Taman Matahari Kedua.
Di sana, Will dan Elliot menemukan hal-hal magis yang tampaknya tidak bisa dijelaskan dengan ilmu pengetahuan. Uniknya, ada sesuatu yang tampaknya memandu Elliot. Memberi tahu dirinya bahwa ada cara untuk mengalahkan para Armagi dan Styx.
Kalau di buku-buku sebelumnya, si kembar Rebecca dominan sekali melakukan hal-hal jahat. Anehnya, di Terminal, mereka sepertinya tidak berkutik sama sekali.
So, ending ceritanya, gantung menurut saya. Jangan-jangan ntar ada sekuelnya lagi. Namanya juga Terminal kan ya? Bisa berarti tempat pemberhentian, bisa juga tempat keberangkatan.
Kalau menurut saya semua masalah yang terjadi di Tunnels dimulai gara-gara keluarga Burrow, maka di endingnya juga seperti itu. Lagi-lagi mereka terancam menimbulkan masalah baru bagi para penduduk bumi. Kasian keluarga Burrow, salah apa ya mereka sama Styx ;(
At last, Terminal tidak terlalu membuat saya excited seperti Spiral. Tapi it's ok lah. Saya lega petualangan Will sudah sampai di Terminal XD. 3 dari 5 bintang untuk Terminal ^^
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 28, 2013
I was scared to read this book. I started reading the series in the sixth grade and am now a Junior in high school. As I get older, I have become less and less tolerant of fantasy and sci-fy books. James Patterson's YA/Youth books have me going crazy now, but I used to think they were great. So Terminal, being the final book in a crazy sci-fy series, scared me.
But I had nothing to worry about. My favorite book in the series is easily Freefall, but Terminal is near the top. Freefall hit me hard with the whole idea of the "inner earth." The Colony and the Deeps were not too hard for me to grasp, but the inner earth thing was just so crazy, yet interesting, that I had to accept it. Terminal was very similar.
Spoilers ahead...
But I am upset for the cliffhangers for the story of out characters. This feeling reminds me of the first time I read Freefall. I thought Freefall was the last book in the series. When that plane flew through the inner world, I lost my mind. I thought something like "HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME!!?? THIS IS NOT ALLOWED. I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS."
I was thrilled to learn that Freefall was not the last book in the series. However, Terminal is the last book. I can accept the cliffhangers, because that's how Roderick Gordon writes. It's a style that I expect. If everyone lived happily ever after, I would be furious, because that's not how it works.
But I had nothing to worry about. My favorite book in the series is easily Freefall, but Terminal is near the top. Freefall hit me hard with the whole idea of the "inner earth." The Colony and the Deeps were not too hard for me to grasp, but the inner earth thing was just so crazy, yet interesting, that I had to accept it. Terminal was very similar.
Spoilers ahead...
But I am upset for the cliffhangers for the story of out characters. This feeling reminds me of the first time I read Freefall. I thought Freefall was the last book in the series. When that plane flew through the inner world, I lost my mind. I thought something like "HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME!!?? THIS IS NOT ALLOWED. I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS."
I was thrilled to learn that Freefall was not the last book in the series. However, Terminal is the last book. I can accept the cliffhangers, because that's how Roderick Gordon writes. It's a style that I expect. If everyone lived happily ever after, I would be furious, because that's not how it works.
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