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Kirov Saga #8
Armageddon
Kirov Armageddon Kirov Series, Book VIII The lines of fate have brought the most powerful ship in the world to a decisive place in history. Driven by his own inner demons, Captain Karpov now believes that with Kirov in 1908 he is truly invincible, and his aim is to impose his will on that unsuspecting world and reverse the cold fate of Russian history from 1908 to the 21st century. But it is not just the fate of a single nation at stake now, but that of all the world. Shocked by Karpov’s betrayal, Anton Fedorov plans a mission to stop the Captain before he can do irreversible damage to the cracked mirror of time. Now Admiral Volsky must do everything possible to launch this final mission aboard the nuclear attack submarine Kazan. The journey to the Sea of Japan becomes a perilous one when the Americans and Japanese begin to hunt Kazan in the dangerous waters of 2021. Join Anton Fedorov, Admiral Volsky, Chief Dobrynin, and Gennadi Orlov aboard Kazan as they launch this last desperate mission to confront the man, and the ship, that now threatens to change all history and unravel the fabric of fate and time itself.
- GenresAlternate History
352 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 7, 2013
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November 21, 2018
Well. Having finished the 8th book in the series I noted a single other review expressing the opinion that the saga has been drawn out too far. In fairness, to my own enjoyment, I feel obliged to reflect briefly on my own concurrent journey with the series.
After the fourth volume, I was drawn by sheer respect, to give a very strong thumbs up for what was a unique twist novel that reaffirmed my enjoyment of the tale thus far. After the eighth, I will admit that this 'bridge' novel was not quite as much of a switch up as the 4th. However, it is an equally appealing read and as an integral part of the series, the saga continues to really keep me engaged, entertained and drawn to the next read.
In this novel, there is some foreshadowing that clearly builds a framework for a wider extension of the broader tale, but in itself, this novel spends some time clarifying the time travel premise of the Kirov saga and casting a few unique and threads for this particular storyline. The characters stay true to themselves and to the wider story arc, treat us to continuing evidence of the author's historical research and equally penetrating sense of what if.
I look forward to continuing along the path with some favoured characters and seeing where the tale unfolds.
The detail is kept tight to the story and Schettler is very adept and bouncing back and forth between subplots and blending the real with realistic alternate history. He creates a tense but evocative atmosphere, populated by unique and three-dimensional characters following discernably well-spun tales of an alternate but plausible past/present/future.
I remain drawn to see where Schettler takes us next and remain deadly impressed by the narrative journey thus far.
After the fourth volume, I was drawn by sheer respect, to give a very strong thumbs up for what was a unique twist novel that reaffirmed my enjoyment of the tale thus far. After the eighth, I will admit that this 'bridge' novel was not quite as much of a switch up as the 4th. However, it is an equally appealing read and as an integral part of the series, the saga continues to really keep me engaged, entertained and drawn to the next read.
In this novel, there is some foreshadowing that clearly builds a framework for a wider extension of the broader tale, but in itself, this novel spends some time clarifying the time travel premise of the Kirov saga and casting a few unique and threads for this particular storyline. The characters stay true to themselves and to the wider story arc, treat us to continuing evidence of the author's historical research and equally penetrating sense of what if.
I look forward to continuing along the path with some favoured characters and seeing where the tale unfolds.
The detail is kept tight to the story and Schettler is very adept and bouncing back and forth between subplots and blending the real with realistic alternate history. He creates a tense but evocative atmosphere, populated by unique and three-dimensional characters following discernably well-spun tales of an alternate but plausible past/present/future.
I remain drawn to see where Schettler takes us next and remain deadly impressed by the narrative journey thus far.
November 8, 2013
he drug this series out way to far and now he wants to drag it out even more, no thanx
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