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Doomsday Warrior #1
Doomsday Warrior
SCIENCE FICTION-1ST IN THE SERIES-RAVAGED BY THE DEVASTATION OF WORLD WAR 3,AMERICA ONE HUNDRED YEARS LATER IS A RUSSIAN COLONY,A CONTINENT ROAMED BY FEARSOME MUTANT CREATURES.BUT LED BY A UNIQUE SOLDIER OF SURVIVAL,TED ROCKSON,A LOOSE FEDERATION OF SECRET FREE CITIES RISES UP TO FIGHT THE HATED CONQUEROR.FREEDOM HOWEVER DEPENDS ON ROCKSON FINDING A WEAPON CAPABLE OF DEFEATING THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.A DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE IS RUMOURED TO EXIST DEEP INSIDE A RADIOACTIVE HOT ZONE.ROCKSON SETS OUT AGAINST ALL ODDS TO FIND IT.
352 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1984
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April 24, 2021
If I knew nothing about this book and had to guess at what the author was like, I would have to say that he was the head of the ministry of propaganda in communist Russia at the height of the cold war. He then had an epiphany and defected to America where he surrounded himself with the American flag. Ate nothing but hamburgers and apple pie. Listened only to the Oakridge Boys. This book just dripped of American patriotism. I felt almost like standing up after each paragraph and reciting the pledge of allegiance. I read some other books in this series that were good. This one just spent to much time preaching the virtue of "The Ultimate American" Ted Rockson, our hero and the American way of life. The most pro American, anti Russian book I ever read from the 80's. And these type of books gave the Russian Bear what for.
January 3, 2011
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Though this is not the best writing I've ever read, I have to admit that I found this story very enjoyable! What made it even more fun is that I listened to the audiobook version produced by Graphic Audio. This was my first GA audiobook and I was SO impressed with the quality of the experience. They had a full line of actors reading the various lines, sound effects and music all throughout. It was a lot of fun!
The story was intriguing, the protagonist tough as nails and the battles were intense and often won with over-the-top attacks. Just the way I like it! My only complaint about this story is that it wasn't well-resarched at all. Otherwise, I loved it!
Though this is not the best writing I've ever read, I have to admit that I found this story very enjoyable! What made it even more fun is that I listened to the audiobook version produced by Graphic Audio. This was my first GA audiobook and I was SO impressed with the quality of the experience. They had a full line of actors reading the various lines, sound effects and music all throughout. It was a lot of fun!
The story was intriguing, the protagonist tough as nails and the battles were intense and often won with over-the-top attacks. Just the way I like it! My only complaint about this story is that it wasn't well-resarched at all. Otherwise, I loved it!
January 23, 2009
I'm entirely ashamed to admit that this has got to be one of my favorite series of novels I've ever read...but it's so terrible...
April 26, 2015
Average apocalyptic adventure story. Russian has taken over America after WWIII. Recommended
April 7, 2018
This was an ok start to this series. Survivalist, America rules, hard men, fighting for your lives - type of thing. I enjoyed the Graphic Audio narration alot, and the story flowed pretty well. Be interested to see where book 2 goes.
December 26, 2014
This really is a B movie in a book. You know its bad. You know its never going to get any better. But the action sequences are cool and it hits a nationalistic pulse. Yeah, kill those commies. Hook, line and sinker. They pulled me in.
January 31, 2024
Okay, first off, this is pretty much two books in one. The first one is about Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) rescuing some prisoners from the KGB and the second one is about him attempting to contact an advanced civilization that has sprung up from the technicians in an old missile silo. And I think someone fiddled around with them--the author(s) occasionally cut away from Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) to focus on either the villains or some minor character being subjected to a Soviet atrocity or fighting back against the Commie oppressors (often both). I know, like this is a Game of Thrones book and not a B-movie on book form.
But it's like, in shuffling around these two books' events to smoosh them together, they ended up front-loading the new book with all these episodic interludes and throwing the pacing all out of wack. It feels like it takes forever for Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) to actually do anything, because for literally over a hundred pages we're just going random dude, bad guy, random dude, bad guy. It's almost every other chapter before the plot finally kicks in and Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) actually has something he's trying to accomplish.
Add to that the writer(s) taking "show don't tell" to the extreme. Nothing that happens can just be relayed in short-hand so we can keep things moving. If someone was tortured, we have to either flashback to him being tortured or have it vividly described after the fact. If someone is captured, we have to flashback to how they were captured. This would be understandable if it were Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) or his team, but it's just these minor side characters. And what's weird is that Ted's team (you know, Ted Rockson, THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) are themselves barely developed. Suddenly he just has this whole posse who we've never met before and they're not characterized at all beyond a few sentences of introduction. As long as so much ink was being spilled, you'd think we could give these guys a bit of personality.
The second book, err, the second half of the novel starts all over with reintroducing all the characters and key plot points, so if you need to set the book down for a year or so and come back to it, try to do it on Page 183. There are less of the side character roulette subplots, though we still get a lot of prose on the various Soviet villains and their plotting against each other. It's more or less relevant to the plot, but still feels a bit like filler, since there's only so many ways you can say "these guys are so bad." Still, Doomsday Warrior 1 1/2 feels more propulsive than the meandering 1.0
But it's like, in shuffling around these two books' events to smoosh them together, they ended up front-loading the new book with all these episodic interludes and throwing the pacing all out of wack. It feels like it takes forever for Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) to actually do anything, because for literally over a hundred pages we're just going random dude, bad guy, random dude, bad guy. It's almost every other chapter before the plot finally kicks in and Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) actually has something he's trying to accomplish.
Add to that the writer(s) taking "show don't tell" to the extreme. Nothing that happens can just be relayed in short-hand so we can keep things moving. If someone was tortured, we have to either flashback to him being tortured or have it vividly described after the fact. If someone is captured, we have to flashback to how they were captured. This would be understandable if it were Ted Rockson (THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) or his team, but it's just these minor side characters. And what's weird is that Ted's team (you know, Ted Rockson, THE ULTIMATE AMERICAN) are themselves barely developed. Suddenly he just has this whole posse who we've never met before and they're not characterized at all beyond a few sentences of introduction. As long as so much ink was being spilled, you'd think we could give these guys a bit of personality.
The second book, err, the second half of the novel starts all over with reintroducing all the characters and key plot points, so if you need to set the book down for a year or so and come back to it, try to do it on Page 183. There are less of the side character roulette subplots, though we still get a lot of prose on the various Soviet villains and their plotting against each other. It's more or less relevant to the plot, but still feels a bit like filler, since there's only so many ways you can say "these guys are so bad." Still, Doomsday Warrior 1 1/2 feels more propulsive than the meandering 1.0
May 13, 2024
Reading this is like reading an action movie, but in the best possible way. The plot isn't anything special, the characters aren't deep, and the scenarios aren't particularly realistic. So, if all that is wrong, how could it be 4 stars? Well, it's just fun. I had a great time reading it and went through the entire book in a day. If you like books where something is always happening and you're not bogged down in excessive description (a la Tolkien), then you've found an enjoyable distraction. I would say deduct 2 stars if you're a card carrying socialist or communist as they're portrayed as the unmitigated bad guys, and add a star if you're a card carrying, NRA loving, fan of 'Murica!
Really, whether you like this book or not comes down to your expectations. If you pick it up expecting The Great Gatsby or some other artsy fartsy book, you're going to hate it. If you pick it up for some very light reading, vicariously living your action/adventure fantasies through the protagonist, Ted Rockson, then strap-in and prepare to enjoy!
Really, whether you like this book or not comes down to your expectations. If you pick it up expecting The Great Gatsby or some other artsy fartsy book, you're going to hate it. If you pick it up for some very light reading, vicariously living your action/adventure fantasies through the protagonist, Ted Rockson, then strap-in and prepare to enjoy!
September 15, 2014
I have listened to this set. It is a a bit out there because Russia is a friendly nation now however when the book was written they were the red enemy. The book; the art work on the the case is cool. The story was good plot points. The free sample of the trucker series was good. I plan to give this series a run because I bought the complete set of cds. WARNING NOT FOR CHILDREN!!! A PART OF THIS WAS A TEEN THAT WAS RAPED AND BURNED BY THE REDS AND OTHER UNSPEAKABLE ACTS. Due to that scene I have to remove 2 stars. The rest of the set was entertaining.
January 19, 2013
constant violence and action, mildly entertaining.
June 23, 2013
I have been listening to this series on and off for a couple of years now. This the only way to do it. The audio books are done exceptionally well. Great storyline and will keep you entertained.
March 9, 2016
A lot of violence in a post apocalyptic world where the Russians control the USA, but overall a good entertainement (if you like the genre).
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September 18, 2017I'm struggling to understand if the author is intentionally funny, or really is this stupid. The series is cringeworthy, over the top and makes Rambo look like a babysitter. The grammar and prose are awful, the characters are so shallow, they are inside out and everytime a new character is introduced, its a 99% chance they'll be dead in the next 10 pages.
Its a 'Murican survivalist wet dream, where everyone fawns over the hero, or respects his manly manliness, even as an enemy.
Seriously, peeling potatoes with false teeth, is more fun.
Its a 'Murican survivalist wet dream, where everyone fawns over the hero, or respects his manly manliness, even as an enemy.
Seriously, peeling potatoes with false teeth, is more fun.
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