Pád

by R.J. Piñeiro, Dana Chodilová (Translator)

Jack Taylor odjakživa potřeboval k životu dobrodružství a adrenalin. Pro vládu testoval výzbroj a výstroj v nejrůznějších drsných prostředích, od vyprahlých pouští přes hlubiny oceánů po ledové vrcholky hor. Až mu byla i samotná Země malá…

Dalším krokem v Jackově slibné kariéře je zvlášť extrémní kousek – na vlastní kůži vyzkouší možnost strategických výsadků z kosmu. A nejde o „pouhý“ skok ze stratosféry, jaký absolvoval Felix Baumgartner nebo Joseph Kittinger. Jack se chystá vrhnout se do prázdna až z nesmlouvavé žhavé termosféry, překonat rychlost zvuku a čelit řadě předvídatelných nebezpečí: vzplanutí v atmosféře, selhání výstroje či vlastního organismu.

Jenže na to, co ho čeká dole na Zemi, ho žádný výcvik nepřipravil!

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Adult, Audiobook

408 pages, Hardcover

First published August 2, 2015

About the author

Born in Cuba and raised in Central America, R.J. Pineiro spent several years in the midst of civil wars before migrating to the United States in the late 1970s, first to Florida to attended Florida Air Academy in Melbourne. There, RJ earned a pilot's license and high school diploma in 1979, before heading to Louisiana for college.

R.J. earned a degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University in 1983 and joined the high-tech industry in Austin Texas, working in computer chip design, test, and manufacturing.

In the late 1980s R.J. began studying to become a novelist. Reading everything from classical literature to contemporary novels, R.J.'s love of storytelling became uncontrollable. Using an aging personal computer, R.J. decided to launch a writing career.

R.J.'s first published work, SIEGE OF LIGHTNING, a novel about a sabotaged space shuttle, was released by Berkley/Putnam in May of 1993. A second novel, ULTIMATUM, about a second Gulf War scenario, was released the following year, 1994, by Forge Books, which went on to publish R.J.'s next 12 novels over the following 13 years.

In 2015, R.J. teamed up with TV News military analyst Colonel David Hunt to kick off the "Hunter Stark Book Series." The first book in the series, WITHOUT MERCY, about ISIS gaining acquiring nuclear weapons, was released on 3.7.17. The second book, WITHOUT FEAR, about the war in Afghanistan, was released on 8.7.18

​In 2017, R.J. also teamed up with New York Times bestselling author Joe Weber. The result is ASHES OF VICTORY, a novel of global terrorism and international conflict released by Ignition Books on 9.3.18

In 2018, R.J. penned a nineteenth novel, AVENUE OF REGRETS, a mystery revolving around sex trafficking and domestic abuse released on 11.16.18

R.J. is married to L.M. Pineiro, an artist and jewelry designer. They have one son, Cameron & Daughter-in-Law Sarah, and two crazy dogs, Coco and Zea.

Reviews

[Thomas Stroemquist · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit of a mixed bag, the beginning is absolutely breath-taking and I also liked the very suspenseful parallel story lines. At no point I questioned the developments and that is a great feat for a story like this that balances on science but tipping over into sci-fi. The ending is reasonable if a tad drawn out.

The down sides are the quite cliched characters and also the sometimes very annoying forays into Tom Clancy-ish techno-military writing, including minute descriptions of weapons parts and combat techniques. It is mentioned an estimated ~truckload of times that the male protagonist has had SEAL training, as the most annoying part of this. Around the middle of the book it felt like every other page had this tremendously important and extremely interesting information.

Still, I would recommend this - the 3 stars are strong ones and if you just can get past the Coq Rouge-type military fascination & gun fetishism you are in for quite a thrilling ride.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

This was strangely enjoyable. Full of stereotypes and clichés, like a power-hungry general and typical other-universe oddities, as well as repeated explanations of what happens when one strikes the Vegas nerve or the magazine capacities of various military-issue handguns and rifles.

Overall, it was a pretty straight forward sci-fi thriller that kept pretty close to the cuff for this genre. There were a couple of shocking scenes towards the end of the book that felt out of place, like when Agent Riggs and his wife were captured, tortured and killed, which seemed completely unnecessary to the story. I mean, we already know how ruthless the general is, so this didn't add anything to his ruthlessness.

I listened to the Audible version of the book, which was very well done. The narrator was perfect for this one, especially when discussing the scientific aspects of the storyline.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. While I could have done without all the descriptions of the weapons and military strategy, I will concede that it did add to the story overall. I do wish there had been more discussion about the differences between the two worlds. . This was just fascinating. I loved the science, the bad guy was really bad and the slight bit of romance was just right. Pineiro fleshed out this excellent premise very well.

George Newbern was fantastic with the audio. I loved his phrasing.

[Stefanie Geryk · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5*

...Je toho tolik, co bych vám o knize ještě ráda pověděla, ale nechci říct příliš. Pád toho v sobě skrývá tolik, že snad ani čtenáře nemůže zklamat. V dnešním knižním světě je to kniha, která vám ozvláštní vaše čtecí návyky. Bude třešničkou na dortu, kde okusíte i trošku jiný sci-fi příběh, než jakým je trh přehlcený. Navíc se dozvíte i mnoho informací, ke kterým byste se třeba za jiných okolností ani nedostali...

Celá recenze:
http://stefanie-g-books.blogspot.cz/2...

[Melindaaaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Velmi milé překvapení. Piñeiro dokázal vytvořit věrohodný a strhující vesmírný thriller, při jehož psaní čerpal nejen ze skutečných událostí, ale i vlastních zkušeností :) http://books-postcards-geocaches.blog...

[Ryan Middlebrook · Rating 2 out of 5]

Every now and then, I like to take a chance on a book that I haven’t heard anything about. I’ll admit that cover shopping can play a big part of this. It’s probably what made me pick up R. J. Piniero’s The Fall. That and the tagline that read something like: “A man takes a jump from a weather balloon only to end up on another Earth where he’s been dead for five years.” Ok, probably not the premise of high brow literature, but hey, it does sound like fun.

I don’t know if it’s me, but I keep pulling up parallel dimensional travel books a lot lately. It’s definitely in vogue right now. And where it used to be confined mainly to space stories involving intergalactic anomalies like ST:TNG’s “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” now it seems like they happen in science fiction more and more on Earth. This probably says something about how self-absorbed we are with ourselves, or maybe it’s just to tell stories that are relatable. Either way, the dimensional travel aspect of this book is fairly basic and is really just a so-so plot device to create tension.

Jack Taylor, ex-Navy SEAL, is one of those “I can do anything” military MacGyver supermen that parade through throw-away action novels. He’s got some relationship troubles (so he’s not actually Superman); but all in all, he does whatever he wants however he wants. When confronted with his alternate Earth, he’s momentarily confused that this America uses the metric system, but ultimately he adapts in about a half hour to his surroundings. His brilliant wife – who happens to be part hacker, part biker chick while actually the lead scientist on big NASA projects – has her own adventures against a power obsessed general who is basically a one man Illuminati. Together this typical American couple has to try to get Jack back to his own Earth and real timeline.

I know suspension of belief is necessary for the rollercoaster rides of today’s action genre, but even though I thought I was in with the “balloon jump” premise mentioned above, this cliché-ridden construct was ultimately too much schlock for me. I don’t want to impugn Clive Cussler by saying this is Clive Cussler-lite, but that’s what I felt while reading this. If unstoppable heroes in pseudo-science stories are what you’re looking for – and you don’t want to travel to Mars with John Carter – then The Fall is the book for you.

4 stars out of 10

Red Eagle's Legacy

[Scott S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

No liberal, sissy, hippie b.s. to endure. This is probably the first book in a year that hasn't somehow worked global warming into the commentary in some way. Thank God for that. I get the impression the author loves America and the military, both of which I fully appreciate.

The narration was okay. Not great, not bad. Okay.

I found the premise interesting. Jumping back and forth between the two parties was entertaining. I probably could've used a little more sci-fi and a little less Rambo First Blood.

The few ideas (pushes glasses up on nose) that I did take issue with: 1) That there would only be two earths. If there were two there were just as well to be infinity. Jack would be more likely to slip into yet another parallel universe rather than back to his own. 2) I found the differences between the two earths to be fantastic. I found the similarities to be unbelievable, even tiny differences in a universe would have so many butterfly effects that the earths would barely be recognizable. So sayeth I. 3) Boning your parallel dimension wife is still cheating no matter how you try to justify it.

What the heck was Hastings going to do with all the suits? Conquer the other earth? We never really got around to that.

Oh and while I'm at it the idea of orbital soldiers is pretty stupid. They would lose muscle and bone while in orbit and I don't think a jump from the ISS could get you to anywhere on earth.

When Hastings was finally described I started to like him right up to the dictator part.

[AJ Torres]

This book promised to be a snowball. All I got was a puddle of eye-rolls. From the slip cover to the back of the book, everything was about ACTION and SUSPENSE that blows your mindhole from chapter one! A snowball. Something that rolls and gets bigger and you just can't stop.

But instead I found myself rereading parts over and over from being distracted. Then I literally couldn't stop questioning why there were so many cliches and cheesiness. I kid you not. The main character's wife is the stereotypical biker chick who wears all black, black lipstick, black fingernail polish, arm tattoos of motorcycles. But wait. She works for NASA so that's where the difference is! Nope. The moment she takes off her lab coat, she's wearing an AC/DC shirt. Whaaaaaaaaa-!

I'm all for no-brain action thrillers but where was the action? After 40 pages, only two scenes really occurred. Even then, nothing was really going on that gripped you. Some people can eat their pizza plain and still enjoy them, but is it too much to ask for the toppings?

Don't even get me started on the "science".

My next DNF had to come sooner or later. I really hate not finishing books. Just like people, some books deserve more time to get to know. But as of late, life isn't worth the hassle over "books" like this.

This just seemed like a spoof of an amazing novel The Martian (do yourself a favor and read that instead) mixed with basically any Michael Chricton novel. I can't forgive myself for falling for an awesome book cover and for only reading the sentence or two on the slip cover. Never again.

[Елена Павлова · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let's say that this is a very good book if you like the action adventure it spins and it's also quite masterfully developed to have this action on two planes simultaneously. The main problem is there are THIS BIG holes in the plot. And no (spoiler?) I'm not inclined to believe Jack will instantly recognize he's in an "alternative" world, even before actually seeing any clues. And no (spoiler too?), I'm not inclined to believe his wife will accept the "alternative worlds" version in less than 2 pages and with no fuss. And I'm not inclined to believe many,many, many more things but those pretty much did it for me. Or didn't do it for me. Whatever.
Putting the plot-holes aside, it's a pretty decent book, fast-paced, with a (oops, spoiler again?) win-win happyends in both worlds and even an extra of an epilogue which completely (un)did me. Thus the 2 stars while I intended to give 3 initially.
In a nutshell: read this on your own risk and be warned that the action is nice and the technicalities are excellent but there's pretty much no glue to hold the plot together.

[Kevin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Internationally acclaimed author ... endorsed by Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler ... I cannot imagine what countries acclaimed this author, but it is doubtful that they us the English language. If they do, they do not use it well. This book is full of cliches, the writing is sophomoric, the story is far-fetched. It is like the author saw the news about the high altitude jump and wrote a book hoping to cash in on the familiarity without providing any substance. He's read Rogue Warrior and bought into the Seal Team macho weaponry. He read about hacking. I'm sorry, I can't think of enough bad things to say about this book. Suffice it to say that when you finish a book, you should not be exhaling with relief that you suffered through it. Save your money. I literally skimmed the last 10 pages because it was so predictable and I couldn't bear the torture any longer.

[Tereeeza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snažila jsem se ke knížce přistupovat bez očekávání, nechtěla jsem srovnávat s Marťanem a ani to dělat nebudu, a byla jsem spokojená. Příběh se od začátku ubíral směrem, který jsem vůbec nečekala a příjemně mě překvapil. Střídají se všemožné linky příběhu, nejlépe vždy v nejnapínavějším okamžiku, a tím víc a víc hltáme další stránky.
Technickým věcem jsem taky nerozuměla, ale nevadilo mi to, brala jsem, že to tam je a třeba si v tom někdo něco našel.
Epilog je parádní, já tyhle tečky (a zároveň otevřenosti) za příběhy fakt můžu :)

[Cynthisa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Totally and utterly formulaic writing. Very lazy plotting -- in that heroine "just happens" to be a rockclimber, so is able to escape x,y,z. Stolen random boat "just happens" to contain all the equipment needed for another escape. Cardboard thin characters and motivations, barely believable plot "twists." Bah. Didn't finish -- didn't care about the characters or the supposed sci-fi mystery enough to tolerate McDonalds-assembly line quality writing.

[KAYA · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.0*

Konečně dočteno. Nebavilo mě to. Námět byl skvělý, ale to, jak s ním Piñeiro naložil, se mi nelíbilo. Knížka se četla těžce, byla plná technických detailů, kterým jsem vůbec nerozuměla, a občas jsem měla guláš v tom, co se zrovna děje. A konec mě zklamal, prostě další tuctový, předvídatelný závěr. Takže ne, s Marťanem bych tuhle... věc... nesrovnávala ani náhodou.
PS: Ale obálka je nádherná!

[Ren Santos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book quite good, although not as exceptional as I wished. Anyway, I loved the extensive research that the author made and all the scientific facts that were presented in the novel.

To cut this short, and without giving anything away, It's an original story with a twist at the end. Very enjoyable.

[Will G · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is much more of a thriller than a sci-fi novel. While there are sci-fi elements, this is more about the good guys and the very bad guys with the good guys on the run and trying to solve a problem while being chased by the very bad guys. It actually feels more like a proposed action movie scrip than a novel. In spite of all that, I mostly enjoyed it, although 'the problem' the good guys were trying to solve resulted in some confusion in the story lines between groups...

[Syd (deertales) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a sucker for inter-dimensional travel. I love a good brain workout, and I have recently discovered how much I enjoy the science fiction genre, so I gave this a read anyways.

I will admit, I first thought that The Fall was Pineiro’s first published work. The writing is extremely choppy, and at points the sentence structure could be classified as a bit juvenile. I was going to look over that, expecting that with more books his writing style would be fine tuned, but unfortunately, that is all irrelevant because this book is 15th or some odd book….. So there goes that theory.

I powered through the writing. I really love the concept of this book: a man falls through space and into another dimension? How awesome is that?! I also really appreciated that Pineiro did not just tell the story like it was a fluke that Jack Taylor happened into another world; there is some legitimate scientific reasoning behind the whole story. It is tricky though, when you have a complicated scientific story such as this one, explaining everything to the average reader in a way that does not come across as a lecture. I don’t think Pineiro managed to do that. It wasn’t that it was unbelievable for the characters in The Fall to actually know what they were talking about: Jack Taylor, the main character, is a former SEAL. His wife, Angela, is a hacker-turned-government-agent that now works with NASA. Their best friend, Pete, also works with NASA. So, all of these characters have the brains to understand and even implement dimensional jumps, but there were just too many technical conversations between them without a ‘readers digest’ version to give the reader a sense of what was going on.

The story is also written from three main points of view; Jack, Angela, and Pete, however, it is told from two different dimensions. So, there are really six different points of view, with random minor characters thrown in to help flush out the story, and the whole thing I found very confusing. I also found the villain, General Hastings, a little too cliché, but there is no reason to go into depth on his character development, or lack thereof, for spoiler reasons. I will say, that I searched for the reasoning behind his ‘evil plan’, and came up empty. Basically, the motive behind the whole novel was nonexistent, at least for me.

Here is where I need to talk about my biggest problem with this book, and unfortunately, it’s a big-un.

SPOILER ALERT!

He makes it back to his original world. The science is all explained, so that is not where my problem lies, but in the multi dimensional concept. If you happen to buy into the possibility that multiple dimensions exist, which I will admit I do, then what are the odds that Jack Taylor goes back up into the atmosphere, performs his dimensional jump, and makes it back to his world just like that? Nah, I’m not buying it. I honestly would have enjoyed this book so much more if there was no actual happy ending. If what happened instead was: Jack thinks he is heading home and rather drops into a yet another dimension where a dog is the president of the US, or Earth has experienced a global war. Maybe I am just being a grouch, but this really bothered me!

Anyways, full review on my brand new blog deertales!

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good. Not exceptional. It's obvious that the author has done extensive research on the science presented in the novel. As an aeronautical engineer I was pleased at the level of detail given to the physics within the novel. However this becomes a drawback as a very lecture like approach is taken for much of the book.

The characters seemed to be perpetually stuck in the phase where the author tells you a fact about them and he needs to remind you of that fact in order to explain their actions. Every. Time. It gets a bit annoying. For example. Jack is an ex navy SEAL and this is harped on almost every time he takes some kind of decisive action. There needs to be a more organic approach to character development. Instead of interpreting the actions of the characters in The Fall we are told "because he is this. He does that. Because she knows this. She does that."

A very interesting concept as far as storyline goes however I believe that due to the cause and effect informative style of writing The Fall lacks true depth. As a reader I didn't have to think about anything. I was simply told.

The characters are all as they are presented. Not a lot of three dimensionality. If you're looking for gray area villains and imperfect and realistic heroes then this probably isn't the book for you.

In short the action was good. The scientific detail was excellent
But the character building and interaction was superficial. A fun read. But not a great one. Not worth the $13 I spent.

[Thom · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thriller; felt like I was reading a screenplay. Characters were interesting and the locations clearly described. The science fiction aspects were glossed over, but the rest of the facts were solid (though sometimes overused and repeated - mostly details of Navy Seals and medical details of combat). The torture scene towards the end of the book was completely gratuitous, and the villain was fairly two dimensional.

I understand this was written from an idea handed to the author. What could have been a Twilight Zone episode or B-movie turned out quite a bit better - well done.

[Wolf Draven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moje recenze: http://wolfdraven.eu/pad-r-j-pineiro-...

[Michal · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Sebastian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Erinnert ihr euch noch an den Namen Felix Baumgartner? Am 14. Oktober 2012 wagte der österreichische Extremsportler unter großem Medieninteresse einen Fallschirmsprung aus der Stratosphäre und sprang aus einer Höhe von knapp 40 km in Richtung Erde – der zu diesem Zeitpunkt höchste je gemessene Absprung mit einer Geschwindigkeit von bis zu 1357 km/h.

Verglichen mit dem Hintergrund von R.J. Piñeiros Thriller "The Fall" ist Baumgartners Sprung jedoch fast schon ein Klacks oder ein "relatively easy jump", wie ihn die Hauptfigur Jack Taylor zu Anfang der Geschichte nennt – kurz bevor er sich aus einer Höhe von gut 62 Meilen, also fast zweieinhalb mal so hoch wie der Österreicher, in die Tiefe stürzt. Sein Sprung im Auftrag der US-Regierung soll den Grundstein legen für eine neue Verteidigungsstrategie der Amerikaner und ihnen einen gewaltigen Vorteil im Falle eines Kampfeinsatzes bringen. Als Jack während seines Sprungs die Schallgeschwindigkeit erreicht reißt jedoch plötzlich die Verbindung zum Bodenpersonal ab und er verschwindet nicht nur komplett vom Radar, sondern verliert auch das Bewusstsein. Als er wieder aufwacht, befindet er sich bereits am Boden, doch die Welt, in der er gelandet ist, ist eine völlig andere – und eine, in der er selbst bereits seit fünf Jahren tot ist...

Man könnte sich für einen Science-Fiction-Thriller kaum einen spektakuläreren Auftakt wünschen als Jack Taylors "Weltraumsprung", allerdings ist dieser auch recht schnell vorbei und die Handlung spielt sich fast ausschließlich auf der Erde ab – wer sich aufgrund des Titels und der Covergestaltung ein längeres Space-Abenteuer erhofft hat, wird also in dieser Hinsicht enttäuscht werden. Zurück auf der Erde geht es aber spannend weiter, denn Jacks Landung in einem Paralleluniversum bringt zwangsläufig einige Schwierigkeiten mit sich, die durch sein vermeintliches Ableben noch verstärkt werden. Fortan spielt sich die Geschichte abwechselnd in beiden Universen ab: im einen versucht Jack Taylor seinen missglückten Sprung zu korrigieren und in sein altes Leben zurückzukehren, parallel dazu suchen seine Frau und die US-Regierung fieberhaft nach dem verschwundenen Springer.

Das ist vor allem an Anfang interessant und bleibt eigentlich auch durchgehend unterhaltsam, allerdings leidet "The Fall" ab einem gewissen Zeitpunkt unter einem Problem, das viele SciFi-Storys mit ähnlicher Thematik haben: aufgrund der in beiden Paralleluniversen zugleich existierenden Figuren wird es irgendwann ein wenig unübersichtlich und chaotisch, was die Handlung nicht immer ganz nachvollziehbar macht. Zudem sind viele Elemente der Geschichte auch etwas repetitiv, da sich die Hauptfigur im Prinzip in einer permanenten Verfolgungsjagd mit nur kurzen Verschnaufpausen befindet. So wird das Tempo zwar hochgehalten, es bleibt aber bei all der Action nur wenig Raum für eine substanzielle Handlung. Stattdessen verliert sich der Autor häufig zu sehr in Beschreibungen technischer Details wie von Waffen und Ausrüstung, und nach einigen Wiederholungen wird die x-te Beschreibung von Jack Taylors Raumanzug dann doch sehr ermüdend.

Insgesamt also kein schlechter SciFi-Thriller mit einer faszinierenden Ausgangsidee, dessen Handlung aber letztlich eher oberflächlich bleibt und das Potenzial des spannenden Szenarios nur im Ansatz ausschöpft.

[Leslie Honty · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like science fiction books written by people with a scientific or CS background, because such authors often work out exciting ideas and are able to follow them through in a logical manner. But not this one. This book was utterly disappointing for me to read. I was looking for sci-fi but what I got was a B movie story with a selection of the worst moments of something like the Call of Duty: Black Ops. The scientific premise the book is based on (after all, we're talking about a sci-fi book here, aren't we?) is a totally unconvincing mambo-jumbo about some kind of harmonics with no roots either in physics or, in fact, in any science whatsoever.

So, if there's no "science", then what about "fiction"?

First, there's the structure. The book is hard to read because the characters often share their names and, because of the nowadays so popular many-worlds framework in the novel, also their traits in general, but the structure of the book does not help the reader to re-identify exactly which version of a character he or she is reading about when taking up the book again after a break. You either read it in one go, or prepare yourself for making notes to be able to reconnect.

Second, there's the content. As I mentioned already, the content does not really go beyond an (often very cruel, bloody, and sadistic) tale that describes the imaginary adventures of a hero, Jack, who has almost superhero-like qualities, and his friends against an all-powerful adversary. Actually, it's the same old story under a different title, which wouldn't be a problem if there was anything which adds to the same old story. But I didn't find anything that goes beyond the rather predictable script, even though I tried it very hard.

But to each his own, of course. For me, this was the first and last encounter with this author but, of course, your mileage may vary. All I wanted to do now was to share my experience and the lessons I learned from it while the experience is still fresh in my mind.

[Fandom SK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recenziu pre Fandom.sk napísala Ena:

Svet tajných vojenských projektov je obostretý mlčanlivosťou. Práve preto je úrodnou pôdou pre množstvo dohadov a špekulácií. Pre každého autora je preto vynikajúcim zdrojom námetov a je len na ňom, ako s nimi dokáže pracovať. Kniha Pád je písaná s rozvahou a drží sa vedeckých faktov. Vďaka tomu, že dej sa odohráva v súčasnosti a vychádza zo skutočného skoku Felixa Baumgartnera, je čitateľsky pútavý. Chvíľami to priam láka položiť si otázku: „Čo keď je takéto niečo možné už dnes?“

Autor je pôvodom Kubánec, ktorý s rodičmi emigroval do USA. Vyštudoval IT a celé roky pracoval v tomto obore. Navyše má zaujímavé koníčky, ako napríklad bojové umenia či lietanie. Všetky znalosti a zručnosti preto pri tvorbe tejto sci-fi knihy aj naplno využil. Pineiro necháva postavy žiť svoj život. A ten neprináša len pekné chvíle a milých ľudí. Všetci sú vystavení psychickému a fyzickému tlaku a násiliu. Balansujú na hranici vedeckých možností rovnako ako na hrane zákona. Strach, odvaha, láska, beznádej či dôvera… To všetko napĺňa život postáv tejto knihy. Ale hrdinovia tohto románu musia hlavne prekonať samých seba a svoje možnosti, aby prežili oni aj ich blízki. Všetci totiž chceme len jedno. Tešiť sa z jednoduchých radostí života...

Celú recenziu nájdete na Fandom.sk https://www.fandom.sk/clanok/recenzia...

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great concept, and enjoyed the ride.

But I feel there are two major flaws that I couldn’t get past:

I never ever want to read a character bragging about “all his training” or “back in his SEAL days”. I started highlighting every time I came across this line, and it just got to be utterly tiresome.

The *** intra-chapter jumping between scenes, dimensions, and character storylines was really hard to follow. Half the time I was a page or two into the scene when I finally figured out which universe it was in.

Other than that, like I said, good concept and an enjoyable sci-fi thriller.

[John Giroux · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok but that's about it; I doubt I'll read any other books by this author as life is too short and there are thousands of other books to be read. I wouldn't call it science fiction, it's more of a techno-thriller. The alternate universe is an interesting idea, but the science in the book was totally hokey. Also, the pretense of the evil general having everyone in his pocket was totally unbelievable.

[Joanna Spock Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I thought it was fun. I liked the back and forth writing for the characters between the two worlds. I thought they were all sort of caricature-like, especially the bad guy, but in general they were a likable bunch. I think I'm the only one who didn't like the cover though; you can't tell if that's the front or the back of the figure, but if it's the back, well, his hands are on backwards.

[Marshall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't need all the profanity but the story is great.

[Luce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average action story with a bit of science fiction. Too many good coincidences as someone already mentioned.

[Jim Trela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting sci-fi novel. Quick read. I enjoy reading his books.

[osmtsn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obdivuju ty znalosti :)! Nápad zajímavý, možná jen aktuálně potřebuju trošku jiný žánr, proto to nedokážu tak ocenit... Ale i tak se to četlo hezky.