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T2: The Future War
The Machines are awake -- and aware ...
There is no destiny but the one we have created ...
There is no turning back -- the future war is now.
There is no destiny but the one we have created ...
There is no turning back -- the future war is now.
368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 17, 2003
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S.M. Stirling
170 books1,648 followersStephen Michael Stirling is a French-born Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author. Stirling is probably best known for his Draka series of alternate history novels and the more recent time travel/alternate history Nantucket series and Emberverse series.
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I’m a writer by trade, born in France but Canadian by origin and American by naturalization, living in New Mexico at present. My hobbies are mostly related to the craft. I love history, anthropology and archaeology, and am interested in the sciences. The martial arts are my main physical hobby.
MINI AUTO-BIOGRAPHY:
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I’m a writer by trade, born in France but Canadian by origin and American by naturalization, living in New Mexico at present. My hobbies are mostly related to the craft. I love history, anthropology and archaeology, and am interested in the sciences. The martial arts are my main physical hobby.
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September 26, 2023
This was amazing. I loved this book, it was a fun end to the series, and I loved how it actually went into detail of how life evolved with judgement day! While it was essentially a collection of small scenes and multiple time skips, it still did a good job of wrapping up the T2 series and ensuring the movie timeline. I absolutely loved getting to hear Kyle's extremely depressing back story and seeing the impact of his existence on John and Sarah. Overall I just loved this.
July 24, 2011
The final part of his trilogy about what happens after the T2 movie, basically staying true to the James Cameron films but pretending that T3 and 4 never happened. This one begins with John, Sarah and Dieter hiding out in Alaska, unaware that Skynet has become sentient. When the dept of defence starts turning all military power over to Skynet, they realise the plan has gone wrong and are powerless to stop Judgement Day.
The story follows what happens next, and neatly closes the time travel circle. My only disappointment was that you don't get to find out how Dieter becomes the model for the original Terminator; it doesn't look like there are any other books in this series so I guess we're not going to.
A good fast read with lots of quotes from the movies - ""Come with me if you want to live"" and of course ""I'll be back.""
The story follows what happens next, and neatly closes the time travel circle. My only disappointment was that you don't get to find out how Dieter becomes the model for the original Terminator; it doesn't look like there are any other books in this series so I guess we're not going to.
A good fast read with lots of quotes from the movies - ""Come with me if you want to live"" and of course ""I'll be back.""
July 10, 2021
Terminator: The Future War by S.M. Stirling is a movie tie-in novel based on the 1992 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”, and the final entry to the “T2” book trilogy. The Story (not much different than the movies, just more details of what happened where): Despite of their best efforts of John Connor and Sarah Connor have failed in preventing Skynet from becoming self aware. Most of the world is caught unaware as the nuclear missles fall and kill billions in a matter of minutes. All that is left are those who were quick enough to get to shelters, the fledgling resistance members and eco/anti technology groups that unknowingly serve skynet. The only hope for humanity is for John Connor to rise up to his destiney and take the fight to skynet before it attempts to go back in time and change history so he never exists. This was a pretty good book considering how many differnt versions of the story their are (the orignal movies, the new movies, the tv series etc). It definetly keeps moving and you want to know what happens next. My only problem with this book was that toward the end it did start to jump forward a lot. In one chapter you would be 5 years in the future and then the next chapter you might be another 10 years in the future. I guess the author go told to wrap the series up when he still may have had another book to write. It doesn't detract from the story in this book it just seems like a lot is crammed into the last 5 or 6 chapters. I would recommend this to anyone who likes the terminator uninverse and wants more details as to why this and that happened and those who like good scifi adventure stories with plenty of action. One side note this is part of a trilogy, but you dont have to read the other two to enjoy this one. Overall, Terminator: THE FUTURE WAR is a decent action packed thriller starring two long time fan favorite heroes, but also provides well-rounded personality traits to Skynet so the audience knows this is an independent sentient essence. Sarah seems so much more than she was in past books and movies as she has turned into a profound leader, who recognizes she is an icon to the resistance. John has matured from his previous feelings of resentment and disbelief into the hope of the future. This finale is a winner as S. M. Stirling terminates the T2 series with a triumphant doomsday thriller in which humanity fights to survive against a killing machine.
November 21, 2025
When I first picked up The Future War, I was drawn to it for the same reason I was captivated by the Terminator franchise years ago: the human connection at the heart of it all. Sarah Connor, John Connor, and Dieter are characters that felt real to me—their emotional arcs, their fight to survive, and their struggle to define themselves in a world on the brink of destruction.
Unfortunately, as the book progresses, that core connection starts to feel more and more distant. The book shifts focus from these characters to the grand scope of the war, and it becomes clear that The Future War is about the war itself, not the people caught in it. This is where the book lost me.
The series has always been about survival, but in this book, survival feels less human and more like a machine—a relentless, unstoppable force that swallows the characters whole. While I was initially invested in Sarah and John’s struggle, their emotional growth gets sidelined by the endless military strategy, political intrigue, and tech-heavy warfare that increasingly takes over the narrative.
I realize now that my connection to this series was never about the larger war or the endless battle between man and machine. It was about the humanity at the heart of it—the relationships, the emotional weight of survival, and the sacrifice. The story that drew me in is no longer the focus, and what remains feels like a story stuck in the past, caught in the cycle of male perseverance, conflict, and survival.
The Terminator franchise, for all its innovation, has always been built around a masculine vision of survival and sacrifice. And while that worked for me at one point, I’ve come to realize that it no longer resonates the way it once did. The Future War may be a fitting conclusion to this particular vision of the future, but it’s not the story I want to keep following.
In the end, The Future War felt like it was written for someone else’s vision of the future—not the one I want to see. While I’ll always remember the emotional connection I had with Sarah, John, and Dieter, I’m choosing to walk away now, knowing that their journey, at least for me, ended with Infiltrator.
This book, and the Terminator series as a whole, will always have its place in my memory. But as I close the final chapter of this saga, I realize that it’s time to let go. Not because it wasn’t worth reading—but because the future it promised has already shifted in my mind.
Unfortunately, as the book progresses, that core connection starts to feel more and more distant. The book shifts focus from these characters to the grand scope of the war, and it becomes clear that The Future War is about the war itself, not the people caught in it. This is where the book lost me.
The series has always been about survival, but in this book, survival feels less human and more like a machine—a relentless, unstoppable force that swallows the characters whole. While I was initially invested in Sarah and John’s struggle, their emotional growth gets sidelined by the endless military strategy, political intrigue, and tech-heavy warfare that increasingly takes over the narrative.
I realize now that my connection to this series was never about the larger war or the endless battle between man and machine. It was about the humanity at the heart of it—the relationships, the emotional weight of survival, and the sacrifice. The story that drew me in is no longer the focus, and what remains feels like a story stuck in the past, caught in the cycle of male perseverance, conflict, and survival.
The Terminator franchise, for all its innovation, has always been built around a masculine vision of survival and sacrifice. And while that worked for me at one point, I’ve come to realize that it no longer resonates the way it once did. The Future War may be a fitting conclusion to this particular vision of the future, but it’s not the story I want to keep following.
In the end, The Future War felt like it was written for someone else’s vision of the future—not the one I want to see. While I’ll always remember the emotional connection I had with Sarah, John, and Dieter, I’m choosing to walk away now, knowing that their journey, at least for me, ended with Infiltrator.
This book, and the Terminator series as a whole, will always have its place in my memory. But as I close the final chapter of this saga, I realize that it’s time to let go. Not because it wasn’t worth reading—but because the future it promised has already shifted in my mind.
August 25, 2023
Nowhere near as terrible as the second book, but I find its title to be somewhat misleading, because if someone expects a full on Future War, as briefly shown in the first two Terminator movies, they may end up being disappointed.
The book can really be split into three parts
1 - The prelude to Judgment Day (~90 pages)
2 - The beginning of the Future War (~200 pages)
3 - An abridged version of the entire war all the way up to Skynet's defeat (~90 pages)
The first two parts are fine, but suffer from Judgment Day apparently being less devastating to humanity and the world itself, as is made evident by the fact that Sarah Connor can simply drive from Alaska to South America without much issues. She really only encounters a single obstacle, which she easily talks her way out of.
The actual Future War obviously leaves a lot to be desired, however, since it's full of timeskips to quickly get it over with, which leaves no time to flesh out anything, or to care about any of the characters outside of John Connor's inner circle. And there are never any tense moments where the readers might be led to believe that important characters could die. Instead, the story is just going through the motions. And despite Judgment Day having being delayed, and Skynet having received information from the future, nothing seems to actually have changed. Skynet just tries the exact same things again without accounting for its previous failure.
So, was the trilogy worth it? Eh. It started well enough, but the author is obviously not good at writing action scenes, so it can't hold a candle to any of the films in that regard. And the second book was a huge waste of time, whose ending should have been consolidated with the first book. Then we may have actually gotten a book about the Future War that actually fleshes out the war, instead of rushing through it.
The book can really be split into three parts
1 - The prelude to Judgment Day (~90 pages)
2 - The beginning of the Future War (~200 pages)
3 - An abridged version of the entire war all the way up to Skynet's defeat (~90 pages)
The first two parts are fine, but suffer from Judgment Day apparently being less devastating to humanity and the world itself, as is made evident by the fact that Sarah Connor can simply drive from Alaska to South America without much issues. She really only encounters a single obstacle, which she easily talks her way out of.
The actual Future War obviously leaves a lot to be desired, however, since it's full of timeskips to quickly get it over with, which leaves no time to flesh out anything, or to care about any of the characters outside of John Connor's inner circle. And there are never any tense moments where the readers might be led to believe that important characters could die. Instead, the story is just going through the motions. And despite Judgment Day having being delayed, and Skynet having received information from the future, nothing seems to actually have changed. Skynet just tries the exact same things again without accounting for its previous failure.
So, was the trilogy worth it? Eh. It started well enough, but the author is obviously not good at writing action scenes, so it can't hold a candle to any of the films in that regard. And the second book was a huge waste of time, whose ending should have been consolidated with the first book. Then we may have actually gotten a book about the Future War that actually fleshes out the war, instead of rushing through it.
July 1, 2017
Good continuation of the Terminator series
Very good continuation of the Terminator series.
Picking up from the end of T2: Infiltrator, when Skynet went sentient, we finally get to Judgement Day, and the fight of the resistance against Skynet. The story mainly takes place in the mid west and northwest US, and parts of Canada, with other parts of the world mixed from time to time.
It starts with Skynet testing out its abilities after the US turns over complete control of its military to Skynet. Shortly afterwards, the nukes are launched.
While the Conors, aided by Deiter, have prepared for this, convincing the rest of humanity is not easy, as the Luddites are unwittingly assisting Skynet; however, resistance cels are popping up, and the fight is escalating. Because the resistance knows how to make plasma weapons from the ones they captured in book 2, they are able to eventually do more damage to Skynet than Skynet is doing to them.
The story ends with the first Terminator being sent to the past to kill Sara Connor, followed closely by Kyle Reese, setting up the whole story.
While an excellent story, I would have liked more on Skynet's own actions and strategies during the course of the war, especially its attempts to counter the moves of the resistance successes; however, I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who enjoys the Terminator series.
Very good continuation of the Terminator series.
Picking up from the end of T2: Infiltrator, when Skynet went sentient, we finally get to Judgement Day, and the fight of the resistance against Skynet. The story mainly takes place in the mid west and northwest US, and parts of Canada, with other parts of the world mixed from time to time.
It starts with Skynet testing out its abilities after the US turns over complete control of its military to Skynet. Shortly afterwards, the nukes are launched.
While the Conors, aided by Deiter, have prepared for this, convincing the rest of humanity is not easy, as the Luddites are unwittingly assisting Skynet; however, resistance cels are popping up, and the fight is escalating. Because the resistance knows how to make plasma weapons from the ones they captured in book 2, they are able to eventually do more damage to Skynet than Skynet is doing to them.
The story ends with the first Terminator being sent to the past to kill Sara Connor, followed closely by Kyle Reese, setting up the whole story.
While an excellent story, I would have liked more on Skynet's own actions and strategies during the course of the war, especially its attempts to counter the moves of the resistance successes; however, I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who enjoys the Terminator series.
September 19, 2020
I’m not a big Terminator fan. I saw 1-3 and bits of the others. This book is third in a series and I haven’t read the previous 3, so some of the details are lost on me, but overall this was a fun read. It’s a different timeline from the movies but Terminator fans should still enjoy it. It’s more of a “How did it all come about tale” than an action tale. And if you like learning how survivors built a world while fighting Skynet this book is for you - no detail is too small.
Doubt I’ll read the others in the series. This sat on my shelf for YEARS before the Covid Shutdown let me whittle my unread stack down to it. I was reading a thick historical tome at the same time and this made a good palate cleanser between hunks of that study.
Doubt I’ll read the others in the series. This sat on my shelf for YEARS before the Covid Shutdown let me whittle my unread stack down to it. I was reading a thick historical tome at the same time and this made a good palate cleanser between hunks of that study.
July 27, 2021
A rushed book that was more Judgment Day aftermath than future war
This trilogy is an alternate T3. The actual T3 movie was a million times better. Questions were answered . . . Poorly. How did John get the scar seem in the future at the beginning of T2? A cyber seal in Antarctica did it. That's not a lie, merely an example of the stupid. Sarah's arc is ruined. Sister's arc sucked. The ending chapters are rushed with decades worth of time jumps. We don't get a massive battle to destroy the defense grid of fight to the time displacement gear. Just watch the movies. Even the weak attempts to make new theologies are better than this mess. The third book was better than the second but weaker than the first. All were inferior to any movie. I hate plot armor!
This trilogy is an alternate T3. The actual T3 movie was a million times better. Questions were answered . . . Poorly. How did John get the scar seem in the future at the beginning of T2? A cyber seal in Antarctica did it. That's not a lie, merely an example of the stupid. Sarah's arc is ruined. Sister's arc sucked. The ending chapters are rushed with decades worth of time jumps. We don't get a massive battle to destroy the defense grid of fight to the time displacement gear. Just watch the movies. Even the weak attempts to make new theologies are better than this mess. The third book was better than the second but weaker than the first. All were inferior to any movie. I hate plot armor!
June 7, 2025
I want to give it 5 stars I do so bad bc I loved it but at the same time there is flaws I cannot ignore
I loved it and if u are a Terminator fan you will as well.
but also this book felt barely any tension. I didn't feel as Conner could fail, I knew he could win and there just wasn't enough moments where I was stressing if the characters could live/win. so yeah wish there was more tension
ALSO AGAIN I CANT WITH SARAHS ROMANCE IM SORRY
there was also so many times skips where I was like oklkkkkkk but still ahhhh had so much fun with this series
I loved it and if u are a Terminator fan you will as well.
but also this book felt barely any tension. I didn't feel as Conner could fail, I knew he could win and there just wasn't enough moments where I was stressing if the characters could live/win. so yeah wish there was more tension
ALSO AGAIN I CANT WITH SARAHS ROMANCE IM SORRY
there was also so many times skips where I was like oklkkkkkk but still ahhhh had so much fun with this series
September 28, 2023
Completely unremarkable, unless you count reducing John Connor to making wise cracks, having a catch phrase, and at one point even shouting "Yipee!" while popping a wheelie on a motorcycle as remarkable. Also included a pointless rape scene for a notable character, which of course didn't advance the plot at all besides perpetrating the normal boomer trope of "the only way I can show a female character is strong is through sexual abuse."
November 13, 2020
So, this covers more time and ground that the first 2 books in the series, and wraps up pretty quickly. But it is satisfying, and fits just perfectly with the first 2 terminator movies. This is not in the timeline with the other movies, but is like a T3. Comes full circle. If you liked the first 2 movies, these books are nice. Stirling is always good.
May 7, 2025
Brilliant trilogy
These books are a must for fans of the first two movies. The author did it right. The story begins after the 2nd movie ends and ends before the first movie begins.
These books are a must for fans of the first two movies. The author did it right. The story begins after the 2nd movie ends and ends before the first movie begins.
March 21, 2019
Stirling's three Terminator books perfectly augment the movies. Recommended for anyone who enjoyed the films and wondered about the future world.
May 29, 2020
I liked the book. Finish the story.
July 9, 2023
I love terminator movies. The novels are a good extension. This series was particularly good. It was well written. No unnecessary violence. The idea of terminator based on living person was interesting twist. I will enjoy more fiction by this author.
August 27, 2020
If you're a fan of the Terminator franchise then these need to be one your reading list... This is the final entry of an outstanding continuation of the series... It's everything the sequels weren't... Highly underrated
abandoned
March 7, 2017Not exciting enough for a Terminator story.
November 30, 2021
This book is incredible. It is no written master work, nor will it be any more than what it is now in the eyes of the world, but it is incredible all the same. If you are even reading this review, you should be reading this series.
Spoilers? They don't matter. You know how this ends. It is nothing more than sci-fi geek porn dictating events that ultimately lead to the same conclusion as the movies you have already watched or the comics that Dark Horse os prepping to release. Humans die, robots are destroying.. the story is all in the details of how it happens.
After a fight in Antarctica, John Connor is tearing himself apart. before dying horrifically, his girlfriend entered a code base which would permanently disable SkyNet from moving forward into existence. John pushed the button to activate the kill code... Or did he? Everything he remembers is muddled, it is fuzzy and mixed up and highly emotional. Perhaps he was wrong and was told NOT to activate the code. He doesn't dare tell his mother that he may have unraveled their entire effort and helped bring SkyNet online.
SkyNet performs a test run, globally unnoticed, taking control of various electronically controlled "smart vehicles" and murdering thousands. Human kind is fought on multiple fronts by both machines and Human traitors, who have sided with the machines in an effort to save the planet from Humans.
John Connor's father, in child form is introduced. Everything in this trilogy culminates in the final book and 'The Future War' begins.
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ReBlurb:
Not needed, three lines from the publisher are more than adequate.
Rear cover summary:
"The machines are awake--and aware.
There is no destiny but the one we have created,,
There is no turning back-- The future is now."
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Xpost rawblurb.com
Spoilers? They don't matter. You know how this ends. It is nothing more than sci-fi geek porn dictating events that ultimately lead to the same conclusion as the movies you have already watched or the comics that Dark Horse os prepping to release. Humans die, robots are destroying.. the story is all in the details of how it happens.
After a fight in Antarctica, John Connor is tearing himself apart. before dying horrifically, his girlfriend entered a code base which would permanently disable SkyNet from moving forward into existence. John pushed the button to activate the kill code... Or did he? Everything he remembers is muddled, it is fuzzy and mixed up and highly emotional. Perhaps he was wrong and was told NOT to activate the code. He doesn't dare tell his mother that he may have unraveled their entire effort and helped bring SkyNet online.
SkyNet performs a test run, globally unnoticed, taking control of various electronically controlled "smart vehicles" and murdering thousands. Human kind is fought on multiple fronts by both machines and Human traitors, who have sided with the machines in an effort to save the planet from Humans.
John Connor's father, in child form is introduced. Everything in this trilogy culminates in the final book and 'The Future War' begins.
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ReBlurb:
Not needed, three lines from the publisher are more than adequate.
Rear cover summary:
"The machines are awake--and aware.
There is no destiny but the one we have created,,
There is no turning back-- The future is now."
--
Xpost rawblurb.com
September 9, 2021
I realize I never wrote a review for these books as I'm rereading the series after watching Terminator Dark Fate. The blockbuster movie of the Terminator series will always be T2. Dark Fate was much better than any of the movies that came after T2, but it still didn't do it for me. I think the real problem was **and this is a movie spoiler** that they get rid of a character I'd grown up riding with to try to sell to the new all girl power movement that insists everything should be "all girls". It made integral characters throwaways, but it was a decent reboot. Here's a believable way to throw all new characters into the mix: female Kyle Reese, female John with Sarah as grandma trainer that no one remembers or gives credit to.
T2 Infiltrator is still and will always remain the T2 sequels I wish they'd make. I got so excited when I saw a trailer for the T3 Rise of the Machines, because I saw the female Terminator and thought she was Serena. How sadly I was mistaken. This book series continues on with the story of the Connors. The creation of Skynet is inevitable, now they know they just need to make sure they are prepared. They start building their army early, training, stocking up, making allies, the game is survival until it's time to fight. We follow heroes who are already competent but learning to be great through mistakes and missteps. We see how John became the leader the future needed through his learned resourcefulness and all the unnamed people in the movies who made success possible. We also get insight into Skynet and the Terminators.
I enjoyed the entire T2 Infiltrator series and will hold out hope that one day James Cameron will say: "What the hell?" And give it a shot on the screen.
T2 Infiltrator is still and will always remain the T2 sequels I wish they'd make. I got so excited when I saw a trailer for the T3 Rise of the Machines, because I saw the female Terminator and thought she was Serena. How sadly I was mistaken. This book series continues on with the story of the Connors. The creation of Skynet is inevitable, now they know they just need to make sure they are prepared. They start building their army early, training, stocking up, making allies, the game is survival until it's time to fight. We follow heroes who are already competent but learning to be great through mistakes and missteps. We see how John became the leader the future needed through his learned resourcefulness and all the unnamed people in the movies who made success possible. We also get insight into Skynet and the Terminators.
I enjoyed the entire T2 Infiltrator series and will hold out hope that one day James Cameron will say: "What the hell?" And give it a shot on the screen.
August 3, 2011
Love, love, love!! This is the third and final book in the T2 series. I started reading it right after I ended the second book and I couldn't put this book down. I have only two negative things to say about it (both are minor) - One is that there was a build up on a few characters... only for them to either disappear or become minor characters later in the book. These weren't detrimental characters, but ones I found interesting enough to be slightly disappointed not to hear more about them. The other minor thing was that it seemed a bit rushed toward the end. As if the author had a limit to the number of pages he could write, and realized in the last few chapters he had to wrap it up.
It was cool that the author tried to stick to the story the first two movies told. I'm sure the die hard T1/T2 fan would point out discrepancies, but I really enjoyed this series. It ended exactly like I expected it would, which I liked. I was sad for this series to end and I miss reading them. The thing I love the most about the Terminator story is that it could be told in several different ways, and go on forever. I LOVE it! Can't wait for the next movie.
It was cool that the author tried to stick to the story the first two movies told. I'm sure the die hard T1/T2 fan would point out discrepancies, but I really enjoyed this series. It ended exactly like I expected it would, which I liked. I was sad for this series to end and I miss reading them. The thing I love the most about the Terminator story is that it could be told in several different ways, and go on forever. I LOVE it! Can't wait for the next movie.
December 13, 2020
<2020 update>
Remember Terminator: Salvation? The 2008 film set in a post-apocalyptic 2018, after Judgment Day? This, I think, was written well before that (possibly even before Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), even if it shares some DNA with that 2008 film!
Final part of S.M. Stirling's trilogy of books that present an alternate story than that told in T3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator: Salvation.
Unlike the previous two entries (T2: Infiltrator and T2: Rising Storm), this is not so much the one-on-one of the Connors versus a single Terminator, but is rather humanity versus Skynet which, remember, had become sentient at the end of the last novel. While the beginning of the novel does take place pre-Judgement day, the bulk of it actually takes place during the war itself: a war only hinted at in the first two films.
I quite enjoyed this read, and how it tied into both the films and earlier novels. In short, one of the better expanded universe novels out there (though you would have to read the first two first).
Remember Terminator: Salvation? The 2008 film set in a post-apocalyptic 2018, after Judgment Day? This, I think, was written well before that (possibly even before Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), even if it shares some DNA with that 2008 film!
Final part of S.M. Stirling's trilogy of books that present an alternate story than that told in T3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator: Salvation.
Unlike the previous two entries (T2: Infiltrator and T2: Rising Storm), this is not so much the one-on-one of the Connors versus a single Terminator, but is rather humanity versus Skynet which, remember, had become sentient at the end of the last novel. While the beginning of the novel does take place pre-Judgement day, the bulk of it actually takes place during the war itself: a war only hinted at in the first two films.
I quite enjoyed this read, and how it tied into both the films and earlier novels. In short, one of the better expanded universe novels out there (though you would have to read the first two first).
January 14, 2014
I guess this is the weakest in the series. Now both the protagonists AND Skynet seem to have no real plot, it's just 'stuff that happens'. There are several totally dead-end vignettes (Snog? The sub?). The ending scene is really weak and/or bizarre...
September 25, 2015
This book is where an otherwise worthy continuation of Terminator 2 falls down.
I wrestled with if I should give it a single star or not. IT genuinely reads like it was written by a different author, or perhaps didn't see an editor's pen.
Another review pointed out that there is no real plot to it, it just sort of plods along until it's inevitable conclusion.
The series had potential but this book really did let it down, it was somewhat of a chore to finish. More than once I found myself rolling my eyes or even grunting audibly.
I wrestled with if I should give it a single star or not. IT genuinely reads like it was written by a different author, or perhaps didn't see an editor's pen.
Another review pointed out that there is no real plot to it, it just sort of plods along until it's inevitable conclusion.
The series had potential but this book really did let it down, it was somewhat of a chore to finish. More than once I found myself rolling my eyes or even grunting audibly.
April 15, 2007
The Final book in the trilogy, it starts off a bit slow for about the first 1/3 of the book...after that it starts to pick up from there. It talks about the beginning of skynet's war on humans, the nuclear strikes, the concentration camps being set up, etc. It didn't go into too much detail on the war between humans and skynet and seemed to jump forward quite a ways, but other than that it's definitely a good read.
April 22, 2015
Not very well written. Story is only interesting at all if you're a Terminator fan. John and Sarah don't really feel like John and Sarah. Every part of the plot is based on extremely unlikely coincidences. Basically a "prequel" to Terminator as Stirling tries to include every reference Kyle Reese makes in the first movie. What we build in our minds is almost always more satisfying than what these writers come up with.
February 19, 2009
Was a very great read of all three books.This book was great because of how it finished the series and brought the storyline to a close with a different spin to the storyline then what we have known from the movies and tv series that was brought up.I loved every minute of this book and will be a great series for all fans of this series in general.
September 8, 2016
There was such a dropoff in quality in this last book of the series. It seemed to be a string of scenes flipping back and forth... that never got any closure, as if even the author lost interest. And the ending chapters were incredibly rushed. Fast forward X years. Then another X years. Etc. Really?
February 20, 2008
Pure indulgence read, but if you like science fiction and enjoy the Sarah Connors Chronicles on Fox, then this is a pretty fun read and adds some depth to the whole Terminator storyline.
February 2, 2009
The final book in the trilogy, another fabulous read for Terminator fans everywhere. Highly recommended.
August 28, 2009
A decent read if you like the Terminator franchise. After all the going back in time plot lines, it is nice to be able to read about the actual war against the machines.
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