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Atomic Rex: Ballad of Bravura
Prior to the kaiju leaving the microcontinent on which they were spawned, several countries laid claim to the newly discovered landmass. In an effort to gain control of the island, two superpowers sent their newest weapons of war in the form of giant mechs into the area. These prototype mechs were piloted by humans and were able to greatly enhance the soldiers' capabilities on the battlefield. When the two forces came into conflict, their battle awakened the True Kaiju whom the world would come to know as Atomic Rex! The nuclear nightmare laid waste to all but two of these early mech models, before beginning his domination of the western hemisphere.
Twenty years later, these two survivors still roam the Earth, in mech suits that are not as advanced as the newer models the True Kaiju destroyed. One of these men is the pilot of Codenman; Bravura. He seeks both purpose and direction to his life as he survives in a world dominated by monsters. The other warrior intends to use his mech to slay the two beings on the planet who have managed to best him in Atomic Rex and Bravura’s pilot.
As these two men are moving toward each other, Chris Myers is teaching his daughter Emily how to operate Steel Samurai 2.0. Chris knows that the burden of leadership is shifting from him and his wife to their daughter, and he is actively training her for that role. Bravura, Steel Samurai 2.0, the vengeance-seeking mech pilot, Atomic Rex, and a mixed band of marauders and mutants will all meet up in an explosive confrontation near a human settlement in Mexico, as the Ballad of Bravura begins.
Twenty years later, these two survivors still roam the Earth, in mech suits that are not as advanced as the newer models the True Kaiju destroyed. One of these men is the pilot of Codenman; Bravura. He seeks both purpose and direction to his life as he survives in a world dominated by monsters. The other warrior intends to use his mech to slay the two beings on the planet who have managed to best him in Atomic Rex and Bravura’s pilot.
As these two men are moving toward each other, Chris Myers is teaching his daughter Emily how to operate Steel Samurai 2.0. Chris knows that the burden of leadership is shifting from him and his wife to their daughter, and he is actively training her for that role. Bravura, Steel Samurai 2.0, the vengeance-seeking mech pilot, Atomic Rex, and a mixed band of marauders and mutants will all meet up in an explosive confrontation near a human settlement in Mexico, as the Ballad of Bravura begins.
255 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 27, 2022
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June 21, 2023
Meh
This novel definitely seemed like Dennion checked out and had the co author take over. Others in the series have been much better. The dialogue is super clunky. Theres too much exposition in a way that doesnt seem like a normal person talking. There's long winded speeches that take forever to get through. Some of the conversations characters have in the middle of a fight are super over dramatic. For most of the novel, two characters are nameless. They have names, but they both choose not to use them, which is just dumb. Several kaiju display human emotions that don't really makes sense. There's also a scene where Atomic Rex fights a giant whale and the word fluke is severely overused. Multiple times in a short period of time, and it's really distracting and annoying. I get that this is a sci-fi monster novel but the other novels have been much better and more enjoyable than this one
This novel definitely seemed like Dennion checked out and had the co author take over. Others in the series have been much better. The dialogue is super clunky. Theres too much exposition in a way that doesnt seem like a normal person talking. There's long winded speeches that take forever to get through. Some of the conversations characters have in the middle of a fight are super over dramatic. For most of the novel, two characters are nameless. They have names, but they both choose not to use them, which is just dumb. Several kaiju display human emotions that don't really makes sense. There's also a scene where Atomic Rex fights a giant whale and the word fluke is severely overused. Multiple times in a short period of time, and it's really distracting and annoying. I get that this is a sci-fi monster novel but the other novels have been much better and more enjoyable than this one
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