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Mutant Chronicles #1
In Lunacy: Apostle of Insanity Trilogy
In the distant future, battles erupt across the solar system as humankind wages war against the evil forces that have emerged from the darkness of the void, while the five ruling MegaCorporations battle for supremacy among themselves. Original.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 1993
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May 14, 2016
DoomTroopers. Mystics. Heretics. NecroMutants. The inhabitants of a world never seen--until now. Combining military technology with a stunning future world landscape where megacorporations vie for power on Earth and on other planets, Mutant Chronicles will be cross-promoted with the boardgame launched this summer.
That is the GR blurb for this book. ('This summer' refers to those long ago days of 1993, by the way.) Until I read the blurb, I had no idea that this book had anything to do with any type of role-playing game. I had ordered it because the author is my doctor's cousin and I had enjoyed a few of his other titles. Turns out this is the first in a trilogy, but the other two books were written by two different authors. So one question will be, do I rush off and order the other two books now that I have finished this one or do I just let them slide?
In Lunacy takes place primarily in Luna City, a sprawling megacity covering the moon. I think it was very clever to link the title of the book and the setting of the story in such a subtle way, whether it was intended or not. I almost want to read the next two volumes just to see what the authors can do with Dementia and Frenzy.
But anyway, this book involves free-lance mercenaries, ex-DoomTroopers, The Brotherhood, an insane mystic who keeps getting lost and who everyone seems to be interested in finding and
keeping (but no one knows exactly why), a team leader who doesn't ever seem to lead, and an annoying computer geek who always says "Zowee!". Why do the poor computer geeks in so many books have such stupid expressions? Do you know how irritating it is to read "Zowee!" repeatedly whenever these characters show up? Zowee, it is the pits.
Then there was that team leader. He starts off as Kenji, but afer an event in which he saves the day for Lord Mishima, he becomes Yojimbo and is asked to take command of a secret mission. He recruits a team, and then seems to reveal how naive he is when it comes to being on the street. He asks stupid questions, seems terribly ignorant about the way things work in Luna City, and nearly always tells his team members to make their own decisions about what to do at crucial moments. I was much more impressed with him when he was still Kenji. But his way of taking the back seat allowed me to get to know the other team members better.And I thought they were all pretty cool.
So except for those two issues, the book was entertaining, although Wu had to stay within the framework of the Mutant Chronicles world, and it is a fairly predictable one. I much preferred his Hong on the Range for its more original style. And of course because of Chuck the Steerite.
But the question also was do I want to read the next two books in this trilogy? If Wu had written them, definitely I would. But I can't decide if I really care all that much whether or not the Dark Legion gets its way in the galaxy. And I doubt if the characters would be the same, except maybe for that insane mystic. Would I get to spend more time with 'my' team members? Or would I meet
a whole new group of people? Zowee, I may wake up at 3am one of these mornings with the Need To Know. Maybe I had better check out Thriftbooks, just in case.
That is the GR blurb for this book. ('This summer' refers to those long ago days of 1993, by the way.) Until I read the blurb, I had no idea that this book had anything to do with any type of role-playing game. I had ordered it because the author is my doctor's cousin and I had enjoyed a few of his other titles. Turns out this is the first in a trilogy, but the other two books were written by two different authors. So one question will be, do I rush off and order the other two books now that I have finished this one or do I just let them slide?
In Lunacy takes place primarily in Luna City, a sprawling megacity covering the moon. I think it was very clever to link the title of the book and the setting of the story in such a subtle way, whether it was intended or not. I almost want to read the next two volumes just to see what the authors can do with Dementia and Frenzy.
But anyway, this book involves free-lance mercenaries, ex-DoomTroopers, The Brotherhood, an insane mystic who keeps getting lost and who everyone seems to be interested in finding and
keeping (but no one knows exactly why), a team leader who doesn't ever seem to lead, and an annoying computer geek who always says "Zowee!". Why do the poor computer geeks in so many books have such stupid expressions? Do you know how irritating it is to read "Zowee!" repeatedly whenever these characters show up? Zowee, it is the pits.
Then there was that team leader. He starts off as Kenji, but afer an event in which he saves the day for Lord Mishima, he becomes Yojimbo and is asked to take command of a secret mission. He recruits a team, and then seems to reveal how naive he is when it comes to being on the street. He asks stupid questions, seems terribly ignorant about the way things work in Luna City, and nearly always tells his team members to make their own decisions about what to do at crucial moments. I was much more impressed with him when he was still Kenji. But his way of taking the back seat allowed me to get to know the other team members better.And I thought they were all pretty cool.
So except for those two issues, the book was entertaining, although Wu had to stay within the framework of the Mutant Chronicles world, and it is a fairly predictable one. I much preferred his Hong on the Range for its more original style. And of course because of Chuck the Steerite.
But the question also was do I want to read the next two books in this trilogy? If Wu had written them, definitely I would. But I can't decide if I really care all that much whether or not the Dark Legion gets its way in the galaxy. And I doubt if the characters would be the same, except maybe for that insane mystic. Would I get to spend more time with 'my' team members? Or would I meet
a whole new group of people? Zowee, I may wake up at 3am one of these mornings with the Need To Know. Maybe I had better check out Thriftbooks, just in case.
September 19, 2016
Exciting world background, poorly written story.
March 8, 2011
Futuristic Warfare...great Science fiction.
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