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Ragnarok
In Norse mythology, the day of doom, when the old world and all its inhabitants will be annihilated. Out of the destruction a new world will be born, a world at peace.The day of ice and fire, that brings in its wake devastation to the world.Dr Robert Graham, noted nuclear physicist, has campaigned hard and long for disarmament.Now his patience is at an end.With an ill-assorted handful of desperate, like-minded 'terrorists', he plans to hold the human race to ransom. His bargaining power is terrifying - nothing short of Ragnarok itself. The world governments must listen - or the countdown to nuclear winter has already begun . . .Ragnarok is a terrifying thriller of a planet on the edge of destruction - and a warning of how little it will take to tip the ecological of the world over the edge of survival.
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First published December 21, 2012
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D.G. Compton
47 books38 followersDavid Guy Compton has published science fiction as D.G. Compton. He has also published crime novels as Guy Compton and Gothic fiction as Frances Lynch.
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July 6, 2026
DNF
The book isn't bad. It has some pretty decent character work and the plot is intigueing, but I was not a fan of the pacing. He can build some great scenes. Most of this book is scene work and almost none of it is introspective or abstract.
It just lacks DG Compton's usual magic; fast paced, emotionally engaging, wild ideas, dystopian ideas, exploring sexuality, exploring humanity, it has none of these things. It's much more political and is bluntly anti-war, though it lacks his usual subtle charm and most of his characters feel quite normal and less flawed compared to his other works, which was a shame to me as Compton normally crafts some of the most compelling, flawed, human characters in Science fiction, but the characters in this book feel only half baked.
It wasn't terrible, just not at the standard that I'd normally expect from Compton. If you're a fan of Compton (like I am) and you seek this one out, just be aware that is not a hard hitting and wild dystopia like his other works.
The book isn't bad. It has some pretty decent character work and the plot is intigueing, but I was not a fan of the pacing. He can build some great scenes. Most of this book is scene work and almost none of it is introspective or abstract.
It just lacks DG Compton's usual magic; fast paced, emotionally engaging, wild ideas, dystopian ideas, exploring sexuality, exploring humanity, it has none of these things. It's much more political and is bluntly anti-war, though it lacks his usual subtle charm and most of his characters feel quite normal and less flawed compared to his other works, which was a shame to me as Compton normally crafts some of the most compelling, flawed, human characters in Science fiction, but the characters in this book feel only half baked.
It wasn't terrible, just not at the standard that I'd normally expect from Compton. If you're a fan of Compton (like I am) and you seek this one out, just be aware that is not a hard hitting and wild dystopia like his other works.
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