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defcons_treklitI hate to sound like a little fan boy, but that man is damn good. “Wildfire” is in my opinion the highlight of the S.C.E. series so far (I have only read what was published on paper).
David Mack was able to put so much in the story that you at first can’t believe it were only ca. 180 pages. As usual he gives us a nice mix of character related scenes and action sequences and both are written very well. Many people die in this story, but you never have the feeling that Mack let them die just because he can do it, quite the opposite, every death have a meaning and story behind it.
To let Duffy propose to Gomez without her giving him the answer before letting him die is a little bit , lets say, “classic”, but it works. Especially, but by far not exclusively, Gomez’s reaction about Duffy’s death was extremely well written and at the end of “Wildfire” I’m really eager to see how she deals with it in the months (and stories) to come.
One other positive thing I found was that many of the characters get at least short scenes focusing on them, so we see various reactions to the destruction happening to the da Vinci, one scene that I liked especially was the scene with Faulwell and Abramowitz searching for useful items.
One thing I’m asking myself after reading “Wildfire” : What it is with one armed / one handed captains in series Keith R.A. DeCandido (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kradical) (co-)created. Maybe some sick preference of him ? ;)
All in all, Wildfire is a very powerful and dramatic story and another sign what a great talent David Mack has for writing.
Rating : 89 %
David Mack was able to put so much in the story that you at first can’t believe it were only ca. 180 pages. As usual he gives us a nice mix of character related scenes and action sequences and both are written very well. Many people die in this story, but you never have the feeling that Mack let them die just because he can do it, quite the opposite, every death have a meaning and story behind it.
To let Duffy propose to Gomez without her giving him the answer before letting him die is a little bit , lets say, “classic”, but it works. Especially, but by far not exclusively, Gomez’s reaction about Duffy’s death was extremely well written and at the end of “Wildfire” I’m really eager to see how she deals with it in the months (and stories) to come.
One other positive thing I found was that many of the characters get at least short scenes focusing on them, so we see various reactions to the destruction happening to the da Vinci, one scene that I liked especially was the scene with Faulwell and Abramowitz searching for useful items.
One thing I’m asking myself after reading “Wildfire” : What it is with one armed / one handed captains in series Keith R.A. DeCandido (
kradical) (co-)created. Maybe some sick preference of him ? ;) All in all, Wildfire is a very powerful and dramatic story and another sign what a great talent David Mack has for writing.
Rating : 89 %
