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Heroes in Hell

Janet Morris, Gregory Benford, CJ Cherryh - David Drake

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Looked like "fun trash"; wasn't any fun! 1 out of 5 stars.
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When I was thirteen, my brother and I spotted this book on the shelf at a drugstore and thought it must be just the coolest book ever! Dead bad guys battling it out in Hell? Who could ask for anything more? Twelve years later, after receiving this book as a gag trip-down-Memory-Lane gift, I am asking for EVERYTHING more! Normally a short story collection that uses a central theme is somehow connected and works towards a final goal or resolution, but this group of tales does neither. The main characters, all once great leaders and/or "heroes" in life, are in this book static and one-dimensional, never giving the reader any impression that they are included for any purpose other than to lend their famous names. This was a wasted premise, a painful book to read, and ultimately unfulfilling.
Even at thirteen, I would have been disappointed.....

Heroes in Hell 3 out of 5 stars.
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I picked up this book at a used book sale because the title and cover caught my attention. I bought the book because the synopsis intrigued me. When I read the book, I laughed--I became absorbed. I could see the individual parts leading somewhere. Suddenly I was on the last page, and still wanted to read more. I'm can't wait to find other books in the series.

Soul of the City: Thieves' World, Book 8.

C. J. Cherryh, Janet Morris

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Not the best of the series. 3 out of 5 stars.
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In Book 8 there is a lot of wrapping up going on. Many threads regarding Roxane and Jihan are closed (or are they?). Tempus returns to Sanctuary and is reunited with Niko as his partner.

The Thieves World books are always at their best when they are slowly building to a climax using the small stories of the Maze and palace that the various writers do so well. The relay format does not work as well at crafting a single climax point. The result is not bad, exactly, but it reads like a more typical fantasy series installment. One of the nice thing about Thieves World at its best is that it does not read like that at all. There were also some very nice plot points opened up in Book 7 that are completely ignored here-- a little bit of continuity with some of those elements would have been nice.

Lynn Abbey, Janet Morris and C.J. Cherryh were the writers in book 8. As you can imagine, begin at the beginning and not here if you have not read any of the books before.

Troubled Waters (Merovingen Nights, No 3)

Mercedes Lackey, Nancy Asire, Janet Morris, Lynn Abbey, Chris Morris, Roberta Rogow, Leslie Fish

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3rd anthology, 4th volume in the series. 5 out of 5 stars.
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As with the other anthologies in this series, this one is written in a braided format - in fact, more so than the preceding volumes, so that there is a nearly seamless flow from story to story.

Abbey, Lynn: "Strange Bedfellows" - Further development of Marina Kamat's infatuation with Mondragon, mainly from the Kamats' point of view. Once Richard becomes aware of some of what's been going on, he steps in and meets with Mondragon. For one thing, Richard takes action to see that a promise made to Raj by Marina is kept - help getting accepted at the College as a medical student. This story also sets up Richard's working relationship with Mondragon, as Richard works to create the Samurai, a new security force for the merchants' docks and warehouses.

Asire, Nancy: "By a Woman's Hand" - This thread follows Justice Lee, his mentor Father Rhajmurti, and various figures at the College, and introduces his fellow-student Sonja Keisel. She's a wizard at math, willing to tutor Justice at Rhajmurti's suggestion - and the daughter of two families at the top of Merovingen's hierarchy.

Cherryh, C.J.: "Troubled Waters" - This thread weaves in and out of the others, mainly following Jones and Mondragon.

Fish, Leslie: "Treading the Maze" - We find out more about Black Cal, the only honest cop in Merovingen - such as why he only seems to show up when Rif's around, and why the blacklegs at the Signeury know it's time to clean out the blueblood's cell when Cal takes out rookies on his beat. The Janists, Rif among them, are busy trying to get permits for Master Milton's Magic Show - but why? :)

Lackey, Mercedes: "A Tangled Web We Weave" - Raj finally cracks under the strain of letting Marina Kamat think that his love poems actually come from Mondragon (among other things, it's potentially dangerous for Mondragon). Being a Takahashi, Raj does what he considers to be the honorable thing.

We find out a bit more about Raver and May, the swampies who were closest to Raj in his days out there...including that Raver was once Raven, a Janist agent, and that he scooped something very interesting out of the harbor after the 'sharrh overflight' in FEVER SEASON.

Morris, Chris: "Saying Yes to Drugs" - Michael Chamoun, having been introduced to deathangel powder during his catechism sessions with Cardinal Ito Boregy for past-life regression, proceeds to introduce his wife, Cassie Boregy, to the stuff - and she begins to acquire a reputation for prophecy.

Morris, Janet: "The Prisoner" - In case you're wondering why one faction or another never grabbed Jones as leverage against Mondragon, well, everyone in Merovingen knows that it's crazy to lay hands on the Trade; they stick together against landsmen. But Chance Magruder, the Nev Hettek ambassador, doesn't know the rules.

Rogow, Roberta: "Nessus' Shirt" - If the title doesn't mean anything to you, grab a book of Greek mythology and turn to the end of the section on Hercules. (Yes, I read way too much mythology when I was a kid, if there is such a thing as too much.)

Gates of Hell

C. J. Cherryh, Janet Morris

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Imagine the greatest heroes of all time, together in hell! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Out of the underworld and into your heart! Rumor has it that there is a way out of Hell, through tunnels. Of course the rumors could he disinformation direct from the Father of Lies; all the Heroes of Hell who have assembled for the adventure know that. Though they do not know what hideous dangers they will face once they forsake the sanctuary of Julius Caesar's palace in New Hell, they are sure that boredom, the most awfiil fate Eternity has to offer, will not he one of them. Anything less they can handle; they are who they are, after all, and they have their army, equipped with the most modern weapons and electronics.... Join the greatest Heroes and Rogues of all the Ages in the first full-length novel in the greatest of all shared universes: Heroes in Hell.

Rebels In Hell

Janet Morris

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l.sdgjj 5 out of 5 stars.
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I was a very compelling book

Hellish Fun for SF and Fantasy Readers 4 out of 5 stars.
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I like the review below: "I was a very compelling book."

I too feel that I am a very compelling book, but wish now to talk about "Rebels in Hell," the second volume in the shared-world short story collection taking place in HELL! This can be read without reading the first collection of stories, "Heroes in Hell," though it's useful to know what comes before. The stories are loosely linked, and their charm comes mostly from the authors' choices of protagonists: Robert Silverberg's "Gilgamesh in Hell" is the standout, and the best in the book: see how HP Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard deal with the "2/3s god" Gilgamesh. There's another volume of stories if you care for this one: "Crusaders in Hell." All three are good reads and entertaining to fans with a knowledge of history and literature (or just an interest in them).

CRUSADERS IN HELL (Heroes in Hell Series)

Janet Morris

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Series Loses Steam, But Still Entertains 3 out of 5 stars.
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After the far superior "Heroes in Hell" and "Rebels in Hell," this third entry is a let-down, but still features a few good stories, especially one by Gregory Benford. Overall, the long-term narrative loses its way, and the discreet stories vary from very good to so-so. Read this if you've read the series' predecessors, but it's not tragic if you miss it; readers languish in limbo as much as the characters here. Morris needed to impose more of a narrative through-line, as Philip Jose Farmer did in his similar "Riverworld" novels. The work suffers from lack of plot advancement and focus.

Earth Dreams

Janet Morris

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The Fourth Rome (Arc Riders)

David Drake, Janet Morris

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First Rate. An Enjoyable Adventure 5 out of 5 stars.
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Elite 26th-century commandos, the ARC Riders patrol time to protect all human history...
The USSR crumbles, Russian hardliners jump from 1991 to AD 9, when their modern weapons can warp the course of the Roman Empire and create a world ruled by the Kremlin-using time technology that doesn't exist in the 20th century...or the 26th.
To solve the mystery, the Riders must split into teams separated by millennia. And while three Riders are trapped between the Roman legions and a blood-maddened barbarian horde, their comrades are at war on the Moscow streets. And fighting an inconceivable enemy.

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Unchecked after the collapse of the USSR, a Soviet scientific team conducts experiments in time travel, hoping to rewrite history and thus cultivate a Russian superpower.

Outpassage

Janet Morris, Chris Morris

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Revolution, Redemption, Resurrection 5 out of 5 stars.
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War and mystery beyond the stars. Sgt "Det" Cox has just spent three years under psych observation on Earth; now that he's out-system, he isn't about to tell anyone he's seeing aliens again. Paige Barnett has lost everything, even her name, because she knows too much about the rebellion spreading through-out the Earth-Space mining colonies.
Together Cox and Barnett stumble upon the mystery at the revolution's heart and learn why the rebels are willing to die for it.
Is their discovery mankind's worst threat or greatest gift? The authorities are willing to destroy whole planets to keep the revolution's secret from reaching Earth....What's to stop them from destroying two people?
This is a novel you can't put down!!!

Target

Janet Morris, David Drake

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Like David Drake, but better 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a pretty good book. It moves along like the best stuff David Drake has written, but also has a believable story line, an attempt at credible female characters and a serious attempt at alien Aliens.
It describes First Contact with first one Alien species and then another, and the war between these two. Assumes the human species has gotten to the moon but is still dominated by the face-off between US and USSR.
NB: 0-441-79817-9 is the Ace paperback

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