About book The Knights Of The Black Earth: A Mag Force 7 Novel (1996)
This a a straight, fun action novel. Plain old action science fiction--no deep philosophy, no tremendous insights. Just a pleasant well written action thriller. Just the thing to spend a pleasant evening or two reading when you are not in the mood for more serious SF. Not great literature--but it makes no pretense to be any other than an enjoyable story--which it is.The Knights of the black Earth are basically a terrorist group bent on bringing back the good old days when Earth was Number One and also the only one. So, they plan to kill the King and Queen.Our heroes, the Mag Force Seven, get word of this and must join forces with an old enemy to save the galaxy. and off we go on a fun and fast paced journey.The book is driven by plot and action, not characters and the Mag force team characters are thinly drawn. Xris, as the boss, gets a bit more depth of character. But the two fun characters are Raoul and the Little One. I found the scenes with them to be the most enjoyable in the book.Suitable for any SF reader over age 14; will please most with a sense of humor. Those who feel that SF must be serious "Literature" might not be happy with it.
I know this is the first of the Mag Force 7 novels, but I read it last. (Found a copy of it last, if you're wondering why.) This novel fills in the gaps between Star of the Guardians and the rest of the Mag Force 7 novels. I always wondered how Xris got in his cyborg condition. Raoul and the Little One are always a comical addition to this team. Tycho's translator adds some to that, as well. The rest are very serious through most of the book. Adds enough relief to the tension to bring this novel to more readers than just the hard core sci fi or mercenary type enjoyment.
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