The Dead Zone (Signet)

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In the St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers, Gary Westfahl predicts that "King has already earned himself a place in the history of literature.... At the very least, he will enjoy the status of a latter-day Anthony Trollope, an author respected for his popularity and social commentary.... More likely, he will be enshrined as the Charles Dickens of the late 20th century, the writer who perfectly reflected, encapsulated, and expressed the characteristic concerns of his era."

If any of King's novels exemplifies his skill at portraying the concerns of his generation, it's The Dead Zone (1979). Although it contains a horrific subplot about a serial killer, it isn't strictly a horror novel. It's the story of an unassuming high school teacher, an Everyman, who suffers a gap in time--like a Rip Van Winkle who blacks out during the years 1970-75--and thus becomes acutely conscious of the way that American society is rapidly changing. He wakes up as well with a gap in his brain, the "dead zone" of the title. The zone gives him crippling headaches, but also grants him second sight, a talent he doesn't want and is reluctant to use. The crux of the novel concerns whether he will use that talent to alter the course of history.

The Dead Zone is a tight, well-crafted book. When asked in 1983 which of his novels so far was "the best," Stephen King answered, "The one that I think works the best is Dead Zone. It's the one that [has] the most story." --Fiona Webster

Book Description

John Smith awakens from an interminable coma with an accursed power-the power to see the future and the terrible fate awaiting mankind in...the dead zone.

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Super Reader.......2007-08-27

After a serious accident, a man awakes from a coma of several years.

Everything is different, including his own self. He now has precognition. An isolated figure already, this new power isolates him further.

At a meeting he gets a precognitive reading off a low level politician, and realises the man has truly evil ambitions, and that he is the only man that can stop him.

John Smith has to decide how far to take this role of possible hero/assassin.

An Odd Gemstone of a Thriller.......2007-08-25

What's left to say about a book that was a bestseller, was later made into a hit movie with major stars, and is currently cashing in as a popular (but cultish) television show? Only this: the book is still the best incarnation of these creations. And it is unique among King's novels.

But first, here's the setup: Johnny Smith, a popular English teacher soon to be wed to a beautiful co-worker, has a very bad ending to what started out as a great night. After courting his lady and winning big on the wheel of fortune, Johnny is involved in a cab crash that leaves him broken, comatose, and upon awakening, permenantly psychic.

He's been out of it for nearly five years, and during that time, he's lost his job, his girl--pretty much everything. Even his parents are on the outs, thanks largely to the financial and emotional stress brought on by his accident. And this "gift," this ability to see the future, torments Mr. Smith, threatens to tear apart what's left of his sanity. He's quickly famous and infamous, savior and freak, less human with each new revelation. And the final one will force him to make an easy, but terrible, choice ...

The things about THE DEAD ZONE that makes it unique among early King books is that it's more dramatic than frightening, more empathetic than kinetic. THE DEAD ZONE makes it as horror, thriller, and mainstream fiction, an important step (along with DIFFERENT SEASONS) towards works in his later career that were similarly rich in a dramatic sense.

(This review has been posted by Marcus Damanda, author of the vampire novel "Teeth: A Horror Fantasy.")

A Stephen King tragedy.......2007-08-23

In "The Dead Zone", the master of the macabre, the prolific Stephen King mixes the supernatural with a healthy dose of adversity to create the saga of the unfortunate Johnny Smith. Smith, a Maine native was a fledgling but popular school teacher just at the onset of a developing adult life. He had met Sarah Bracknell, another teacher who had potential to be Smith's long range significant other. They went on a date to a local carnival where Smith in frightening fashion had a long inexplicable streak of good luck guessing numbers on the Wheel of Fortune. This however is where Smith's luck ran out.

After dropping off Sarah, Smith hired a cab for the ride back home. Enroute the cab was involved in a horrific highway accident producing multiple fatalities. Smith, though he survived, lay comatose for 4 1/2 years. Time marched on and Sarah eventually married. Smith's parents Herb and Vera's lives gradually got torn apart as medical expenses and their anxieties about Johnny's vegetative state grew.

Miraculously however, Smith awakened from his coma. He did so with the power is foresee the future. His remarkable clairvoyance was triggered when he made physical contact with either a person or an item. His neurologist Dr. Weizak speculated that this power was facilitated by a nasty head first fall Smith took as a child that had produced brain scarring. In combination with the coma, Smith's clairvoyance was born.

Smith eventually got on with his life after undergoing multiple surgeries to regain control of his limbs which had atrophied badly. He became celebrated as a psychic although he was reluctant to use his gift. By chance, he encountered local politician Greg Stilson at a political rally, shaking hands with him. The vibes he received told him that Stilson, a shady crooked bully of a man who rose to power using fear, blackmail and violence would lead his followers down a path of destruction.

King plays out the drama to it's inexorable tragic conclusion as Johnny Smith follows what he believes to be his calling as outlined to him by his clear vision of the future.

"Classic" Stephen King?.......2007-07-26

When I was reading this book while working at a retail store, a customer came up and noticed it and told me it was classic Stephen King and an excellent read at that. I gave him a quizzical look if only because I had been less than enthralled with this 1970's book about a man with special cognitive powers that allow him to see the future when he is physically engaged with an object or person (ie: touching them).

The thing about Stephen King books, and many of the same genre, is they fail to really challenge the reader other than to try and retain certain clues and hints as to what might happen in the future of the plot. Why are we being introduced to a lightning rod salesman? Why do we see a blue and yellow filter in a vision? What is the significance of the main character's interest in meeting politicians?

Well for the most part, the big hints were pretty easy to pick up on in this wide-sprawling tale. The main character's gift of predicting the future remains dormant for most of his life until a near-fatal car crash puts him into a coma for four and a half years. When he wakes up he finds most of his old life - and his old self - has wasted away, except for this newfound gift that continually astounds people, but more importantly freaks them out.

I guess my beef with the book was how much of it felt like filler and fluff. Even the more exciting parts of the book didn't reallllly contribute to the so-called climax of the story. I guess in reflection the story is a lot about checks and balances - ironic since a good deal of it deals with politics. An eye for an eye and all that..the big twist kind of falls in line with other elements of the plot but I can't say it was a BIG twist like say, in Secret Window. The characters fell flat, the descriptions were tideous to get through (and were often skipped), and good portions of the book failed to ignite tension, while others forced it.

I know this is classic Stephen King and I'm sure for the time it was written it was quite a remarkable, exciting book...but it felt flat and pulpy to me unfortunately, and just wasn't my cup of tea overall.

The Dead Zone is ALive and Kicking........2007-07-02

Ah, the infamous Dead Zone. And no, I'm not talking about the hit USA Network TV show, either. Though it's based off of the King Novel, The book reads just a bit different than the adapting the TV screen.
Still, this was something good to read and made you really understand what King was thinking about when he wrote it, you get to be Johnny Smith for a little while and feel everything he's feeling in the beginning.
Now, if only someone would write media tie-in novels of the TV show, then we'd be good-to-go.

--Joseph McGee, author of In the Wake of the Night, Phil's Place and Darkness Won't Rest: Phils Place II

Echoes from the Dead Zone: Across the Cyprus Divide

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+The deepest book I ever read about Turkish-Greek relations
The most engaging book I've read on the Cyprus situation.

Echoes from the Dead Zone: Across the Cyprus Divide
Yiannis Papadakis
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ASIN: 185043428X
Release Date: 2005-05-19

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The narrative of Cyprus' recent history has created numerous attitudes and prejudices which run deep but which have never before been explored on a human level. Now for the first time Yiannis Papadakis, firmly planted in the Greek Cypriot world, sets out to discover "The Other"-- the much maligned Turks. Papadakis delves into the two communities, locked in their mutually contemptuous embrace, to explore their common humanity and to understand what has divided them.

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+The deepest book I ever read about Turkish-Greek relations.......2007-04-24

Just genious. Combines personnal style with scientific authority. Deconstructs all nationalistic, religious mythologies and shows that beyond all identities (muslim, christian,greek,turkish) are real human beings, with real lives and real sufferings.

One of the most important contributions to the construction of peace in Cyprus and between Turkey and Greece.

The most engaging book I've read on the Cyprus situation........2006-02-27

I've read quite deeply on the Cyprus affair, and this book really drew me in. Though it does go into some of the history and politics of the situation, it is not a dry account written in an academic tone. The author, a Greek Cypriot, forces himself to listen to the perspectives of Turkish Cypriots and Mainland Turks, and he finds himself in a dead zone of identities as he is slowly distrusted by his own Greek Cypriot community, at least by those who identify more with their "Greekness" than their "Cypriotness." There are lots of first-hand accounts of conversations with nationalists from both sides, and people in both communities who see themselves first and foremost as Cypriot.

The author tries really hard to be objective, and given the scope of the Cyprus problem, does a good job. I read this while also looking over Hannay's book on Cyprus, "The Search for a Solution," and I found the book by Papadakis to be much more exciting. He is now at the University of Cyprus.

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Florida "X-File" Stories I'd tell my grandchildren
How very intriguing, what you find in your back yard!
Excellent read; entertaining and informative.
Suprising local facts!
An interesting look at paranormal activety in Tampa Bay.

Tampa Triangle Dead Zone
William D. Miller
Manufacturer: Tampa Triangle Books
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Florida "X-File" Stories I'd tell my grandchildren.......1999-05-15

I'm a Florida Native and the real Florida is something I want to pass onto my kids and their kids. Miller captures the essence of old florida fisherman's tales and mixes it up with some X-files twists Fun and great for parties - it's amazing to run into people who have heard parts of these stories - now they get the whole story

How very intriguing, what you find in your back yard!.......1999-02-23

This was an interesting, quick to read book. I was facinated in what was described - the place where I grew up.....wow.

Excellent read; entertaining and informative........1998-05-31

This book really added to my enjoyment while vacationing in the area. Easily read cover-to- cover in a weekend, this book is difficult to put down once you open it and begin reading.

The information compiled by the authors was presented in an entertaining manner, but was clear and concise enough that I was able to visit some of the areas mentioned in the book.

If you are interested in learning about some of the strange things going on in the area known as the Tampa Triangle, I recommend this book, you won't be disappointed.

I wish I had more time to research things further (like the Romantic Trout Fisherman's ghost) - looking forward to the next edition and next years visit to the area known as the Dead Zone.

Suprising local facts!.......1998-04-15

I was amazed at all of the supernatural information in the "Tampa Triangle." I've lived in the Tampa area for 6 years, unaware of the alien sightings and paranormal activity. I'll have to think twice before stepping foot in another boat again!

An interesting look at paranormal activety in Tampa Bay........1997-02-02

Being a second generation native of Sarasota, I had no idea that the Tampa Bay area was such a hotbed of paranormal activety until reading this book. Starting off with an interview with an anonymous Miami Coast Guard Officer regarding possible UFO abductions in the Gulf, this book plunges the reader head first into the wacky world of the paranormal. With sections on giant sharks, strange disappearences and ghosts of the Skyway Bridge, this book has something for everyone. My personal favorite is the theory that aliens are syphoning the brains of the elderly, causing them to drive slowly with their blinker on. Obviously, from that last observation you can tell that with the more "serious" look at the paranormal, the author has included a little bit of humor. If you live in the Tampa Bay area and like the X-Files, then this book is a must-have

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Dead Zone, The
STEPHEN KING
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Living in the Dead Zone: Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders

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Living in the Dead Zone: Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders
Assumptions
Finally an explanation that makes sense!
Insightful analysis of two deepyl troubled people
Final Response to J

Living in the Dead Zone: Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders
Gerald A. Faris , and Ralph M. Faris
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Psychologist Dr. Gerald Faris and sociologist Dr. Ralph Faris explain their findings about two icons of 1960s music and how each suffered from a complicated condition psychiatrically defined as "borderline personality disorder.

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Living in the Dead Zone: Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders.......2007-01-27

Psychoanalyzing the dead? That's a good one.
I think I have to quote Britney Spears here. "Huh?"
All one needs to do is go to an AA meeting and you will find hundreds of people with your so called "borderline personality disorder." It's called alcoholism. Try growing up with them for parents. Talk about needed therapy.

Assumptions.......2006-11-18

The authors made an assumption about Jim before research was undertaken and I feel this coloured subsequent research. There's much more information available about Jim than was read by the authors who seem to have taken information that supports their point of view and ignored the rest. Jim's stage persona was a carefully orchestrated act based on a book called "Mass Hysteria and Crowd Control". He was playing a part. They were after all film graduates and film heavily influenced their stage presentations. Jim's poems were apocalyptic but that was his genre. The therapy sessions in the book are non-existent and are based on the authors' own preconceptions. Jim was extremely shy (said one Door and confirmed by another), there is some evidence he had a nervous breakdown, his home life was volatile and he drank. He couldn't keep up the act. He hated heroin and wouldn't take it deliberately. Where's the examination of the paramedics' reports to the Parisian police? Increasingly severe asthma attacks led to a prescription which he neglected to fill. A rock star's death by something as common as a heart attack caused by chronic asthma is not newsworthy. I'm disappointed in the lack of examination of all evidence before drawing a conclusion of BPD. The authors have analysed the myth, not the man.

Finally an explanation that makes sense!.......2004-12-15

Nowhere in the literature is there an analysis and narrative like this. Intense, compelling and riveting, the book explains why these two icons were so tragically self-destructive. In doing so,
they have illuminated and clarified for the public, the complex nature of the poorly understood borderline disorder. So many people can benefit from reading "Living in the Dead Zone". Bravo gentlemen!

Insightful analysis of two deepyl troubled people.......2004-10-05

I was unable to put this book down once I began reading the accounts offered by Faris and Faris. Their analysis of the borderline disorder was so disturbingly realistic in my own experience with my son that I thought they were writing to me. The therapy sessions they created with Janis and Jim were not only revealing but astonishing when you consider how good their music was.

This book is a most excellent read, filled with insights into the behavior of the borderline. And I truly did appreciate the sociological observations as well which contextualized the 1960s so well...and I do remember them as if it was yesterday.

Final Response to J.......2004-03-07

To J one more time, I promise:

My brother and I have had a good laugh at your latest response, not that your other responses weren't just as laughable. But your latest was the most sweeping and most revealing and therefore the most pathetic. This will, however, be our last effort to have a reasonable discussion with you. We see no reason to continue a conversation with someone who reveals his ignorance and arrogance in almost every sentence. You love Jim Morrison, you love his poetry, you dismiss entirely psychiatry and psychology, we are completely wrong about everything. You're the only one who apparently can KNOW anything. And you think we don't understand you?

In the cute way that people who really don't understand a discipline do, you accuse us of psychoanalyzing you. There's no doubt that you do not understand the fields of psychology or psychiatry, and psychoanalysis-they are all very different modes of investigation, not that you would trouble yourself with such distinctions since you already know everything you need to know from the misreadings of Szasz, and Laing. You might try reading pioneers in the field, who really do KNOW something from extensive empirically-based and theoretically well-grounded research. Read John Gunderson's work from Harvard, Otto Kernberg's from Cornell, James Grotstein from Stamford, to name a few. But of course they are all part of the psychobabble industry to you, aren't they. You ask us to stick to what we know best, rather than critique your hero's poetry? You don't appear to impose any restrictions on your statements about psychology and psychiatry. That must be because you think you already KNOW. Right? Wow. Must be comfortable to live in such a fatuous world.

Since you don't appear to know anything about serious empirical research in psychiatry, although I'm sure you think you're a quick study, in the absence of that knowledge you don't appear to be in any position to comment on what we can or cannot know. Borderline personality disorder is now one of the most carefully researched, empirically confirmed diagnoses available to us today. And the possibility for moving backward, historically, to look at what we do know about popular figures and legends, although messy and complicated is not IMPOSSIBLE (Should I drop the caps?) and can be very helpful in popularizing such a disorder to the public. Nor is it unethical to do so.

Among the reasons we believe so confidently that you are only superficially familiar with these fields rests fundamentally on your citation of Szasz, and Laing, for example, not to mention your wild-eyed claim that one cannot really KNOW anything (your emphasis) about the psychology of other people. Szasz and Laing, the most often misunderstood and at the same time most often cited by those pseudo critics, hostile in the extreme to psychiatry and psychology, would never have made such silly claims that we can never KNOW.

You wrote that "the entirely subjective nature of your science," as if there's no such thing as major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and personality disorders, anxiety and panic disorders, posttraumatic stress disorders, identity disorders, to cite a few. These diagnoses are neither subjective nor unscientific. Your dismissal of them as such reveals such ignorance that we choose not to bother you with more complete accounts of the works of brilliant clinical researchers, especially since you appear to have a comic book view of Szasz and Laing as dismissing those serious folks. And we believe any further conversation with you is both pointless and distasteful. P.S. I am not a therapist, my brother Gerald is, a fact you would have known if you had read our book-not to trouble you with a little thing. This was our last response but we are sure that the hero-worshipper within you will compel you once again to respond.

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Terrible

Book Two Makes the Pair Worthwhile

Not Even Spock

A weak premise leads to an unremarkable story

5 stars for book 1, 4 for book 2

Maximum Warp Book One: Dead Zone (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 62)
Dave Galanter , and Greg Brodeur
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Release Date: 2001-02-27

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Interstellar civilization depends on the twin blessings of warp travel and subspace communications. But now an unknown force is disrupting subspace throughout the galaxy, creating "dead zones" in which advanced technology will not function. Ships are stranded in space, unable to communicate. Colonies are losing life support. Governments can no longer negotiate with their allies -- or their enemies. Worse yet, the dead zones are proliferating at a geometric rate. Unless a solution is found, the entire Alpha Quadrant may be doomed to a new dark age!

in the wake of the Dominion War, a tenuous peace exists between the Federation and the Romulan Empire. The uneasy alliance is strained to the breaking point, however, by the enigma that is destroying subspace. Now Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Ambassador Spock must join forces with an infamous Romulan war criminal in a desperate attempt to find the source of the disruption -- even if it means sacrificing the very peace they hope to save!

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Terrible.......2004-12-14

I believe that 'Maximum Warp' was one of the worst Star Trek series ever written.

Firstly, the plot seemed implausible and amatuerish. The idea of dead zones just didn't work for me. And Starfleet was portrayed as a =n organisation that employed loony PR spin doctors to calm the public. Such a concept is totally contrary to the Starfleet that we all know.

Secondly, the characterisations seemed off. Picard didn't seem like the man we all know from TNG and the movies.

I read half the book, but was so disgusted with it that I stopped reading and threw it out.

That being said, I enjoyed previous Dave Galanter works. 'Battle Lines' was a fantastic Voyager book. Dave also provided an email address int hat book, and was very gracious in replying to my email. I believe that he is a talented Star Trek author, but he has missed the mark with this book. Better luck next time.

Don't waste your time on this book, but don't disregard Galanter's other works.

Book Two Makes the Pair Worthwhile.......2003-02-01

Book #2 of, "The Maximum Warp", pair manages to pull together the weaker first book and make the pair a worthwhile Trek adventure. One of the keys to the success of a plot whose ending is not completely unfamiliar is the interaction between Mr. Spock and Data, two of my favorite characters from different incarnations of Enterprise ships. I also have always enjoyed the unique relationship bridge that was created when Captain Picard and Captain Kirk met, and the ongoing development of shared experiences with Mr. Spock and Captain Picard.

Whether you agree that this 2 book tale is enjoyable will largely depend on how much familiarity you are willing to accept. The end is filled with phrases like, 10 dimensional type IV civilizations, base matter energy is inescapable, and the theory of oscillating universes. What made this jargon work for me was that it was information and theory that was primarily explored by Data and Mr. Spock, with Data exceeding Mr. Spock's ability for reasons that were interesting. It was a different spin on why Data is different, and not just for the obvious reasons.

I gave book #1 3 stars, and I have given this book 4. Together they are somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars, and again, how much of the material reminds you of another Trek episode may decide how much you like these books and how you would rate them. Many of the sub-plots of the book were hastily brought to conclusion, and many were very questionable as to why they were needed at all, but as the author introduced them in book #1 he had no choice but to either conclude them or leave them unfinished. The book closed with a great quote from Albert Einstein, People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

This is not a set I would start out with, but if you plan to work your way through the dozens of books in the Trek anthology, you will come across these eventually, and like others I have read they do recall and refer to other adventures of crews in the past.

Not Even Spock.......2003-01-30

Not even the legendary Mr. Spock can save what amounts to half a book, what amounts to less than half a story. There is nothing wrong with a series of books that all contain complete segments, I have little patience with a story that is abbreviated and for all practical purposes stops in the midst of a final sentence.

This is the first TNG book I have read. It would be unfair to judge anything other than this partial book, and at present I am reading the second and final portion. This book is not only too brief at 203 pages, it is far too ambitious in its attempt to have a variety of storylines, multiple ships, captains, and species all swirling around in too small a space. The book does not have the room to do any of the individual tales and sub-plots justice, and makes a hash of the attempt.

Mr. Spock is one of my favorite characters in Star Trek and science fiction in general. He has an incredibly long history in the various series, and a long term relationship with Captain Picard as well. Fans will recall that it was through Picard's cooperation that Spock's father was able to complete his final ambassadorial assignment, and again through Picard that Spock and his father would come to learn about each other.

The book even drops bits about Admiral Quinn to fill space, brings Deep Space 9, and even Captain Janeway and Voyager in to this far too busy construct. Perhaps the author will in some manner bring this all together in the final book. If he does it will be a remarkable recovery. Based only on this book I would recommend that readers start with other series, specifically, "The Dominion War", as it is so prominently and repeatedly mentioned in this book.

A weak premise leads to an unremarkable story.......2002-04-02

book I: Dead Zone

The first half of the "Maximum Warp" duology is a minor dissapointment.

The story is based around an unoriginal concept about spatial disruptions that suddenly appear out of nowhere, causing ships to go wrecked as energy can't get transformed from one form into another in the disruption field to enable any kind of mechanical function. Curiously (and unexplainedly) enough, the phenomenon doesn't appear to effect any non-mechanical transformation of energy.

This causes strain between the Romulans and the federation, as they both suspect the disruptions as a new and powerfull weapon.

The book highly resembels Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur's earlier Voyager novel Battle Lines in it's concentration on action instead of plot and characterization, wich ultimately leadst to rendering the book unrealistic.

This can be seen especially in the field of characterization. The characters feel familiar enough, and the duo writes them talentedly, but there are times in the plot that would absolutely require heavy and deep exploration of one or more characters, but don't contain any. And speaking of characters, Spocs inclusion in the story is as unjustified as it can get, as he has absolutely nothing to do and appears to be there only to fill the pages with his presence and comments that any other characters could have expressed. This I call a true waste of potential, wich appears to be the only real theme of the story.

The book succeeds in offering good science and sufficiently interesting original characters, though, and works at least somehow as a baggage of entertainment.

After all this the book still feels mediocore and cheap, and it leaves the reader with a feeling of being underestimated.

book II: Forever Dark

After the first "Maximum Warp" book, the second half of the duology starts off really promisingly.

The story holds together much better than in the forst book, there are more interesting siuations and even some sufficciently deepened character moments with both new and familiar characters.

But soon starts the downhill as plot gives it all away to action as long and uneventfull space battles and other action-packed scenes take over the story, the plot gets predictable and characterization is forgotten.

The ambitious but messy ending of the book ruins it all, as it stumbles on sci-fi clichés and overly melodramatic climax.

Leave the "Maximum Warp" duology to the bookstore and maybe borrow it from the library. It's not worth your money.

5 stars for book 1, 4 for book 2.......2002-01-03

Maximum Warp was an excellent Star Trek duology because of its classic Star Trek adventure and ultimately Picard's near-impossible decision. Plus, there was cool sci-fi stuff with space/time, etc. The setup in the first book was very good, but the second book could have been shorter (and/or combined with the first book) because there's a part in it that is only loosely connected to the main plotline. But overall, the filler can be forgiven because it's really exciting at the end!

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The Dead Zone
Stephen King
Manufacturer: New American Library
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ASIN: B000JD7X5S

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Excelente!!

La zona muerta / The Dead Zone
Stephen King
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Excelente!!.......2004-06-12

Johnny Smith es un muchacho que parece tener todas las buenas cartas, todos los ases en sus manos.
Es joven, simpatico, inteligente y ademas esta enamorado de una joven encantadora, Sarah.
Cuando, de pronto, un absurdo accidente le pone a las puertas de la muerte y durante cuatro años y medio permanecera en coma. Al volver a la vida despues de esos cuatro años y medio habitando en las sombras, muchas cosas han cambiado, demasiaas. Sarah, su juventud, su brillante porvenir se han esfumado como pompas de jabon. Pero, ademas una terrible tragedia se suma al drama de todas estas perdidas. Ahora Johnny, con solo tocarlas, puede penetrar en las mentes de los que los rodean, descubriendo su pasado y, lo que es peor, adivinando su futuro.
Su responsabilidad es tan angustiosa como horrible y muchas veces no sabra como salir de ella sin hacer daño o sin causar asombro a aquellos que estan cerca. Pero, por otro lado su silencio se puede considerar criminal.
Hasta que un dia al conocer a un politico poderoso, tiene una vision que le produce un autentico espanto. Una vision apocaliptica y lo mas atroz es que no puede contarselo a nadie porque pensarian que se ha vuelto loco del todo. Tampoco puede desprenderse o ignorar lo que ha visto. No le queda mas que una solucion, luchar el, solo y en silencio. Excelente novela de Stephen King.

L.A. Strike/Dead Zone Strike (Blade Double)

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Mutants, Machineguns and Mayhem, What you expect from Blade.

L.A. Strike/Dead Zone Strike (Blade Double)
David Robbins
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0843934468

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Mutants, Machineguns and Mayhem, What you expect from Blade........1998-08-27

Blade and the rest of the Freedom Force blast their way through 2 seperate stories in this double header of carnage and grisley fun. In the 1st story Blade and friends travel into the San Diego "Dead Zone" a ground zero bomb crater from the 3rd world war. As the story progresses sadistic carnage and sly wittisims accompany a easily read storyline. Not overly complex but fun none the less. In the second story a madman is set out to destroy the alaskan pipeline and, you guessed it, Blade is there to stop him. Snowmobiles, Automatic weapons and the spilt contents of human dominate this slaughter on ice. Another murderous rampage a la Blade. All and all this double dose of death is a good deal and a fun read. All the Chaos, Mutants and bullet wounds you can fill up on in a sitting.

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The Dead Zone
King Stephen
Manufacturer: Viking Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: B000J0BWNK

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