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Title: Target Rich Environment, Vol.
2
Series: TRE #2
Author: Larry Correia
Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: SFF
Pages: 450
Words: 122K
Series: TRE #2
Author: Larry Correia
Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: SFF
Pages: 450
Words: 122K
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Synopsis:
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From Amazon
“Tokyo Raider” pits giant robots
against very big monsters in the Grimnoir Universe. “The
Testimony of the Traitor Ratul,” set in the Saga of the Forgotten
Warrior series, lets a man who has been called a fanatical rebel,
despicable murderer, and heretical traitor tell his side of
the story. And “Reckoning Day” gives an insider view into the
day-to-day life of some of the most popular characters from the
Monster Hunter International series.
Plus, stories set in the world of both Aliens and Predator; an Agent Franks /Joe Ledger mash- up cowritten by best-selling author Jonathan Maberry; a V-Wars story; a story set in Michael Z. Williamson’s Freehold series—and more.
Finally, Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent, is back in “A Murder of Manatees,” appearing in print for the first time!
Plus, stories set in the world of both Aliens and Predator; an Agent Franks /Joe Ledger mash- up cowritten by best-selling author Jonathan Maberry; a V-Wars story; a story set in Michael Z. Williamson’s Freehold series—and more.
Finally, Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent, is back in “A Murder of Manatees,” appearing in print for the first time!
Me
Tokyo
Raider
Testimony
of the Traitor Ratul
Shooter
Ready
Three
Sparks
Reckoning
Day
Weaponized
Hell
Son of
Fire, Son of Thunder
Episode
22
Absence
of Light
Psych
Eval
Musings
of a Hermit
Instruments
of War
Murder
of Manatees
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My
Thoughts:
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Just like the previous volume, this was loads of fun! Definitely a
contender for Best Book of the Year.
My two complaints first, hence the docking of a ½star. One of the
novellas, Instruments of War, is set in some other franchise fiction
universe and went on just a bit too long for my taste. It wasn't bad,
it just wasn't to my taste. Secondly, the Tom Stranger novella wasn't
quite as funny as the first one. So those are really my only
“complaints”.
I was really glad to FINALLY read Tokyo Raider. It has been audio
only for years and I am not going to pay $10 for a novella on audio,
or join Audible and use one of my promo credits for a novella. No one
had even bothered to transcribe it and release it into the wild
either. So I was pleased as punch to get to it. It wasn't the
greatest story, but I'll take anything Grimnoir at the moment.
Three Sparks was a Predator versus Samurai story. After the
abomination of a movie that was AVP, it was
great to get a Predator story that was good.
Reckoning Day was a fun little MHI story about the orcs and how
Shelly the female gunslinger is introduced. I'd never heard of her so
I'm wondering if she is in some of the non-book stuff or in the new
book, Guardian which is a collab between Correia and Sarah Hoyt.
Finally, I also enjoyed Weaponized Hell, a story about Agent Franks
from MHI and some guy named Joe Ledger from another author. It was
good enough that I'm adding the first couple of Joe Ledger books to
my tbr to see if I like them (in a year or 3 of course). A short
story that can lead me into another author's series? I count that as
good story telling!
★★★★½
