Were I put in the position of the main character, faced with probable genocide because Humans just couldn't cope with the rest of the universe's outlook on civilized behavior, I am sure that I would cry that we COULD learn to be peaceful, too.
Now, I am all for peace, don't get me wrong, but I accept a few basic things about my brothers and sisters we only really do two things REALLY well, kill each other and make babies. What I didn't like about the Main character were his seemingly endless crys that humanity wants peace.even when the evidence of our blood thirstiness is staring him in the face. What I did not like: The Main Character: Though this may seem like a fatal flaw, it really isn't. For millennia, the alien union called the Weave had been at war with the Amplitur. It was refreshing to not read about "Puny Humans". For millennia, the Weave, an alliance of species, have. Humans are caught up in an alien war in this epic from the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Trek Into Darkness.
Humans were not portrayed as weak or inferior: Though not superior in any given area, other than warfare and ferocity, humans were considered better than all of the allied and enemy races in that humans were exceptional, even the aged humans, in all of the desired areas (strength, reaction speed, endurance, eye sight, hearing etc). The Damned Trilogy: A Call to Arms, The False Mirror, and The Spoils of War by Alan Dean Foster.
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The Borg, the "Body Snatchers", Vampires, Zombies all have the underlying, if not primary, purpose of "Making you one of Them". The Spoils of War (Damned) by Alan Dean Foster 9780099225522,Buy new & second-hand (used) books online with Free UK Delivery at. This is a common theme for a reason humans are, by and large, fiercely individualistic. The struggle was believable and understandable: The "Bad Guys" seek to assimilate and redirect every species they encounter to the "Purpose". The "Bad Guys" in many ways mimic many of the loathesome qualities of many fictitious, and real life, antagonisitic forces all the while giving the overall impression of being beneficent. What I liked: The characters were engaging: The Weave aliens behaved in an unexpected.but entirely understandable way to their new "Allies" the Humans. For millennia, the Weave, an alliance of species, have fought to resist the telepathic Amplitur. I found myself disappointed when I reached the last page because the job's library didn't have books two or three. Three sequential tales of alien warfare in one epic volume from the New York Timesbestselling author of The Force Awakens and Star TrekInto Darkness. The book was a bit slow to start, but interesting once the pace increased. It was late, I was bored and the cover looked interesting. I picked this book up off of a desk somewhere during a former job.
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