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David McK (3422 KP) rated Steadfast (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, #4) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Steadfast (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, #4)
Jack Campbell | 2014
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The fourth book in The Lost Fleet spinoff Beyond The Frontier series, that picks up from the previous in starting with 'Black Jack' Geary on planet Earth. It's not long, however, before they are back in space when two of his crew are kidnapped, with the kidnappers then landing on the most feared planet in the universe(s), leaving Geary having to make a decision about what to do.

If I'm honest, and having read the blurb: I thought that that portion of the story would have taken much longer than it did: it only took place in the early part of the novel, before Geary and his crew were back in Alliance space, and before it was back to the usual Alliance/Syndicates plot.

Also have to say: read the earlier books first! :-)
  
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Taken 2 (2012) in Movies

Mar 13, 2021  
Taken 2 (2012)
Taken 2 (2012)
2012 | Mystery
6
5.9 (10 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Family Vacation Gone Wrong
Taken 2- it has good action and a good story but its forgettable. After watching it, you just forget about it. One and done film. Cant wait to watch the third one. Yay.

The plot: Two years ago, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) used his "particular set of skills" to rescue his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), from kidnappers. Since then, Kim has been learning self-defense from her father, and Bryan has been on a personal mission to reunite with his ex-wife (Famke Janssen). In Istanbul, Bryan and his family cross paths with Murad (Rade Serbedzija), whose son died at Bryan's hand during Kim's rescue. Murad wants revenge, and he'll stop at nothing to get it.

Like i said its good.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Red Country in Books

Nov 29, 2017  
Red Country
Red Country
Joe Abercrombie | 2012 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Hinted at returns of previous main characters (0 more)
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This book is the third standalone set in the world of the First Law trilogy and sees farm girl Shy (with a dark secret history) and her 9-fingered step-father return from market to find their farm burned and Shy's siblings abducted.
They duly follow the trail of the kidnappers and end up embroiled in a journey through the "wild west" of this world with groups of travellers seeking their fortune and without exception ending destitute in grubby town Crease.
A number of familiar faces (or hands) return in this book, as well as a number of new characters. I didn't really like the western setting, being totally incongruous with the rest of the books set in the same world, and the mysticism implied near the end was not very well explored (a similar gripe about the first trilogy).
A good read, but really for completists, not to be read as a standalone book.