Echelon Vendetta by David Stone

Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 1999 18:00

Veinarmory-Blog - Book Reviews

I don't know man, I'm ambivalent about this book. Yes, it's well written. Too well written for my tastes. For one thing, it's one of those new-fabgled 'Tall' books that sell for ten-bucks. This one is 520 pages. I don't know if you've noticed, but many books now are full of long, excruciatingly boring and unnecessary scene description. I think the rat-bastard publishers are forcing the writer to pad their books with inconsequential swill to justify the high cost of the books. The greedy pig-fuckers are having the shit printed in China by slaves who work for a handful of rice. They print 'em and ship 'em over here for a criminally low per-unit cost. We know the author ain't getting any of that money. Crap...anyway, back to the book. yes, it's a good book. It has a good pace, with plenty of action and plenty of momentum.  The plotting was handled deftly, and the ending was satisfying. But the plot lynchpin did not seem, to deserve this epic treatment. Can the guy write, yes. Can he tell a story, yes. My recommendation—it's a toss-up.