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michaelclorah's review
1.0
However, if Fables was a letdown, at least I finished it. I couldn't even get that far with The Fourth Power.
Sci-fi trappings, a woman engineered to be the ultimate weapon, intergalactic war and elaborate space and ship sequences combine in a story with dull, tepid characters and no real point.
On the plus side, Gimenez's art is lushly detailed, graphic and intense. However, he could work on establishing a frame of reference for his action sequences better, because I had trouble following most of them.
Sci-fi trappings, a woman engineered to be the ultimate weapon, intergalactic war and elaborate space and ship sequences combine in a story with dull, tepid characters and no real point.
On the plus side, Gimenez's art is lushly detailed, graphic and intense. However, he could work on establishing a frame of reference for his action sequences better, because I had trouble following most of them.
zare_i's review against another edition
4.0
This is story of entity created through uncontrolled experiment that merged 4 women with extraordinary psychic powers into single being. That very soon gets out of control (like you expected something else here eh :))
There are several stories here that follow this energy being as it tries to evade its creators and their adversaries (that wont the creature for the same goal, to use it as a weapon).
Woven in this story is constant joking and ridicule of modern society - wars fought far away from the motherland, amoral experiments for the greater good, corrupt politicians letting mercenaries engage in gladiatorial battles to prove the value of this or other military equipment producer (aka sponsors).
Very interesting book, art is just beautiful and level of details is astonishing.
Highly recommended to any SF fan.
There are several stories here that follow this energy being as it tries to evade its creators and their adversaries (that wont the creature for the same goal, to use it as a weapon).
Woven in this story is constant joking and ridicule of modern society - wars fought far away from the motherland, amoral experiments for the greater good, corrupt politicians letting mercenaries engage in gladiatorial battles to prove the value of this or other military equipment producer (aka sponsors).
Very interesting book, art is just beautiful and level of details is astonishing.
Highly recommended to any SF fan.
jarasen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5