After nearly being raped (and possibly worse) by her psychotic childhood friend (Bill Hicks) in "Swept Away", Jeanette Taylor starts out on her own in the sequel, "The Mountain". She doesn't get very far, however, before she starts feeling guilty about abandoning Bill and Dwayne. Eventually, she returns to their camp with food (they were likely to starve without it) and regains her place as "captain" of the group.

It doesn't take long, though, before Bill starts up again, creating problems between Jeanette and Dwayne, then threatening her without Dwayne's protection (although the "boyjock" isn't much help when he is around). (Like she didn't see it coming.) But when Bill tries to kill her while they're both hanging off a cliff, Jeanette surprises me by doing what she should have done before: she fights back--and kills Bill Hicks.

Moments later Jeanette and Dwayne clear the cliff and stumble across Neil and Samma. Both are alive, but Neil's leg is badly
injured from the flood that separated the group. When they question Bill's absence, Jeanette tries to explain what had happened. Samma, of course, doesn't believe her story at all, but at least Neil does. And that's all that matters to Jeanette. Well, that and trying to get rescued. :)

This book is just as exciting as the first, and I highly recommend reading it if you've already read "Swept Away". There is some semi-graphic violence/hunting (one being a rabbit and the second a bear) that might disgust some readers. The worst, I thought, was the rabbit, basically because I had just gotten a pet rabbit a few days prior to starting this book. Very gross.

Despite that--and Jeanette's annoying habit of quoting classic poetry and stories--, there weren't a lot of drawbacks to this book. (...) There's still a lot of witty humor and suspense that makes the story move along pretty fast. Don't miss reading this series if you like Christopher Pike or R. L. Stine.

I loved this book! It had action, adventure, and yes, a smart @ss girl just trying to stay away from her pyscotic friend, Bill. Do they survive? Read this book to find out!

Dafydd's "Swept Away" trilogy is absolutely excellent. A couple of years ago I would hardly read, but when I picked up this book I took special interest. The book is modern and ideal for young adults. Because of the "Swept Away" trilogy I have taken an interest in reading books. So, trust me, this book rules. Bring the books back into print and do some damn advertising(my opinion to the publishers).

The Rebels Trilogy was a great edtion to the Star Trek Universe and I think it was a great series. I liked hearing more about Kai Winn and here life during Cardassian Rule. I also Think that Daffyd Ad Hugh is a great writer and has done well with most of his Star Trek books!

I don't read star trek books anymore, but I remember liking this one. My only probably is some of its basic ideas are from "The High Crusade" a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson. Don't take my word for it order that book from your library. The time travel & everybody dying parts were surprising & not in "The High Crusade" however. Enjoy.

I've read a lot of books. At lot of star trek books among them, but this book really is special. With Odo and Quark as it's central characters, teaming up to undo a great wrong, it gives every regular character the chance to shine very brightly, and very in character. I can promisse suspense, grieve, and laughter Do read this one. You won't regret it.

When I sat down to read this book I already knew what would happen - I had heard the CD version but this tale appealed to me in just the same way. It was still gripping and tense and the story line was perfectly crafted. There are classic death scenes which are good fun to read (although they were more tense when I heard them). This book shatters the normal peaceful story that you would expect from a novel where everything turns out okay after 100 pages - don't expect that. This book is filled with violent endings for almost all the characters. This IS _THE_ book which Paramount should dramatise. It would make a brilliant episode if it were adapted for the latest series or maybe even a film. The villains are violent and they are also cold - like the Borg they appear to be killing for no good reason. Finally I must quickly say that this is the BEST Star Trek book available currently and it's ending is unparrelled - you can quote me on that!

In "Swept Away", Jeanette Taylor and her two high-school friends, Neil Armstrong and Samma Glynnis, have made plans for a six-day hike in the mountains. When Jeanette and Neil's long-lost childhood friend (Bill Hicks) calls out of the blue, Jeanette automatically invites him along, despite her sudden uneasiness while talking with him. He just doesn't seem like his old self; he lies about his past and blatantly admits to dissecting the school's mascot. Although Jeanette seems like a level-headed girl, she should have made some excuse to uninvite the weirdo. But I suppose if she had, there wouldn't have been any real suspense later on.

So, besides the new addition, their week adventure seems to go as planned--until that night, when they're startled by someone lurking in the bushes outside their campsite. It turns out to be Dwayne Cors, the dumb jock who's in love with Jeanette and considers it his duty to protect her from Neil and Bill.

The next day, the group is faced with yet another obstacle; however, this one is much more serious. When they reroute their trip at the last minute, it leads them directly in the path of a flash flood which separates everyone and possibly kills Neil and Samma. (The two are never found.) Jeanette reunites with Bill, although she would rather be on her own. She can't help but suspect her old friend is a sociopath who killed his last girlfriend--and wants her to be the next victim. ...

"Swept Away" begins a little slow, but once Jeanette, Bill, Neil, and Samma start their hike around page 50, the book picks up the pace. Jeanette is a great leading character, with Neil as my second favorite. I was a little disappointed when he vanished in the flood, but, hopefully, he'll reappear in "Swept Away: The Mountain" or "Swept Away: The Pit", the two succeeding books in this series.

Two character complaints: Bill is a little too psychotic; it's almost unbelievable. I know he's supposed to be evil and all, but he switches between madness and coolness too often. Then there's Jeanette, who doesn't react as quickly as I thought she needed to. There were several times when she had the opportunity to flee or attack but did neither.

Overall, despite the grim atmosphere, the book is pretty funny, particularly at the beginning. I would recommend "Swept Away" ao anyone who likes Christopher Pike or R. L. Stine books or is a Dafydd ab Hugh fan.

Jeanette is a humorous character who has a pycho obsessed with her since age 5 and a hunky quarterback who loves her. The problem is, she doesn't like either of them (who WOULD like boy #1???) She goes on a hiking trip only to be stuck with the both of them and still she hasn't figured out Bill's true intent, but as the book goes along she starts noticing some strange stuff about him, things she never noticed as a child. Her two best friends are there, (whom she originally planned the trip with) but not anymore as the nearby dam caves in and they are all swept down the river. Jeanette is left alone, though feels someone is watching her. (Who COULD it be, who COULD it be???) If I told you more I would give the whole book away. Alone with a murderer, what will Jeanette do to survive? I truly liked this book. The main character was likeable with a sense of humor, despite the curcumstances. The book was totally unpredictable, and I am DYING to get the next two!!! Yes, I'm desperate!!!! Whatever copies you have (of the next two), I will buy them!!! Thanx in advance, generationgirl9009@hotmail.com

Swept Away is a captivating book that everyone should read.Jeanette and her buddies go on a hiking trip, when two of her guy friends invite themselves. One of her friends is a psychopathic person who has an obsession over Jeanette...can you guess who? I reccomend this book to teenagers. Read about how the two guys (Dwayne and Bill)fight over Jeanette throughout the whole trip. There is a second part and a third part to this book and I'm going crazy because I can't find any copies! Please, whoever knows where to buy a copy of this trilogy, email me! Thanks a bunch. Honestly, this book is the best!

This four-part story that spans the entire "Star Trek" universe (until the fifth show arrives, that is) begins spectacularly, continues well, and almost peters out before returning with a bang. The first segment, "First Strike," takes place in the 23rd Century and depicts Kirk as a hero in both his accomplishments as a warrior (impressing even the Klingons) and in his determined efforts as a diplomat who wants to avoid the war in the first place. "First Strike" could easily stand on its own. But "Soldiers of Fear" fortunately avoids the danger of becoming just a remake/sequel to "First Strike." The added element of new technology for the villainous Furies -- a weapon that strikes at the very minds of the Enterprise crew -- creates an interesting element that maintains our fascination with the story. Then the whole thing goes south in "Time's Enemy." The initial premise -- involving time travel and the mysterious appearance of a centuries-old Defiant -- is certainly intriguing, but the story itself is rather dull and turns out to have very little to do with the Furies story as a whole. In my opinion, it is completely unnecessary, especially considering that the fourth segment, "The Final Fury," picks up exactly where the second segment left off. I wasn't much of a "Voyager" viewer at the time, but I became interested in the series when "Invasion" so fluidly continued the same story from the original characters to the Next Generation to Voyager. I would definitely recommend "Invasion." But skip the DS9 segment, which is as boring and pointless as the other three segments are exciting and epic. Well, three out of four ain't bad.

This was an immensely spellbinding and interesting read... The concept of having such a wonderfully continuous storyline is great, and extremely well thought-out. The stories blend nicely, and tell different parts of the complete story in each book. The characters, especially in the last two books, are portrayed very lifelike and true to their roles in the TV series -- they had me laughing at quite a few occasions! I had to put down everything else to finish this book first!

If you're like Trek then you will like this book. The 4 novel saga spans the centuries and does so with the greatest of fluidity. The basic premise is simple, an epic war took place in our little piece of universe before we got here. The loser of the war wants the universe back and the winners are nowhere to be found. The first novel introduces the losers and reveals that their presence has actually been well documented in the history of our quadrants aliens through mythology, from the Vulcan mythology to Human mythology and so on. The second novel finds Picard and the NG crew fight the FURIES off again in a true epic. The third novel gets a little more technical but finds us finally introduced to the victors in that epic war fought so long ago. These creatures are just plain cool... If not a bit gory... LoL. The 4th brings us back to the FURIES as they attempt to simply transport their entire planet into the alpha quadrant! This is by far the best of the 4 and completes the saga perfectly. I read this installment in a day. All and all it took me 10 days to read the 958 pages and that's saying a lot for me... You'll enjoy this..

This book is based on the computer game Doom and the author has done a great job.The two main characters in the book are Arlene Sanders and Fly Taggert who are two marines that are sent to Phobos (which is a moon of Mars) where an alien invasion has taken place.Arlene and Fly fight there way through the levels of a mining building finding many strange and weird monsters on the way.I thought this book was funny and full of action and I recommend it to anyone who likes the computer game Doom has a sick sense of humour and a love of sci-fi books

This has everything in it!!! It has romance, suspense, action, violence, an awesome plot...I could go on for weeks!!! This is the first in the series of DOOM novels. (there are 3 more books to read) This book lays down the basic facts about everyone's favorite Marine Corporal, "Fly" Taggart, and his lovely subordinate Pfc. Arlene Sanders. Once you begin reading this book you will not be able to put it down. You actually feel like you are in the game fighting the demons alongside the Marines. You feel the Marines pain as they lose their buddies and find them "reworked" as Zombies, you feel their tension as they are sneaking around dark corridors. This book is great!!! I cannot speak highly enough of it. The 3 novels following this book are not to be missed either. ENJOY!!!!--Pudge

When I first saw this book lying on the shelf of the area's Waldenbooks, I laughed. I thought, "How could they make a book about one of the best action games ever made for the computer. A game that entails nothing but slaughter." I thought that the book would be funny to read so I bought it. Got home and started reading the book. Didn't stop reading it until I was done with the book. And then the only thing I could say was Wow. The book not only adds the complete story as to how Space Marines came to be fighting all these monsters, but it throws in a whole cast of new characters and a well made plot. If you are a fan of the game, get the book. If you aren't a fan of the game but like action books, get the book. If you aren't a fan of the book, and you aren't a fan of action books, get a life.

Don't be fooled into thinking this is a novel of FINAL DOOM. It isn't. That's actually a shame, however, because the two episodes of that game had fairly interesting plots that would have benefited from a novelization like this. ENDGAME is a continuation of the warped, expanded universe of DOOM that the authors made a huge step toward in the second half of their last outing. ENDGAME takes place exactly where INFERNAL SKY left off, and attempts to chronicle the adventures of Fly Taggart and Arlene Sanders traveling to an alien world.

What depresses me the most about this implausible and confusingly plotted book, aside form the elephantine pace, is the fact that it bears absolutley no semblance to any of the DOOM games, of which it claims to be inspirered. I know you must expand a little beyond the horizons of a game to make a novel out of it, which actually augmented the effect of the first two books, but this is my idea of too much. As I said above, it just doesn't feel like DOOM anymore. I honestly feel something is truly lost by doing so. Don't look for "science fiction" in this novel either. A few of the plot elements, although they are interesting, are too ridiculous and implausible to be called anything other than pure fantasy.

ENDGAME is not without its assets. The eventual fates of Fly and Arlene are interesting enough to read. They haven't haven't lost their appeal, and when the book opened, I felt as if I was greeting a pair of old friends.

Finally, there is a weird but nontheless amusing gimmick in this book which involves Fly and Arlene having their souls "copied" into a computer simulation based on their own memories of the first book (don't ask). This plot twist is funny and intrguing, but doesn't really have a point (other than, say, to make sure the book still has the DOOM logo on its cover). Fly Taggart's narrative is frenetically unsubtle and down right hilarious (a true testiment to his eventual change in character when compared to the first). Things get even funnier, when, for reasons much too complex and ludicrous to be summarized here, Fly begins to "covert" the DOOM monsters to his cause. I liked this part because it was always a fantasy of mine to play as one of the monsters depicted in DOOM or to have one on my side.

However, the surrounding plot, which occupies much more of the novel, isn't nearly as interesting as this. It slowly turned into a lumbering bombastic space opera rather than a sci-fi story. More often than not, as I read ENDGAME, I kept thinking to myself, "Am I or am I not reading about DOOM?"

I have read the entire series of these books at least six times through, and I still love them! Yeah, you can say that after the second book they had nothing to do with the original game, since the entire first three episodes were in Knee Deep in the Dead, and then DOOM II being in Hell on Earth. The two after that were completely original in story....well, okay as original as anything can get. I think they were really great, the characters seemed to me as old friends once I had been through all of them. Yes, even those wacky Klave, Sears and Roebuck. All in all, a great book, you should read them in order, though, or you'll lose the story. Goes to show you that you just may be able to teach that old dog some new tricks.

The fourth and final novel in the series is arguably the second-best, even better than Hell on Earth, but not quite as good as the first novel. This book was the second totally original one, and it was MUCH better than the semi-dismal Infernal Sky before it. The part where the Newbie tries to sabotage the Fred ship (the Freds are the main enemy, the aliens behind the genetic-experiment demons invading the "old mud ball", as Fly would have put it) is great, and the flashback/cpu program that brough both Fly and Arlene back to the Phobos base gave us some well-needed shooting action for the Doom name. A great conclusion to a great series.

This was a wonderful book and I really enjoyed reading it. I can't wait to read the next two. Dafydd Ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver Did a great job of bringing out the Characters thoughts and emotions. I really liked the way the authors portrayed an Alien invasion also. Hey I love the book so much that My AOL screen Name is Fly Taggart, the exact same name of the main character. If that doesnt show How much I love the books, I dont know What would! If you get a chance to read this book Do it, It doesn't matter if your a doom fanitic or not, I'm not and I usually HATE science fiction books, and I EXTREMELY enjoyed this book. To sum it up: READ THIS BOOK

This is the second best book ever only surpassed by the original doom book "Knee Deep in the Dead". I recommend this book if you like action packed books. In the story it starts off you are on Deimos (the outer moon of mars) where Flynn Taggart and is comrade Arlene Sanders have defeated the hordes of hell on Phobos and Deimos (the two martian moons). In this book it tells about how you have to get back to Earth to warn them about the invasion, but it seems they have already invaded. All of earth is invaded except few resistances (one is Salt Lake City and the other is Hawaii) After you return to you make it to Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City you get two new people to help you save earth Jill (a computer genius) and Albert (a Mormon that is a Marine sniper). On your mission you have to get into L.A and drop a force field that prevents you from getting to the main resistance in Hawaii. After you read this book or the original DOOM book please e-mail me and we can talk.

I previously commented on the 1st novel in the 4 part series, Knee-Deep in the Dead, and I just have to comment again!! This is a damn fine book!! The DOOM series of books are some of the finest pieces of literature that i have read. I have read all the boring classics and such for school but I read this series for enjoyment. I have read the entire 4 book set 3 times and it just gets better and better each time I read it. This book takes the reader deeper into the cosmos of space as "Fly" Taggart and Arlene Sanders encounter strange creatures as they try to save the human race. The aliens have almost perfected a monster that looks exactly like a human, and Fly has to stop them before they take the next step towards final global domination. This is a must read!!! I recommend reading Knee-Deep in the Dead first in order to understand and enjoy the story more fully, but you don't have to...It is a great story just by itself. Well folks... that is all for me today on this book...See you in the next book review for HELL ON EARTH! --Pudge

Okay, first of all, I'd like to say that some of the other guys who reviewed this book didn't get it. They were obviously confused about the (easy-to-follow) storyline. The monsters were refered to as aliens in the game as well as the books. I think the references to Einstein's Theory of Relativity may have thrown them off, to.
This book is very cool. It makes sense that it departs from the Doom game and enters it's own story-line, since the first two books in the series were about the first two Doom games.
In this book, Fly, Arlene, Albert, and Hidalgo (a new character) have to leave the Earth as they know it behind to travel through a Gate in an attempt to meet alien good-guys. They are successful. The aliens speak broken English and don't understand the concept of individuality. That is why they pick such wierd names for themselves (Sears and Roebuck). Now they must all go to an enemy alien military base and implant a virus in their computers.
I think this is a very fine set of books. They add so much to they story line of the game; I'd say you need to read these to understand Doom and Doom II. I must warn you, though, the 3rd book has a lot of really sad stuff, like when everyone has to leave Jill, or when they think of the effects of Relativity, when Arlene has to leave albert, when Captain Hidalgo dies, when Hidalgo thinks about his child,etc.

Well kiddies, I'm back, and I'm here to comment on the 3rd novel in the DOOM series of books. This book (INFERNAL SKY) is quite entrancing...you cannot put it down. "Fly" Taggart and Arlene Sanders now have a new travel partner, Albert the Mormon. He is an ex-Marine sniper and very handy to the mission. Oh yeah...the mission...well, to put it simply, these 3 soldiers have to save the universe from an over-aggressive alien species. In order to do this...they need to actually travel to the aliens' homeworld...but that is in the next novel, ENDGAME. I don't want to give away the ending...hehehe...I highly recommend this book and sincerely hope that Dafydd comes out with new DOOM books soon to satiate my need to kick some demons!!! --Pudge

I guess people have a problem with change.
One has to be a really open minded reader to really consume this whole series and like every bit of it. This book is completly different from KNEE-DEEP IN THE DEAD. It has been criticized for having nothing to do with DOOM. Like I said before, you can only stretch DOOM'S paper-thin story into so many pages before it gets repetitive. This book bridges the gap between the 2nd and 4th books. The 4th book, which I will review later, is one wild trip.

INFERNAL SKY drops a huge bombshell on the reader: Fly and Arlene must travel to the Aliens homeworld to destroy them. When they get back, however, 200 years will have passed on Earth. Wow. If you are into this series and really sympathize with these characters, this is a huge and mind-bending developement. The latter half of the book is genuine sci-fi adventure, and for readers who originally picked up the series, this is just too much to digest: it's so different from the original book.
But personally, I like it. I like it A LOT. There isn't much to say about the wit or humor in this book; it takes itself quite a bit more seriously than the originals. Again, my star review is misleading. I doubt most people enjoyed this book as much as I did, so although I am awarding it 5 stars, I only modestly recommend it. Although, if you have made it this far into the series, it would be a shame to stop. If you read book 1 and 2, and liked book 2, read this and ENDGAME. I recommend finding ENDGAME first, however.. It's torture if you can't get it to find out what happens after this one!

I like most Star Trek novels. They get talky and slow sometimes, but I try to plow through them. This one was almost more than I could take. Usually I can write long reviews about the books, but this would give me a headache. The bottom line: too many character mistakes, too much description and technological dribble, and only a few memorable scenes. First of all, Hugh obviously did not backround read on the Voyager series since most of the dialogue or interaction between the characters was out of place. B'Elanna's emotional insecurity would have gone well in an early Season One novel but not Season Three. The Doctor pretty much openly admits his crush on Kes, Tom NEVER called Harry by "Kim", and Neelix would be the first one to panic in the event of a capture not the one to get them out of it (hey, I like Neelix, but it isn't him). On top of those inconsistencies, the parts with the "fear beam" and the whole B'Elanna and Redbay mission was just Blah. I'll be the first to admit that I skipped that entire part. And just one nitpick thing: did anyone else who read "Soldiers of Fear" find it odd that Kes was uneffected by the furys as Troi was? Kes had powerful telepathic abilities in the series, but didn't even use them here. Never mind, I'll be quiet now. I have to say, the only scene really worth reading the book for was when Tuvok, Janeway, and Neelix were trying to escape from the Fury's jail. Although Neelix was out of character, it was pretty funny and had the best dialogue in the book. But, I did think it was stupid they used a h--- p-- to get out (I can't give it away!). That's all. The book was, to me, a total flop. I hope Hugh gets it right the next time (I hope there never is a next time!). After all, how hard is it to read a copy of Jeri Taylor's "Pathways" or "Mosaics" (two excellent books) so that you understand the characters? I mean, jeez, you're supposed to write about what you know. Unless you are intent on completing the Fury series or have a mission to read every Star Trek book, skip this one. Period.

I have not watched much Voyager, but I liked this book a great deal. The story was well plotted, the characters real and the tie-ins to the other books very well done. I won't spoil things, but the crew of the Voyager are worthy of being the ones to put an end to the Furies, if anyone can. Janeway is a good captain and the crew gives it their all. Enjoy the book. I did

I really did enjoy this lastest Star Trek Voyager book in the ST:INVASION series. I had humor, Neelix was a little annoy, but to think that we keeps an extra combadge and phaser in his boot(I always wondered why his waddled like a duck). and the Doctor was hilarious! "Ah, I see you are about to engage in some dangerously theatrical maneuvers in the middle of a supernova. Do you, by any chance, expect any casualities?" p252 I would suggest anyone to read this book for a good laugh...