Monday, October 4, 2010

Terminator Salvation: Trial By Fire





By: Timothy Zahn

The fourth novel in the Terminator Salvation Series Timeline.  This novel takes place immediatelly after the novel Terminator Salvation.  Skynet Central has been taken offline, and now the resistance must clean up the mess of terminators that can only connect to Skynet's eastern hub at night.

Plot: John Connor is recovering, Kyle and Star are now with the resistance, and Skynet's Western America hub  has been destroyed, but the war with the machines rages on.

Kyle goes on an ammo run with 3 other boys and ends up in a hidden tunnel that the resistance hadn't discovered when the blew up the research laboratory.  While trying to get out of the tunnel, the four young resistance members discover that Skynet still has plans to kill John Connor, and have set them in motion.

Meanwhile, Barnes & Blair return to the explosion site to bury Barnes' brother because humans always bury their dead.  While leaving the area, Blair discovers a backbone line going into the forest.  Upon further investigation, the two resistance fighters discover a town that that has been untouched by post Judgement Day.

Upon venturing into Baker's Hollow, Barnes & Blair find a town that has two sides, ready to split.  The tension results from spotting a terminator standing guard, facing away from the town, waiting for something or someone to arrive.  When a man who claims to be John Connor arrives, all hell breaks loose.  Plans are set into motion, tables turn, and the two resistance fighters find themselves involved in a nightmare experiment they could never have imagined.

Review:  A novel so great, it could easily be a motion picture sequel!  The plot is solid, the action immense, and the only true victim of this book is the reader, who will be slave to the novel till the very end.  The best part of the book is the anticipation of what happens next, but when the plot unfolds, the reader will be left with a feeling of having read a great mystery.

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