Ron MilesWebsite Owner  Commander In Chief Posts:864  
| 1/4/2009 7:19 PM |
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This is the official thread for comments on Deathlands #86 - Eden's Twilight
The bibliography page is located HERE
You can submit your own review HERE
Be warned, this thread may contain spoilers for the book. "Sadly then I knew the answer. All her life she was a dancer, but no one ever played the song she knew." - The Residents
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke  Veteran Member Posts:1060 
| 1/5/2009 8:34 PM |
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What the hell is Krysty wearing on her legs -let alone her feet, on the cover of this one ? =============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
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Millennial Man New Member Posts:34 
| 1/7/2009 1:20 PM |
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It looks like to me she wearing leggings on her. But until I get the book I won't be sure. |
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 1/7/2009 4:22 PM |
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WHAT !! No Blue cowboy boots 
And here we are, back to the subject of boots on the cover again...
Thanks Baz for the trip down memory lane
LOL  =============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 6/15/2009 2:45 PM |
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Just started this book and still sitting on the fence as to what I think of it. I must ask though, when did Doc graduate to being a Professor?
He is a Doctor of Science from Harvard and a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford. He also has several other honours and Degrees.
See Crater Lake p183.
I guess Nick P failed to understand the meaning of Doc’s nickname !
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Another One Eyed ChillerNew Member Posts:76 
| 6/15/2009 5:53 PM |
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I just finished 86 "Eden's Twighlight"and while there were some pretty cool things,I just read all the old ones from "Pilgramage To Hell" up to "Emerald Fire" and Now I am on "Blood Lines"and I have to say that I have enjoyed all of these older books more than 85 and 86(I took off reading the books for about 7 yrs due too some personal trajedies).
I still love the characters,but I think these newer authors are not getting inside Ryan's head anymore,and it seems like Ryan is no longer the "main character".As much as I love Jak,J.B.,Kristy,and Doc and Mildred,I read the book mainly for Ryan as he is the scariest,badass character since the "Terminator" or Snake Plisken from "Escape from New York."
I do give these last two authors of 85 and 86 credit for doing new things and having the characters use better blasters in the final battles than there usuall inadequate amount of weaponry(J.B. and Ryan excluded)
I just hope that the next Death Lands book I read(87) will be just a bit more in the style of the original few authors and focus more on Ryan and his group and a bit less on these newer characters,I would like to see them make a damn jump again too!
Would someone please tell me what happened to Dean and how old Jak and Dean are now?
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Another One Eyed ChillerNew Member Posts:76
| 6/15/2009 5:56 PM |
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Yeah,I noticed the crazy ass not her usual silver tipped blue western boots too.
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 6/15/2009 7:49 PM |
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Posted By Another One Eyed Chiller on 15 Jun 2009 05:53 PM
...Now I am on "Blood Lines" One of my favorite DL books by a long mark. =============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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Another One Eyed ChillerNew Member Posts:76
| 6/15/2009 8:34 PM |
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Yeah,even though it has been over 14 years since I read it last,I do remember it is about some sort of Vampires?(Blood Lines)
Could you please answer my questions sir?How old are Jak and Dean now?I left off when Dean was in a Finishing school at age 11/12 and Jak was 16.
Also,was Dean kidnapped?whats the story on that?Like I said,I have only been back for the last 2 books after a 7 yr absense.
Thanks,and I hope you accept my apology about Bob Dillan?
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JerichoGirlNew Member Posts:9
| 6/16/2009 2:41 PM |
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I just finished it, and it was enjoyable, not great, not bad...however there is a big problem....about 2/3 of the way through the book, Jak is sent back to the UCV to warn Roberto about the trap.
for the next 50 pages, Jak is still with Ryan and the others...then they see a missile shot off from the UCV, and Ryan says "There's Jak's signal"....and he's back at the UCV again.
so either the author completely forgot that Jak was sent back to the UCV to wait for and warn Roberto, or Jak has suddenly developed teleportation powers without the need for a matter-trans device. |
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)3az )3aziahBritish Bloke Veteran Member Posts:1060
| 6/16/2009 2:45 PM |
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Posted By Another One Eyed Chiller on 15 Jun 2009 08:34 PM
Yeah,even though it has been over 14 years since I read it last,I do remember it is about some sort of Vampires?(Blood Lines)
Could you please answer my questions sir?How old are Jak and Dean now?I left off when Dean was in a Finishing school at age 11/12 and Jak was 16.
Also,was Dean kidnapped?whats the story on that?Like I said,I have only been back for the last 2 books after a 7 yr absense.
Thanks,and I hope you accept my apology about Bob Dillan?
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I will post my reply to this under a new
topic called "What happened to Dean" as the subject has nothing to do
with the latest book being discussed here.
See you there...
=============================== Billy Fish: He wants to know if we are gods.
Peachy Carnehan: Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing.
Please check out my FLICKR photos
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One Eye ChillsNew Member Posts:13 
| 6/16/2009 4:39 PM |
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So Jerichogirl liked it.
I did too...somewhat. Needed deeper characterizations to make me care. Action became too busy and all the same near the end.
I caught myself speedreading the last 40 pages.
Not good. |
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Diablo Basic Member Posts:125 
| 6/17/2009 1:38 AM |
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After waitin months for this book to come out and then to read what Jericho just pointed out really sucked.Some one droped the ball,Jak went there and now is here.Its the first time I ever put down a DL's book.Edens Twilight maybe the last one I ever pick up.
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One Eye ChillsNew Member Posts:13
| 6/17/2009 3:30 AM |
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Man, don't say that. I already have the next novel - Desolation Crossing - and the first 40 pages are already better than the entire Edens Twilight. The original characters from the earliet books like Trader and Hunn are back! And the printing and font size are back to normal. Thank God!  |
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Another One Eyed ChillerNew Member Posts:76
| 6/17/2009 7:04 PM |
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Hell yes!
How did you already get it?I am waiting for Barnes and Nobel to call me in a week or 2 with mine.
Really?Trader?Hunaker(man she was hot w/her green hair) |
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JerichoGirlNew Member Posts:9
| 6/18/2009 1:01 AM |
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I always order mine from Amazon.com from the link from this website...jamesaxler.com
actually, I usually order mine as soon as they show up on here....the book arrives as soon as it's released.
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DiabloBasic Member Posts:125
| 6/19/2009 8:48 PM |
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Ok Bro,I'll give it another try.I'll finish ET and wait for July.
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dean_cawdor1977New Member Posts:29
| 6/22/2009 1:51 AM |
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I have not read any of these posts as I am in the midst of reading ET, So if this has been mentioned I apologize...
I am just into the new book and already I have found myself scratching my head wondering.."Did I miss something?" When the gang arrives in the city where they get attacked by stickies, Ryan puts Krysty and Jak on guard duty for the vehicle BUT then only half a page later JB goes into a semi truck and finds a few road flares and then Jak finds the windfall and gets a box of ammo from under the seat.. ummmm wasn't Jak in the vehicle?? I know he is fast and everything but.. ooooopss
So far so good though with the book, always like it when the group finds a little nugget of treasure from Skydark..
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skullspliterNew Member Posts:63 
| 6/28/2009 3:48 AM |
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I just got done reading it . And i must say still better then a couple of the books. as for jak and the UCV with the stickies yes it was messed up as for the missile he was driving the thing and was never with the crew when the fighting broke out. all and all i give it 4 out of 5 |
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| 7/8/2009 9:56 AM |
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I also noticed that the Author had Jak in two places at once. He also said JB was unable to open the Sheriff's safe, but later he had JB produce a bag of diamonds he took from that same safe.
And then a suspicious flaw appears early in the story when the author describes Doc removing a shot shell from his LaMat and replacing it with a fresh one, when we all know his weapon is a muzzle loader. It made me wonder if Nick deliberately stuck in this error to tweak the noses of the weapons geaks. |
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