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Lädt ... Doom - Der Roman zum Filmvon John Shirley
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Gehört zur ReiheDoom (Movie novelization)
Based on the groundbreaking and legendary PC games from id Software that have been played by millions of hardcore fans, DOOM is a terrifying battle with the forces of Hell. A space marine's reassignment to the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility seemed simple, until the scientists' discoveries and experiments unlocked the gates to Hell itself. Now, in an epic clash against pure evil, he must fight to understand who is against him and what must be done to stop this nightmare from reaching Earth. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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What surprised me though, was that even with these meager ingredients, John Shirley's strength as a writer was able to shine through, polish it up a little and make it something better. The book is pretty compellingly written and worked well as a thriller for me. One of those books where I would tell myself 'one more chapter' before putting it down. He takes a pretty laid back, colloquial writers voice. It kind of felt like the story was being narrated to you by one of the soldiers themselves, though the book isn't written in first person.
Though there is plenty of action to be had in these pages, he also builds in a lot of suspense and tension. I also have to give him credit for trying to give his characters a little bit of depth. He doesn't quite pull it off. You are still reading about space marines who call themselves Reaper, Destroyer or Sarge, but I appreciated that he tried. It kept what really should have just been a hack job from being just that.
The book did have the same problem that the (fairly decent) movie had: the ending. The ending just seems to take the concepts the book was playing with a little too far. It makes the mistake of taking switching from sci-fi/horror to a sort of goofy super-hero brawl to try and pump up the adrenalin at the end.
Still, the novel is a fun, action packed and grisly weekend read. John Shirley seems to have been the perfect author for this project. He really added quite a bit to what should have been terrible. I have to say that I enjoyed Doom much more than my previous John Shirley experience Aliens: Steel Egg. ( )