T2 The Future War
| Author: | Stirling, S.M. |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |
| Written in the year 2003 and set in the time period: 2003-2032 | |
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| Originally entered by Harriet Klausner (Apr-03) | |
| Rating: | 10/10 |
Comments
Sarah Connor, her son John, and her lover Dieter felt destroying Clea before she activated Skynet had given them victory, but soon learn otherwise as the organic terminator managed to feed the discs to Skynet. Almost immediately Skynet concludes that humanity poses a threat to its survival and must be eradicated. Instead of complacency, Sarah and Dieter become concerned when the Pentagon announces Skynet will run all its weapon systems.
Skynet begins experimenting to prepare for Judgment Day, when the advanced computer system fires all the nuclear weapons in its arsenal. Skynet starts the nuclear end run as Sarah and her loved ones hide in a fallout shelter. With human collaborators and terminator robots with advanced weapons on its’ side, Skynet seems on the verge of victory. Only Sarah as a rallying point and her two cohorts lead a weak resistance that over the years is becoming stronger against a god-like enemy.
T2 THE FUTURE WAR is a great action packed doomsday thriller starring three long time favorite heroes, but also provides well-rounded personality traits to Skynet so the audience knows this is an independent sentient essence. Sarah seems so much more than she was in past books and movies as she has turned into a profound leader, who recognizes she is an icon to the resistance. John has matured from his previous feelings of resentment and disbelief into the hope of the future. This finale (loosely put – need to read to understand why) is a winner as S. M. Stirling terminates the series with a triumphant doomsday thriller in which humanity fights to survive against a killing machine.
Harriet Klausner
Additional Comments
Aug-03 - James Schellenberg gave the book 8/10 and wrote:
This media tie-in tries to conclude a series of novels set in the Terminator future. Mostly it does so, by following the resistance to the rise of the machines, mostly in Alaska, but also in a few other places in North America. I don't think this book is canon anymore after the release of Terminator 3, but it's a reasonably well-told story.
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