THE DARWIN ELEVATOR, THE EXODUS TOWERS, and THE PLAGUE FORGE by Jason M. Hough

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Mysterious aliens set up a space elevator in Darwin, Australia. Then an equally mysterious alien plague kills 90% of the people on Earth. The survivors struggle in dystopia conditions as the few scientists left get ready for the next alien surprise. These are the premises of Jason Hough’s “Dire Earth” trilogy. But the Big Question is: do you want to read 1500 pages to find out what happens? The pluses are action-packed pages and quirky plotting. The minuses are cardboard characters (both Good Guys and Bad Guys) and very clumsy romances. Hough leaves the door open for another trilogy, but I’m not sure I’ll read it. GRADE: C+ (for all three books)

8 thoughts on “THE DARWIN ELEVATOR, THE EXODUS TOWERS, and THE PLAGUE FORGE by Jason M. Hough

  1. Jeff Meyerson

    Sounds like a great premise but a crappy execution. Were the books 300 pages I might have given them a shot.

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  2. Jeff Meyerson

    Also, as I’m sure Bill Crider would point out, The Darwin Elevator would be a good name for a rock band.

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  3. Richard

    No, thanks. If I’m not mistaken it been done before, more or less. Plus a review with both “quirky” and “clumsy” in consecutive sentences pushes me off.

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