Skin Game (Dark Angel) 
asked by perfect10 on November 23, 2006 9:23 PM
The saga of Dark Angel continues!
Someone is killing normal humans in the fog-enshrouded city of Seattle. The murders are brutal and grisly, but inside Terminal City they barely cause a ripple of concern. The transgenics who live there have problems of their own. In an area under siege by the oppressive arm of the police, the transgenics must protect their fledgling colony against the outside world—a world that eyes them with contempt and suspicion . . . and will do anything to be rid of them.
As the killings escalate, Joshua comes to Max with a dire suspicion: the killer may be one of their own. Tensions are high between normal humans and transgenics, and many inside the protected City would just as soon let the humans fend for themselves. Yet Max and her inner circle know they must investigate the crimes and stop the bloodshed. Doing nothing would simply give the normals more reasons to hate.
But what they discover will shock even the most jaded among them—and expose a sinister agenda that leads to an old, nefarious foe. . . .
Someone is killing normal humans in the fog-enshrouded city of Seattle. The murders are brutal and grisly, but inside Terminal City they barely cause a ripple of concern. The transgenics who live there have problems of their own. In an area under siege by the oppressive arm of the police, the transgenics must protect their fledgling colony against the outside world—a world that eyes them with contempt and suspicion . . . and will do anything to be rid of them.
As the killings escalate, Joshua comes to Max with a dire suspicion: the killer may be one of their own. Tensions are high between normal humans and transgenics, and many inside the protected City would just as soon let the humans fend for themselves. Yet Max and her inner circle know they must investigate the crimes and stop the bloodshed. Doing nothing would simply give the normals more reasons to hate.
But what they discover will shock even the most jaded among them—and expose a sinister agenda that leads to an old, nefarious foe. . . .
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This is the best serial killer mystery novel, the most tense and suspenseful. I respect and have read David Wiltse, James Patterson, Marcel Montecino, D. Van Arnham, and the others, but nothing is better than this modestly published tv tie in paperback!!!!!!!!!
reviewed by tacos on November 24, 2006 7:01 PM
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This book takes up right where the series ended. If you felt like you were left hanging this book will help eleviate your pain. It is a cool story that leads to a nice finish in the final book
reviewed by potato on November 25, 2006 6:58 PM
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As a Dark Angel fan, I'm rating "Skin Game" and "After the Dawn", at the least from the perspective that both books tie up the loose ends of the series, giving a good sense of finality that "Freak Nation" didn't.
Skin Game ties up the Terminal City/anti-transgenic issue. After the Dawn ties up the breeding cult, Ames White, the Coming, and the question of what Max was designed to be. A fan should not pass up getting these issues resolved.
On the negative side, the author is incorrect on a few minor points, but I simply overlooked them and enjoyed the story. Firstly, at the conclusion of "Freak Nation", it had been established that Logan had the use of his legs (after the transfusion from Joshua) and was using the exoskeleton for a fighting edge (as shown well during the siege at Jam Pony). The books both indicated that he was still paralysed. Secondly, that they all hated Lydecker. When Lydecker disappeared mid-season-2, they were all on good-working-together terms. But as I said, I didn't hold this against the books. I just felt like doing some creative editing on the book...
Skin Game ties up the Terminal City/anti-transgenic issue. After the Dawn ties up the breeding cult, Ames White, the Coming, and the question of what Max was designed to be. A fan should not pass up getting these issues resolved.
On the negative side, the author is incorrect on a few minor points, but I simply overlooked them and enjoyed the story. Firstly, at the conclusion of "Freak Nation", it had been established that Logan had the use of his legs (after the transfusion from Joshua) and was using the exoskeleton for a fighting edge (as shown well during the siege at Jam Pony). The books both indicated that he was still paralysed. Secondly, that they all hated Lydecker. When Lydecker disappeared mid-season-2, they were all on good-working-together terms. But as I said, I didn't hold this against the books. I just felt like doing some creative editing on the book...
reviewed by localhost on November 26, 2006 9:18 PM
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While I loved Max Allen Collin's characterisation of Alec and Joshua, I was disappointed in his overall writing style. It's clear he can't write fighting scenes (a couple of punches and the fight is over, there's not enough detail for the reader to 'see'), and certain plotlines were too difficult to swallow. He spent too much time describing the events of Freak Nation which I had an urge to skip (why waste so much of his word count recapping in detail what we've already seen, when he could be expanding more upon the post-Freak Nation story?).
At times it's obvious he's writing for a generation too young for him to really understand, and of characters he really can't get the feel for (asides from Alec and Joshua who I think he nailed perfectly). When Max ponders over her love for Logan his description is stiff and old fashioned feeling - cheesy Mills & Boon even!
Basically, this story left me feeling that nothing had really been accomplished. As someone else has already said, they should've commissioned a younger writer to tackle this novel! In all honestly, I've read much better Dark Angel fan fiction.
At times it's obvious he's writing for a generation too young for him to really understand, and of characters he really can't get the feel for (asides from Alec and Joshua who I think he nailed perfectly). When Max ponders over her love for Logan his description is stiff and old fashioned feeling - cheesy Mills & Boon even!
Basically, this story left me feeling that nothing had really been accomplished. As someone else has already said, they should've commissioned a younger writer to tackle this novel! In all honestly, I've read much better Dark Angel fan fiction.
reviewed by orla on November 27, 2006 6:00 AM
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This book picks up where the tv show left off. Again the author makes it seem just like the show and revealed some plots and answered some questions that season 3 would have elaborated on. I found it some what like silence of the lambs the more I read but in the end of the book you see why it was so. I again recommend this book to any dark angel fan who was disappointed not to get a season 3.
reviewed by motivations on November 28, 2006 10:22 PM