pjonsson's review against another edition
3.0
In general I like these books in the Jon & Lobo series but in small dozes. It’s not my favourite type of story so I only read one now and then, even though there more in the series that have been published already, and the last couple of days have been one of those occasions.
This book is no exception to the above. I did like it but, as with the previous book in the series, I would have liked Jon to “show off” his nano-implants a bit more. Again they where hardly used. Lobo could have been allowed to play a bigger combat role as well.
We do get a few more bits of information as to the origin of Lobo which was interesting although the idea of turning armour into a computing substrate (while keeping the armour function) did sound a bit far fetched to me.
As usual there is the continuous bickering between Jon and Lobo which can be quite entertaining and, of course, Jon gets into trouble with the ladies which is not always as entertaining but that’s a matter of taste I guess.
So in short, it’s an okay book worth reading.
This book is no exception to the above. I did like it but, as with the previous book in the series, I would have liked Jon to “show off” his nano-implants a bit more. Again they where hardly used. Lobo could have been allowed to play a bigger combat role as well.
We do get a few more bits of information as to the origin of Lobo which was interesting although the idea of turning armour into a computing substrate (while keeping the armour function) did sound a bit far fetched to me.
As usual there is the continuous bickering between Jon and Lobo which can be quite entertaining and, of course, Jon gets into trouble with the ladies which is not always as entertaining but that’s a matter of taste I guess.
So in short, it’s an okay book worth reading.
jamiebarrows's review against another edition
2.0
This series started off pretty good, but it's gone downhill with each book. This book was particularly bad. For a person who is supposed to be a seasoned mercenary and covert ops expert, the main character does a lot of stupid things and lets his emotions and temper dictate his reactions. It just doesn't hold together well.
leons1701's review
4.0
Recently realized I hadn't kept up with Van Name's Jon and Lobo series, in fact, I was two books behind. Since Van Name's One Jump Ahead goes on the shortlist of contenders for Best First Novel, and I thought Slanted Jack was also a fine piece of work, this needed to be addressed. Overthrowing Heaven does not disappoint. Not only is it a perfectly serviceable SF caper novel, it also gives us a window into Lobo's history and marks a distinct turning point in the relationship between a man and his sentient starship/flying tank.
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