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A review by plaguevacant
The Deathworms of Kratos by Richard Avery, Edmund Cooper, Colin Hay
3.0
Prospective readers should beware: this book is really a "Men's Adventure" paperback with very light sci-fi dressing.
As a result, don't expect any high-concept science here. There's not much in the way of plot, character development, or great dialogue, either. It should be outright AVOIDED if laughably dated gender politics and ethnocentricism aren't your thing.
All these caveats considered, this is still fun. The writing is a notch above standard man-pulp fare, and the silly plot zooms along with much contrived convenience. Giant alien worms mate, attack and die in lurid detail. The protagonists argue, fight and make out. Imagine it all taking place in faded 60s technicolor and you'll manage to be entertained.
As a result, don't expect any high-concept science here. There's not much in the way of plot, character development, or great dialogue, either. It should be outright AVOIDED if laughably dated gender politics and ethnocentricism aren't your thing.
All these caveats considered, this is still fun. The writing is a notch above standard man-pulp fare, and the silly plot zooms along with much contrived convenience. Giant alien worms mate, attack and die in lurid detail. The protagonists argue, fight and make out. Imagine it all taking place in faded 60s technicolor and you'll manage to be entertained.