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Ascendance: Dave vs. the Monsters by John Birmingham
4.0
More ridiculous than a Matthew Reilly potboiler. More deliberate borrowings from pop culture than you can poke a stick at. A protagonist who's a "think with his small head" macho doofus? A hot Russian co-protagonist wielding a magic katana? Tentacled, armored, priapic monsters from a Hell dimension? A hot heroine (kind of) modeled on Rosamund Pike? A supporting cast straight from GI Jane?
What more could you ask for?
John Birmingham's Dave vs. The Monsters series is about as silly and overblown as it gets. But, honestly, that's entirely the point as Birmingham dives into a technicolor explosion of monsters and guns that you can't help but love.
When I read the first book, I wasn't sure, giving it 3 stars. It grew on me with the second book. Now I've just finished the third. In its entirely the series is glorious in its idiocy. But that's how it's supposed to be.
To quote another great Australian cultural icon, "do yourself a favor" and read these.
What more could you ask for?
John Birmingham's Dave vs. The Monsters series is about as silly and overblown as it gets. But, honestly, that's entirely the point as Birmingham dives into a technicolor explosion of monsters and guns that you can't help but love.
When I read the first book, I wasn't sure, giving it 3 stars. It grew on me with the second book. Now I've just finished the third. In its entirely the series is glorious in its idiocy. But that's how it's supposed to be.
To quote another great Australian cultural icon, "do yourself a favor" and read these.