Combat-ready couple John and Kate Connor have survived a computer-led apocalypse and are waging war against Terminator death squads.
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Connor knows that an attack on Lost Ashes is imminent.
The plan goes pear-shaped.
A lot of people die.
Thankfully, this book has a cogent finale instead of a cliffhanger leading into the movie.
Zahns taken the time to write a fully-formed story with some hints about its filmic follow-up.
Kate demands that she joins the soldiers in the field, rather than staying on base.
This leads to friction between her and John.
Theres a focus on two feisty young characters, Kyle and Star, who join Connors grim group.
Once the Terminators begin their siege of Lost Ashes the pace is compellingly fast.
Thankfully, the T-600s are a believable threat, as remorseless as Arnies original borg.
They pursue without tiring, stopping at nothing to track down their targets.
Zahns prelude has its flaws.
The characters are likeable but theyre also seriously underdeveloped, especially in the case of John Connor.
His attempts to keep his wife at home come across as old fashioned at best, sexist at worst.
But all in all,Ashesbodes well for the movie.
Terminator Salvation: From the Ashes isout now.
Rating:
3 out of 5
