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Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780786014408
ISBN number: 0786014407
Label: Pinnacle
Manufacturer: Pinnacle
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: September 01, 2003
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I have almost every book that Bill wrote. I got this and I read it and I just shook my head.
As a man of few words I will sum it up. Jo I hate to say this.
IT SUCKED!!!!
They were all fighters and least they should have gone out that way. Who in gods name wrote this. It will now join the others in the collection but I will say it will never be read any more.
I'm so glad the other books are fine but this is such a sad end for old friends.
Dave Burgie
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William W Johnstome was suffering from cancer then dies in the early part of 2004. It is believed a ghostwriter did all or part of the last few books due to Johnstone's illness.
Sure, it would be nice if the last few books had been written the way Johnstone would have but at least those final books gave us an ending of the Raines saga. Better than being left dangling.
I rated the book a 4 because the book helped to show the end of the Raines story.
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Unsurprising to learn of William W Johnstone's death in 2/04.
Given the errors in continuity and characters, plot line reminiscent of a high school writing project,and general apathy towards the series' style and ethos, I am uncertain which is more deplorable.
An endeavor by the publisher to print "one more" book in a pathetic endeavor to profit from a deceased writer, or their total insensitivity to his death, and lack of announcment and appreciation for his talents over the years.
The characters are two dimensional, wooden, and reminiscent more of puppets than the living breathing creations skillfully created and written by Mr. Johnstone.
Good-bye Mr. Johnstone, you were definitely a writer worthy of riding the river with... oh that we are as equally worthy. You provided us with hours of enjoyable entertainment with believable characters. We shall miss your tales.
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For those of you out there who loved the Ashes Series, my advice to you?
AVOID this book like the PLAUGE!
I did a little checking and it seems that Mr. William W. Johnstone died earlier this year. Since then the publishers, whome *I* wrote to via snailmail and whome told me that everything was ducky with him, have been using ghost writers to keep the series going.
UNfortunately these ghost writers either:
A: Didn't know how in the devil to write (For Ashes)
or
B: Were told to tone it waaay down...like say into pulp.
This book, along with about the last six or so, is a badly written knock off, steals scenes from previous books and destroys nearly everything memorable about the series and the characters.
(Uhm, Ghostwriters: Rebles DON'T torture as a rule and they don't generally change personalities over the course of a chapter.)
I don't see, seeing as how William Johnstone's "Code Name" series is still much the same format, why the publishers saw fit to do such a hatchet job on "Ashes"
(Liberals maybe?)
I will be looking into the NEW "Ashes" Type book "The Last Rebal" but if it is like this "Ashes"-Lite I will content myself with the past.
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Doing an internet search i came across the obituary for Mr Johnstone, turns out he passed away on 8th Feb 04, after a long illness.
Think this explains why the ashes series started to change was obvisously using ghost writers and by the sounds of it all the upcoming books will be by ghost writers as well just like the James Axler Deathlands series.
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