| Title | : | Resistance (Nomad #3) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 281 |
| Publication | : | First published December 15, 2016 |
Jessica Rollins has made it to safety inside the Sanctuary system with the help of Ufuk Erdogmus, but is her mysterious savior really who he says he is? What secrets does he hide? And how is he connected to Dr. Muller?
Jess doesn't have much time to ponder these questions, as soon she is fighting again for her life...
Resistance (Nomad #3) Reviews
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This series keeps getting better as it goes along. The story has momentum and drive forward that kept me turning pages. I never know what insidious plot will be uncovered by Jessica and her band of refugees or if they will survive the next ecological disaster.
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The third book in the Nomad series. To me this book was a real snoozer. These people ended up in Sanctuary but that was short lived since someone blew it up. Then they were right back where they started from. Once they got to Africa or wherever they ended up I lost all interest in the storyline. It just went on and on and it was so boring that I scanned it to the end and that was that. Whew....what a disappointment.
Glad I got that over with. -
This was a fun book and a decent continuation of the series. What really helped make it more enjoyable was the more varied settings and the greater sense of progress the characters are making. It makes me wonder if it's Mather's co-author, Lucas Bale, that helps bring a lot more of the variety and interest to the series (or if it was Mather's plan all along). Also, though there were more injuries (expected) in this book, none of them were quite so gruesome and terrible as the second book. Still, it keeps us wondering: why is everyone making such a big deal out of Jessica? Halfway through the final book, I'm beginning to wonder if we'll never find out. The one thing I really didn't like about this book though was the ending. It was exciting. It was perhaps "appropriate", but it wasn't much of an ending at all. It's one of those endings that's literally just a cliffhanger to make you start the next book right away (which is what I did). At least the first two books in this series had endings that could more or less stand-alone (which is what I expect from a book), and they presented decent enough conclusions. Though of course you knew there would be more things happening so it encourages you eventually read the other books, but you don't have to rush to do it. Well, this book had literally no ending at all. Several sub-plots that were introduced in this book also were only barely mentioned and also given no obvious ending (or even really a connection) the the primary plot points. This makes me think the final two books should've been just one book, as that's how it's structured. I know this isn't terribly uncommon in modern self-publishing ebooks, but it's a trend that drives me nuts and I don't like it any more here. Overall though, it was an adventurous fairly well-written book with only a few bad typos and areas that really needed better editing.
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I wish I had quit after book 2. I really don’t like the main character, so it’s hard for me to care what happens to her. It’s been a while since I finished the last book and this one picked up right where it left off, with no attempt to remind me who the characters are. Consequently, I had trouble following it. It includes a group of Russians that I don’t remember from before and have no idea at all who they are. It begins with astronauts waking up, that are headed for Mars. These people are literally the only characters I’m interested in now, and there is very little about them in the book. But, they improved my rating from 1 star to 2. In spite of lots of action in the story, I was bored. This book has no ending. I HATE it when authors do that. Series are great, but each book should conclude. That changes my rating back to 1 star. I guess since there’s only one more book, I will go ahead and listen to it, but I’m not happy.
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One of the best !!!!
Because its a four books series and all my reviews will pretty much the same for each of them, I’ve decided to write one review for all and copy / paste it to all four after I complete listening to the complete series.
One of my favorite ever the Author Matthew Mather is really awesome when it comes to science fiction.
The same talent he used with Nomad that for sure, truly a masterpiece a beautiful series but for an unknown reason it feels like it’s missing one more book to finish the series, its just feels incomplete.
Choosing the Narrator: Keith Szarabajka was without a doubt perfection.
And without a doubt this
Series
Got my full recommendation !
Oded Ostfeld. -
I really liked Nomad. I was really underwhelmed with Sanctuary. I'm also pretty underwhelmed with this. Jess is just so annoying. Ufuk is needlessly dodgy. Who knows what the story with Massarah is. It just seeems needlessly...young teen.
I liked the science in Nomad...that aspect is why I really liked it. Sanctuary was boring and light on science. This one starts to pick up on a scientific thread again. It's a little outdated (thanks to Cassini) but on the right track.
I'll finish the series, but these last two books have me wondering if I want to continue on with Cyberstorm and Darknet. -
This one throws whatever you'd call "canon" out the window from the first two. It was established that global comms were knocked out, except for solid state like shortwave. It was established that no satellites are in orbit or working.
Yet we have the billionaire mastermind "good guy" friend (basically an Elon Musk) of the protagonist that can command a global army of drones from his iPad. How? The author even mentions that "someone might have hacked my network." What network? We just said, and actually reiterated it again in this book, that all digital networks are out? Are you telling me you taught your army of drones, ranging in size from a fly to a helicopter, to grow hands and operate a shortwave radio?
How are you controlling anything not line-of-sight? Were you magically aware of everything, and stored your army of drones in underground hardened bunkers that were also not destroyed by the massive earthquakes and tsunamis? He tells the characters that he has programmed them to work autonomously. That's not how any of this works, dude. YOu cant just say "go out and be smart." You have to give commands, etc.
The second book stretched the "magic laptop" to the point that even the author couldn't work his way out of it, and actually had to drop it here and say "well MAYBE it's you, the protagonist, that they want, and not the laptop!" Yet the previous two books make it clear that the only point was getting the laptop.
Also, although all non-solid state electronics are out, somehow that exempts things like brand new Land Rovers, aircraft, etc. Oh, and the author also states that turbine engines cant operate in the air conditions, then wrote "and the jet engines scream" during a scene in this book when they are under attack. Wait, what?
This book SUCKS. The first book of his I read was fine (not this series). The first book in this series was "fine" as well. Two was bad, this is just horrible. -
The struggle for survival continues and our intrepid heroes go from a "Sanctuary" back into the elements of a ravaged earth. Some additional characters are added and some go away but, nothing can be counted on to be permanent. The intrigue is ramped up even more when it becomes apparent that most or, maybe none, of the characters are who they seem to be.
So far, this series has been heavy on the fiction and light on the science. It is much more about the mysterious characters than anything else. The only reason I have kept on with this series is because of the story-telling ability of the author. This book ends in a cliff-hanger (I hate cliff-hangers) and so, this apocalyptic thriller/mystery continues on to "Destiny", the last of the series. Finally!
I probably won't read any more "science fiction" novels by Mather. -
The fleeing and fighting continues in this self-published “speculative fiction” series by Matthew Mather. In RESISTANCE, the plot’s emphasis on constant (and, frankly, repetitive) threats and betrayals in Libya as one-legged ex-Marine Jessica Rollins (Mather’s “MockingJESS”) searches for safe haven is not very interesting to a reader who enjoys a stronger sci-fi element. When a logical consequence of the original Nomad cataclysm is something that will be “like a billion Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs going off… all at the same time” (p307), it’s a shame to focus so much on cardboard villains and limp conspiracies. Mister Liberryhead was disappointed to catch only infrequent glimpses of the Mars First spacecraft and crew throughout RESISTANCE.
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matthew mather is really good at setting things up only for them to immediately become useless to the story and it gets kind of tiring after the second time. i'm bored of jess and gio and only really found myself invested in the chapters that spotlighted the russian soldiers and the mars first mission. i also think matthew needs to make up his mind on whether or not massarra is a terrorist because he flip-flops too much on the subject and a definitive answer would be nice. overall this series just isn't doing much for me because of inconsistent characterizations and pretty pointless subplots, but i'm determined to finish it nonetheless
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More twists and turns than you favorite roller coaster!
The continuing story of New Earth plays out like a shell game -- where is the pea? Who has the answers? Who can you trust? Will we ever learn why Mueller needs Jess so badly!
The long cold Winter from book 2 begins to warm up as this story catches fire. Intriguing New characters keep you riveted to the tale. And just when you think you'll learn the answers to all your questions...
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I really did not care too much for this book. This is the 3rd book in the series. The lead role Jessica is really annoying in this book. The suspense of not knowing who is good and who is bad and why, is being drug out too long. The whole premise of this being a cat and mouse game or better yet a well thought out chess game is getting old. I already downloaded the next book and will continue on but, I think I will not go any further. We will see if all of this comes together and blows my mind?
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I didn't like this book as well as the first two in the series. The pace was very uneven - several places where the story seemed to drag on and on. Had those slow spots been tightened up, I would have given this 4 or 5 stars, because when the pace was good, it was very good.
Overall I still like the series and am looking forward to reading the 4th book when it comes out in the next couple of weeks. -
Great!
Resistance is the third book in the Nomad Series! Resistance begins with Jessica, Giovanni, Hector, Raffa, Lucia, and Roger in Sanctuary Europe. Ufuk came to Jessica rescue but she's not sure he can be trusted. I love Matthew Mathers writing and I have soared through the last 3 books. I can not wait to start on Destiny. -
In the same action-packed style as the first two books in The New Earth series, Resistance drives the story forward, while at the same time still leaving you searching for answers. A new story line appears already from the prologue, that of the Mars First mission, but it doesn't bring yet much to the story. If you enjoyed the first two books, you'll probably enjoy this one as well.
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Great start to book 3. It did slow down a bit for me after they leave Sanctuary and got into Africa. Some of the fighting just felt like filler a little but then the ending comes and!!! WOW!!! Defiantly need to see how everything plays out and I like how we get to see how the impacts of Nomad effects the Mars First team.
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Constant movement but no progress
I was disappointed in book three of the series called Resistance. It was less of a resistance and more of a flight from place to place with heated interactions and not much more. I grew tired of the main character and her lack of empathy and trust. It's all about her and I got tired of it -
Edge of seat fun
I am really enjoying reading this series. I see many similarities in the morals and ethics of the characters in the book as compared to folks in real life. Unfortunately it seems even a catastrophic event the majority are still evil. Being able to identify with characters in a book means the author is doing his job. -
Excellent continuation in The New Earth Series
A fast-paced story that doesn't slow down throughout. This is an end-of-the-world story and the resultant dystopia that the survivors must come to terms with. This "The New Earth Series" story follows a group of people fighting to live in a world devastated after the passing of a black hole.
