Welcome back Lucas, great to see you
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Lucas Davenport is back with a vengeance in "Field of Prey" about a hunt for a serial killer. Many interesting side characters and old friends you expect to see. Set aside time cuz once you start you can't stop
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Brust is most definitely back in form.  To be honest I never lost interest in Vlad's story but this one is more in alignment with what one could expect from his earlier work.  If you are reading this review you are probably already very familiar with this series.  In fact the only reason this review would be of any use to anyone is someone who started the series long ago, got a bit put off by some of the stories a few books ago and is now wondering if it is worth it to start back up.  The answer to that is yes it is.  Though you should probably start back up where you left off.

I can't wait for the next installment
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It was so nice to get back to the Merki universe! Mark has done a great job picking up where he left off after Operation Breakout. I don't know what I was expecting, but he managed to surprise me with a couple of twists.
Of course the end is a bit of a cliffhanger but, as long as Mark doesn't wait years for the next book, I'm fine with that!
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Yes, Jak is back! And he's wonderfully statisfying this time. Instead of the young, mute Jak you remember from the last game, this Jak is two years older, cooler, and can actually talk. You also get guns, good ones. And there aren't only two cutscenes in the game!

Jak is practically a new hero! And a new hero calls for a new story. As well as a new villain. Or many. The plot will really give you something to digest, while laughing at Daxter's hilarious antics. Whether charming babes or running for his life, Daxter's always got something humerous to say.

While Dax is lightening the game, Jak evens him out with sometimes cold, but always cool comments.

But don't think Jak II is all talk. With much more action than Jak and Daxter, the dynamic duo must venture through a new city, new wilderness, even a new time. Meeting a mixed assortment of new characters, like Torn, Ashelin, and the Baron, and also returning characters, like Samos the Sage and Kiera his daughter.

This is truly a wonderful experience for anyone.

Now, the cons of Jak II.

While the missions are awesome and fun, the checkpoints are few and far between. It will get very annoying to make your way nearly to the end of a long mission only to die and have to start all over.

Also, the game is truly difficult, exploiting the previous con. Not for newbs.

But all in all, i must give Jak II, a well deserved four out of five.
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It was good to get back to this series. New characters, such as a couple of the pirate captains, added to the story with a couple of twists. The ending was a surprise! I can't wait to see where the story goes from here. A good read.
1940116
All I can say is THANK YOU for bringing this back!
4853692
This season is getting the suspence back. Andrew Lee Potts great as ever.
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Hobb has really returned to form with this book.  While the beginning is a little strange and drawn out, and it feels as though we are simply being treated to a long waited for reunion with Fitz, Hobb introduces a new character who is as compelling as the young Fitz had been.
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Great to have John Corey return to the fold. And he's at his witty best. Great characters and laugh out loud humour in this book.
365422
Very good , full of action, and good to hear about a new character that will be in TFA
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If you have read the PREY Series from Book One, you will not want to miss the latest installment. Over the course of the prior two or three books, I have to admit I was worried about how long the series would last.....not because of impending death or retirement of the main character, but because after his release from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,  it seemed like Sandford couldn't decide what he wanted Lucas to do next. Now, it appears he has found a new niche in the Marshal's Office.  Also,  Virgil Flowers remains on the fringes, assuring this reader that Sandford's two series will be around for the foreseeable future.
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It was a great read, and great to see Rebus back in the driving seat of his old Saab. Rankin's love for the old character is easy to see, the story flows well and comfortably, even when he meets the 'new kid on the block', Malcolm Fox, it's obvious which character Rankin prefers.

I highly recommend this for Rebus fans, try not to read it too fast, savour the sights and sounds of Rebus's Edinburgh, maybe it's his last drive around the block?
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After a 10 year hiatus The Mayor is most definitely Back 2 Bizness and ready to breathe some life into the streets of Newark.  After regaining his freedom with the assistance of Tony Austin, The Mayor jumps right back into the game to resurrect his deteriorating city.  Sure the game has changed but The Mayor is a chameleon and not only can he adapt but he's going to give the streets someone to aspire to.  Arrogant as ever The Mayor knows he's exactly what the game been missing, just look at how far it's declined in his absence.

With his swag turned way on and a new protg under his wing The Mayor quickly makes believers out of everyone who thought it couldn't be done again.  But this time he's going to do it bigger and better. Of course there's opposition in the form of Federal surveillance and an informant.  But those are just minor obstacles for a man so major.  If you thought that The Mayor was cocky when we were first introduced to him in Block Party or even as we watched him dominate federal penitentiaries in Block Party 3 just wait till you see him in Back 2 Bizness!

Author Al Saadiq Banks skillfully wraps up the eight book True 2 Life series {<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/No-Exit-True-2-Life-Street/dp/097406100X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">No Exit (True 2 Life Street)</a>,<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Block-Party/dp/0974061018/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Block Party</a>,<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sincerely-Yours-True-2-Life-Street/dp/0974061026/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sincerely Yours (True 2 Life Street)</a>,<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Caught-em-Slippin/dp/0974061034/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Caught 'em Slippin'</a>,<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Block-Party-2-The-Afterparty/dp/0974061042/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Block Party 2: The Afterparty</a>,<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Block-Party-3-Brick-City-Massacre/dp/0974061050/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Block Party 3/Brick City Massacre</a>,<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Strapped/dp/0974061069/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Strapped</a>&nbsp;&<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Back-2-Bizness-Return-of-the-Mayor/dp/0974061077/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Back 2 Bizness/ Return of the Mayor</a>} in grandiose fashion much like his star character of Back 2 Bizness.  By expertly painting pictures so vivid and spitting vernacular so proficient that readers will feel as if they're living the story instead of just reading it.  Al Saadiq Banks clearly demonstrates why he's the reigning king of Street Lit!  And if Back 2 Bizness proves to be his final book then just like The Mayor he's given the genre someone to aspire to.  For Mr. Bank's contribution to Street Lit I have to borrow the tag line of the woman who first introduced me to Al Saadiq Banks books Kim aka Khaleelah,  I'm Sincerely Yours!!!!
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So let me begin by saying that I was nervous about the release of this Special Edition. The reviews have been so polarized regarding the release of these updated movies, that I was concerned that Lucas had blown it. I was pleased, after my initial viewing of "A New Hope", that he had not.

I was the generation that grew up with Star Wars. I made my father take me to see EP IV 8 times. So this adding footage thing didn't sit well with me. However, in watching this film, with it's updates and restored picture... I understand what Lucas is doing. Thirty years later, he is continuing his store with EPI, II and III. This is him going back and "adjusting" for continuity issues (both in the story and from a visual story standpoint) so that the story is consistent. These changes really do help to draw the first three movies into the new set of movies. If you are able to abandon your clutch on what these movies were, and look at the Star Wars saga as it stands today, this all ties together much better than if the movies had been left alone, and will be a launch-pad for the next three movies, if he is in fact going to do them.

There has been footage added and adjustments made since the 1997 release of the Movie, and I am pleased to say they are much better than THAT debacle ( I DID oppose the additions in '97, not because they we're additions, but because the we're really lousy in production value). The changes made in 1997 are still there, but have been improved and feel much more integrated into the newly restored film, which, by the way, looks amazing! So now, this classic movie has a major face lift and some new pieces parts... so what, it is still Star Wars. The story, characters and events haven't changed, or if they have, they've changed for the better in my opinion.

Picture quality is, as I said great. In fact the only reason I don't give this set a 5-STAR rating is because I feel like Lucas wasn't as thorough in his restoration process as he should have been. Being the king of the Lucas Ranch and all that prevails there, these DVDs should have been the benchmark that all heretofore DVDs should be measured by... they are not. They ARE great, but there are some consistency issues and obvious oversights that just simply should not have been (for instance leaving the key blocks around some of the space ships or inconsistencies in color from scene to scene.) Nothing that breaks the movie, but to a detail-oriented person like myself, it seems like a glaring omission. None the less, the film looks pristine and gorgeous and NOT like it had been shot 30 years ago. Also, as I indicated, the restoration of the film helps greatly in the integration of the new sections, they don't have the "glaring" contrast that they had in '97... it all feels seamless.

In terms of Audio, again GREAT, dynamic 6.1 separation. But again, they miss the 5-star mark for some glaring oversights in the remix. Sudden drops in the soundtrack, the occasional muddled voice track due to a sound effect... things that Skywalker Sound simply should not have happening. That being said, again very critical and doesn't detract from the overall experience too badly.

In terms of extras, I have not gotten to them yet. However, I understand that the bonus DVD feature, "Empire of Dreams"- the making of the Star Wars saga, is reason enough to own the box set. It's the most comprehensive documentation of the making of to date.

Bottom line, this is a successful DVD launch of these movies. Of course, you KNOW they will be re-released with when EP III comes out on DVD as a 6 part DVD collection, and perhaps for that version they will fix some of these things and maybe even offer the original releases of the movies on alternate DVDs. For now, I am very happy to have these on DVD and in the excellent shape that they are in. And I am also pleased that I can play Ep V next to Ep II and feel like they are part of the same story, rather than the glaring 30 year gap that would otherwise be there.
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i enjoyed meeting lucas.  I think he is an interesting character, and I look forward to reading more of the "Prey" series.  Sandford creates some unique characters and develops them usually well.  I think the book was a fun read with an interesting plot, and story.
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you go girl .  glad too see you back . and hurry up and get your large air fryer's back n stocl
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Mr David has returned to a cast of characters and sucked us all into their lives.  This trilogy is an excellent addition to the Star Trek New Frontier universe.