Command & Conquer (tm): Tiberium Wars

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If you are not a fan of C&C then I would have to agree with all of the other reviews here and say that the book was pretty bad. Confusing dialect at times, and the sidestory about the reporter was pointless. Also, if you hadn't played C&C and weren't familiar with the system, you'd get completely lost at times.
However, if you are a fan of C&C then you will probably enjoy it. I haven't played C&C 3 yet (which is what the book is based off of) but having a background of the game will probably make it more enjoyable, since C&C games are notorious for B line actors trying to make a movie. If you like the game, it's worth the read. If you aren't a huge fan, forget it.

Although the reviews for this book weren't that good from other people, I realized that since this book was written for a tweener I was willing to take a chance and buy it for my son. He loved it!!! He is not a big fan of reading books, but this book captivated him from the beginning. When I asked him what he liked about it the most he said that it was a Command and Conquer book....period. I watched him carry this book around throughout his Christmas vacation in case he was given an opportunity to read it. A book this size would have normally taken him a month of reading only 30 minutes a night a couple days a week. However, he finished this book in about a week and a half. He also said he wanted to find out if there were any more books like this available. Sure, it might not win a prize for best written or anything, but if it can hold the attention of a 12 year old "non-book reading" boy and make him excited to read another, then I say it is a GREAT BUY.

Story:
Ricardo Vega, son of the war hero Javier Vega, was just trying to blend in and be like any other new recruit when the brotherhood of NOD (led by a seemingly unkillable Kane, who wants to spread the leathal tiberium to all corners of the earth) decided to announce its come back by blowing up the GDI's Space station with all of the world's leaders on it. Now Vega and his squad are put on the front lines of the third tiberium war fighting a old enemy, that has found a way to summon a new hostile ally that may spell the end of the human race...

Annabelle Wu is a reporter for one of earth's major news networks, she is regulated to doing "people" pieces that may or may not get her ratings up. Begging her boss for something to report on that is actually news worthy Anna is given the assignment of reporting on how the people of a yellow zone (a area where the ever spreading tiberium has taken hold, turning the land toxic and making it difficult for people to live) deal...Read more