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"Tash,
Zak and Hoole end up stranded on the blockaded planet Gobindi where
a scientist is threatening to unleash an insidious virus on
millions.
"The Galaxy of Fear books are becoming
somewhat predictable. A problem arises, the kids have to solve it
and Hoole is being secretive but isn't actually a bad guy. And there
are cameos. That pretty much sums things up. Planet Plague is
not a bad book, but it is showing signs that the series itself is in
danger of dwindling into unappealing repetition.
"The plot of this book is slightly less convincing than the
previous two. The big gripe for me this time was that Tash manages
to break her way into a top secret Imperial research facility using
a random word she found on the Holonet. Firstly, top secret
information would not be available on the Holonet and secondly, the
Empire would not be so lax as to allow the massive security breaches
that occur here. The lack of believability causes the story to
suffer.
"There is also a distinct lack of "Fear" here. Since
we are well aware that nothing untoward will actually happen to the
protagonists, there is no sense of danger. We know that anything
that happens to them during the course of the narrative will be
negated before the conclusion.
"Not bad, but the series needs to bring in some new innovative
ideas."
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