Rim of the World

by James Axler

Book Overview

The conspiracy of secrecy manipulating post-nuclear Earth takes a terrifying new turn as the mysterious oligarchy becomes something far more sinister. No longer shrouded in the cloaks of hybrid-human... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373638507
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Gold Eagle
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.6" x 0.9" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

outlanders series has a new fan!

This was the first book in the Outlanders series I have read and now I'm a fan! Great action inside of a sci-fi plot with heroes you really like! I found out from the main fan site that James Axler who writes Outlanders is really a writer named Mark Ellis and he's now one of my fave writers!

AfricanTour de Force

Brilliant, Wonderful, Fantastic... These are all single words that could be used to sum up this the latest offering from Mark Ellis. Once again Mark Ellis has proven that this series belongs to him and him alone, gone are the silly stupid mistakes and flat characterisation that we get with the stand in "guest" writers and back comes the intelligent, thought provoking penmanship that all Outlanders fans keep coming back again and again for. Like all his books he weaves a tale that draws the reader in with the first few words and then bombards the mental senses with well written, well described scenes that makes it almost impossible to put down once you have started. Previous reviews have laid out the tale and background to this novel so I am not going to repeat it again here. What I am going to add is it is nice to see the usual bunch of heroes (Kane, Grant and Brigid) supported by one of (in my opinion) the most under rated secondary characters in the series Reba DeFore. Here we get to see her do a lot more than patch up the hero's after a fight, in this book we get to see here get into the fight herself. This book is sure to please no matter if you are a long time fan or a first timer to the series, get it and enjoy...

A highly entertaining reminder

I fell out of the habit of reading the Outlanders series on a regular basis due to the substandard quality of fill-in books, those not written by Mark Ellis. I almost didn't pick up Rim of the World, but after finishing it I'm very glad I did. It's a highly entertaining reminder of why I became a fan of the Outlanders series. A very colorful adventure set mainly in Africa, it showcases all the strengths of the main cast of characters. I particularly like how the surly Grant is portrayed as a man of intelligence and sensitivity. For that matter, all of the Cerberus warriors (Brigid, Kane, Domi) are head, shoulders and feet above the stereotyped idiocies of most of these psuedo-post nuke tales so beloved by the single digit IQ types who post fake reviews here. Overall, I was delighted by the action, humor and and fast-paced narrative of Rim of the World and I look forward to the next entry by Mark Ellis.

Brilliant adventure tale!

In Rim of the World, book 37 of the Outlanders series, Mark Ellis is still doing what he does best...keeping Kane, Brigid, Grant and all the Cerberus warriors alive, keen, and fresh...and writing the best breathtaking action scenes ever! All the characters we fans have come to know are here, from the quick-tempered and lovely Domi (one of my favorite of Ellis's characters) and it's great to see how she grows with each novel...at least those by Ellis! Rim of the World is a compelling page-turner, and Ellis is truly a master storyteller. One of the great things about this book and any OL novel by Ellis is how action and suspense is seasoned with liberal doses of humor. And as we fans expect, this novel has a great array of entertaining characters, both good, bad, male and female--and sexy! The plot of this book is made all the more memorable by its historical texture. Also, the descriptions of Africa are vivid and detailed and as colorful as it gets! Rim of the World is sure to please old and new fans of the Outlanders series. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a thrilling, intelligent, action-packed read, and particularly to aficionados of Stargate SG-1! A brilliant adventure tale!

My first "James Axler"

This is my first encounter with James Axler AKA Mark Ellis. Rim of the World has definitely piqued my interest to read the other volumes in the Outlanders series and to seek out other books by this author. If you are a fan of high adventure science-fiction like Stargate or the novels of Clive Cussler, you will find a lot to like in this book, particularly in the major characters of Kane, Brigid, Baptiste and Grant. Science-fiction fans who have been turned-off by the shallow characterization of many of the more military-oriented series will be pleased with this book. It's full of action and adventure, but the author doesn't stint on characterization or plot development. He handles prose as adroitly as the best in the field. Based only on Rim of the World, it seems Axler/Ellis has created a truly intriguing saga, and has left this reader looking forward eagerly to the other books in the Outlanders series. Rim of the World is definitely several cuts above the mass of military science-fiction being churned out today!