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Review title: Pulp Techno Fiction
Product review: As a pilot, an engineer and a lover of fine writing, I found TERMINAL EVENT to be not much more than hack writing aimed at a mass market.There were numerous technical flaws (incorrect air traffic control phraseology and dubious science regarding volatile gases and the progression of damage through the aircraft), the dialog was laughably bad and the ending was obvious from about the half-way point of the book.If James Thayer was intent on writing a techno-novel, then he should have couched everything in realistic science (the descriptions of the CGI reconstructions had me rolling my eyes in disbelief). If he wanted to write a character-driven story, then he should have developed distinct personalities for each of the characters and tried to elevate the dialog above the afternoon soap opera level.The book wasn't all bad. At least there were only a couple of spelling errors.
