X-Men Mutant Empire 3: Salvation

Golden brings out the characters personality and emotion in this great book. We get to see in depth what everyone is going through. This added to nonstop action is makes for one great read. If you like the X-Men then you'll love this book too.

An excellent trilogy and I reccomend it to any X-Men fan and adventure lover.

I have read alot of X-men books so I know what I am talking about when I say that it was AWESOME!! If i had to pick a favorite this would not be first but it would be right after Law of the Lizard by: Dave Smeds. Action, suspence, and drama all in this one book...its like your there!

The 3rd book in Golden's Mutant Empire triology, "Salvation" wraps up the exciting series in true X-men fashion. Fast, decisive battles between heroes and foes, unexpected plot twists, government corruption, and fantastic surprises await the reader. "Salvation" brings to a close the trilogy where Magneto, the X-men's arch-enemy, has taken control of New York City, now renamed Haven, as a free mutant state. Magneto, however, has even more grandiose plans: Haven is just the start of a world-spanning Mutant Empire. Only the X-men can stop him. In the previous 2 books, the X-men, faced against overwhelming odds, try to do that: most of the team is captured while the rest are on another mission. In book 3, they return, and attempt to not only rescue their team mates, but battle the forces of Magneto, which seem to grow by the hour. In the background, the US government considers the "final option" to the problem, leading to a ticking clock that can only end in oblivion. In the previous books, Golden has orchastrated an elaborate tale of government corruption, mutant meglomania, and simple heroic measures that leaves the reader pleasantly surprised, breathless, and at times, shocked at what is perhaps a view of what the real world "could be" in terms of racial ideas and bigotry, evil versus good, and the human side of a person, be they mutant or human. It all comes to a climax in "Salvation". Fast paced and full of action, "Salvation" leaves the reader (even if they are not familiar with the world of the X-men) feeling a sense of contiunity with the previous books, and for possible future books. Golden neatly and expertly portrays each character as they are known in the comics, giving a fair share of exposure time to the main characters. He also ties in what X-men fans know will happen in the future in the terms of Magneto's eventual state (For non-fans, Magneto's mind is eventually wiped by Xavier, leading eventually to the current "Onslaught" storyline). A must read for all hardcore X-men fans, and comic fans in general, I highly recommend the whole series. John Percy

This book is facinating the way that the X-Men have to overcome there fury with one of their most horrifying foes. You wont belive what will come of the island of Manhattan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!