Name: Fraser Simons's review of The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
Item: The Girl in the Spider's Web
Rating: 2
Author: Fraser Simons

David Lagercrantz

Millenium

The Girl in the Spider's Web

Piet Terheyden

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO IS BACK. Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time. Then Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son's well-being, Balder wants Millennium to publish his story - and it is a terrifying one. More interesting to Blomkvist than Balder's world-leading advances in Artificial Intelligence, is his connection with a certain female superhacker. It seems that Salander, like Balder, is a target of ruthless cyber gangsters - and a violent criminal conspiracy that will very soon bring terror to the snowbound streets of Stockholm, to the Millennium team, and to Blomkvist and Salander themselves.

Fraser Simons

The final act is quite good but the first two are not very well paced and filled with more contrivances than it can reasonably get away with. The previous books are meticulous, even when plodding, in order to generate some faith from the reader so that when something contrived happens there is so much detail buttressed into the fiction that the contrivances don’t matter. 

Unfortunately the new writer just doesn’t have the same chops as the previous one. The psychology and headspace of the characters is shifted so that some actions sometimes don’t feel aligned with what’s known about them from previous books. It’s a bit jarring and takes a bit to get used to. The style shifts from a very detailed account to a more generic feeling thriller. The contrivances are around tropes in that genre. Evil twin, hyper sexualized manipulative femme fatale, and Lisbeth seems more toned down. The previous novels are completely unapologetic about the authors stance regarding systemic problems. It feels a bit toothless.

What I did like however, was the payoff at the end. The book felt a bit inflated as it recounts the same events from multiple view points, but the wrap up at the end was pretty satisfying. It’s still interesting, if somewhat commercial fiction feeling. Still fun and still engaging to return to a story with these characters. The technical information feels well researched and detailed. Things like hacking and burner phones and A.I and the like augment the story beyond what I’d typically consider pure commercial fiction. I’ll continue on with the next book still.

Sabine Delorme

”Shut up and listen,” she said.

Das war die Stelle, an der ich wusste, ahhh alles gut. Das ist meine Lisbeth. Wie wir sie kennen und lieben. Die Stieg Larsson Trilogie hat mich vor ein paar Jahren wirklich umgehauen und ziemlich süchtig gemacht

Als Fan von Stieg Larssons schrägem Ermittlerduo, der genialen Punk Hackerin Lisbeth Salander und ihrem Ermittlungspartner Mikael Blomkvist, dem investigativen Journalisten des Magazins Millenium, wird man absolut nicht enttäuscht von dieser Fortsetzung, die aufgrund von Larssons Herztod im Jahr 2004 vom schwedischen Journalisten David Lagercrantz weitergeschrieben wurde und es hätte ja durchaus auch ordentlich in die Hose gehen können.

In “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” werden die beiden in den Fall des geheimnisvollen Informatikers Frans Balder verwickelt. Er ist ein Experte auf dem Gebiet der künstlichen Intelligenz, der in eine globale Verschwörung verstrickt wird, die von der schwedischen Geheimpolizei, über die russische Mafia und Industriespione aus dem Silicon Valley bis zur NSA reicht.

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Daniel Arnott

There are perhaps too many minor characters to keep a track of, some of which play no part in the story and were unnecessary. The writing style is immediatly distinguishable from Larsson's which in itself is not a bad thing, however the characters that we came to love in the original three novels do seem to have taken on new personalities.

One of the Best Books of the Year NPR * USA Today * O, The Oprah Magazine * Esquire A genius hacker who has always been an outsider. A journalist with a penchant for danger. She is Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo. He is Mikael Blomkvist, crusading editor of Millennium. One night, Blomkvist receives a call from a source who claims to have been given information vital to the United States by a young female hacker. Blomkvist, always on the lookout for a story, reaches out to Salander for help. She, as usual, has plans of her own. Together they are drawn into a ruthless underworld of spies, cybercriminals, and government operatives--some willing to kill to protect their secrets.

A Lisbeth Salander Novel

Kimberly

I love the whole series and this book. Lisbeth is such a complex character yet there's something so simple to her. I enjoyed every page and devoured every word.

Darice de Cuba

A fast paced story, nice quick read. But not the same caliber as Stieg Larsson. Not at all.

TO TIE-IN WITH THE SONY/YELLOW BIRD PRODUCTION STARRING CLAIRE FOY AS LISBETH SALANDER - RELEASED NOVEMBER 2018 Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time. Then Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son's well-being, Balder wants Millennium to publish his story - and it is a terrifying one. More interesting to Blomkvist than Balder's world-leading advances in Artificial Intelligence, is his connection with a certain female superhacker. It seems that Salander, like Balder, is a target of ruthless cyber gangsters - and a violent criminal conspiracy that will very soon bring terror to the snowbound streets of Stockholm, to the Millennium team, and to Blomkvist and Salander themselves. The Girl in the Spider's Web is book four in the Millennium series. Book five, The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, was published in September 2017. The Girl Who Lived Twice - the final novel in the series by David Lagercrantz - is available to preorder now.

Anaïs Ollivier

Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return She is the girl with the dragon tattoo—a genius hacker and uncompromising misfit. He is a crusading journalist whose championing of the truth often brings him to the brink of prosecution. Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker—a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop forMillennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it . . . The duo who captivated millions of readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest join forces again in this adrenaline-charged, uniquely of-the-moment thriller.

A Lisbeth Salander Novel, continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series

Scott Wilson

Shaun Clark

Patrick Toomey

Melanie Harvie

Sara Piteira 

Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return She is the girl with the dragon tattoo--a genius hacker and uncompromising misfit. He is a crusading journalist whose championing of the truth often brings him to the brink of prosecution. Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker--a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it . . . The duo who captivated millions of readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest join forces again in this adrenaline-charged, uniquely of-the-moment thriller. From the Hardcover edition.

A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series

Soon to be a major motion picture. Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return in this ripped-from-the-headlines, high-octane follow-up to Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. A genius hacker who has always been an outsider. A journalist with a penchant for danger. She is Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo. He is Mikael Blomkvist, crusading editor of Millennium. One night, Blomkvist receives a call from a source who claims to have been given information vital to the U.S. by a young female hacker. Blomkvist, always on the lookout for a story, reaches out to Salander for help. The duo find themselves working together again--each with their own agenda. Their search for the truth leads them into an underworld of spies, cybercriminals, and government operatives willing to kill to protect their secrets.

Rosie Yakob 

Jeet Jhaveri

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Claire Foy. Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return in this ripped-from-the-headlines, high-octane follow-up to Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. One of the Best Books of the Year NPR * USA Today * O, The Oprah Magazine * Esquire A genius hacker who has always been an outsider. A journalist with a penchant for danger. She is Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo. He is Mikael Blomkvist, crusading editor of Millennium. One night, Blomkvist receives a call from a source who claims to have been given information vital to the United States by a young female hacker. Blomkvist, always on the lookout for a story, reaches out to Salander for help. She, as usual, has plans of her own. Together they are drawn into a ruthless underworld of spies, cybercriminals, and government operatives—some willing to kill to protect their secrets.

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The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz

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