I loved Mallahide’s presence in the book because the author talks about nanotechnology and what might eventually come of it. He plays fair to both sides, building a case both for and against the advance of nanotechnology, and he does so with clear-cut examples.
But most young male readers aren’t going to be there for a discussion of nanotechnology. They want to see the battle royale between TIM and Professor Mallahide. There are a couple of warm-ups to the main event, and those only build the feeling of the coming fight. The hardback edition of this book also contains a pull-out poster of TIM and Professor Mallahide as they carry on the battlefield.
TIM, Defender of the Earth is wildly inventive and a lot of fun, but there were a few places where the action seemed to come to a standstill. Information we’d heard was sometimes repeated. Still, if you’ve got a young male reader in the house, this book will probably keep him occupied.
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