Rating: 5 out of 5 Alex White’s Alien: Into Charybdis is sort of a follow-on to his Alien: The Cold Forge. You probably don’t need to read that one first, and you’ll spend the first half or more of this…
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Review: “Alien: The Cold Forge,” Alex White
Rating: 5 out of 5 I’m a total sucker for “Alien”-franchise books, and Alien: The Cold Forge, by Alex White, is just the right blend of sci-fi and horror. Dorian Sudler, the director of special resources for Weyland-Yutani, is on…
Review: “Alien: Prototype,” Tim Waggoner
Pros: Rollicking good action! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 At the time I bought Tim Waggoner’s Alien: Prototype (set in the universe of the Alien and Aliens movies), it wasn’t at all obvious on Amazon that this was…
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Review: “Alien: River of Pain,” Christopher Golden
Pros: Great depiction of the lead-up to the Aliens movie Cons: Doesn’t really conclude the trilogy Rating: 5 out of 5 I’ll get this out of the way first. If you’ve read the first two books in the trilogy, you’re…
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Review: “Alien: Sea of Sorrows,” James Moore
Pros: High-action, creepy, and fascinating! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 James Moore tackles the second volume in the Alien Trilogy, Alien: Sea of Sorrows (Novel 2). (Book one was by Tim Lebbon.) Book one was good; it took…
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Review: “Strange Love,” Ann Aguirre
Pros: Silly, sweet, and deliriously fun! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Ann Aguirre’s Strange Love: An Alien Abduction romance (Galactic Love Book 1) features Zylar of Kith B’alak, who has failed four times at the Choosing. If he…
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Review: “Alien: Out of the Shadows,” Tim Lebbon
Pros: Interesting installment in the series universe! Cons: A bit straightforward at first. Rating: 4 out of 5 Tim Lebbon’s Alien – Out of the Shadows (Book 1) (Alien Trilogy 1) definitely hit the spot. I was looking for a…
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Review: “Final Scream,” David Brookover
Pros: The beginning, when things were still being newly discovered Cons: Go find a tabletop gaming rules lawyer to fix the gaping plot holes Rating: 2 out of 5 David Brookover’s Final Scream is about a TV reality show in…
Review: “The Seeker Star,” Susan Jane Bigelow
Pros: Wonderful characters and plot Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Please note that it’s pretty much impossible to review this book without giving away details of where we left off in The Daughter Star. If you haven’t yet…
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Review: “The Daughter Star,” Susan Jane Bigelow
Pros: I’m loving Bigelow’s books! Cons: Very small detail gripes Rating: 5 out of 5 Susan Jane Bigelow’s The Daughter Star (Grayline Sisters Book 1) is a fantastic read. To put it in perspective, as soon as I finished reading…