shortstackkat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
itcamefromthepage's review against another edition
4.0
There are some HORRIFYING segments of this book, that will stick with you long after you put the book down.
Combining the Xenomorph with Necrosis was a match made in hell, I loved it.
Zula Hendricks is a great lead and I am glad she is getting more stories outside of the now regrettable comic series.
Combining the Xenomorph with Necrosis was a match made in hell, I loved it.
Zula Hendricks is a great lead and I am glad she is getting more stories outside of the now regrettable comic series.
thenerdybookwitch's review against another edition
4.0
This was very good! I love all the ideas that were played with and the protagonist is top tier. My one complaint is how the Trans character is the only character whose not expanded upon and it felt like they were just there for diversity points. If they had given them as much care as the other characters I would’ve loved it.
arna7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
johnlynchbooks's review against another edition
4.0
While I'm not the kind of guy who typically reads media tie-ins, as soon as I saw that this was written by Tim Waggoner I became intrigued. I'm a huge fan of the Alien movies, and seeing Waggoner as the scribe left me with hope that this would be a true to form sci-fi/horror blend.
Those of you who may have similar reservations about this book need not fear, I had a blast reading it, and Waggoner managed to bring something completely new to the table. Alien: Prototype follows Zula Hendricks, Colonial Marine turned security trainer and Tamar Prather, corporate spy for Venture, a Weyland-Yutani competitor. When an ovomorph is brought to a Venture colony, the resident scientist decides they must study it with a human test subject, and it all goes downhill from there.
I enjoyed following Hendricks, she was a strong female lead who's out for one thing, hunting Xenomorphs. Tamar Prather is all about working for herself and whoever will pay her the most. The other characters in this book were written decent enough and Waggoner shows that he knows his Alien stuff. Everything felt like it fit perfectly in the universe. Due to certain circumstances within the book, the Xenomorph here is deadlier than ever before. All I can say without spoiling anything is that it's called a Necromorph, and for good reason. Waggoner does an excellent job switching back and forth between perspectives here, and keeping the story interesting until we can get what we all want, Xenomorph action; There's plenty of that on display here and fans of the series won't be disappointed.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The Necromorph is just as deadly as advertised and brings something new and interesting to a very familiar world. There's enough blood and gore here to satisfy anyone who's into that, even if you aren't necessarily a fan of the franchise.
Those of you who may have similar reservations about this book need not fear, I had a blast reading it, and Waggoner managed to bring something completely new to the table. Alien: Prototype follows Zula Hendricks, Colonial Marine turned security trainer and Tamar Prather, corporate spy for Venture, a Weyland-Yutani competitor. When an ovomorph is brought to a Venture colony, the resident scientist decides they must study it with a human test subject, and it all goes downhill from there.
I enjoyed following Hendricks, she was a strong female lead who's out for one thing, hunting Xenomorphs. Tamar Prather is all about working for herself and whoever will pay her the most. The other characters in this book were written decent enough and Waggoner shows that he knows his Alien stuff. Everything felt like it fit perfectly in the universe. Due to certain circumstances within the book, the Xenomorph here is deadlier than ever before. All I can say without spoiling anything is that it's called a Necromorph, and for good reason. Waggoner does an excellent job switching back and forth between perspectives here, and keeping the story interesting until we can get what we all want, Xenomorph action; There's plenty of that on display here and fans of the series won't be disappointed.
All in all, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The Necromorph is just as deadly as advertised and brings something new and interesting to a very familiar world. There's enough blood and gore here to satisfy anyone who's into that, even if you aren't necessarily a fan of the franchise.
iceman21's review against another edition
5.0
This Alien fan loved it. Enjoyed the characters, story, and action. Great writing by Tim, will definitely be interested in more of his books now.
virago's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Solid 4 stars. Yet another adventure where the company thinks they can study/control a xenomorph and fail epically.
This one was made better by the fact that the genius scientist managed to accidentally make the xenomorph more dangerous by giving it a deadly disease, which its DNA eats up, mutates, and makes it even worse.
I enjoyed the story and the characters and feel like just about everyone evil got what was coming to them. I cannot wait to see the next set of shenanigans by the idiots at Wayland-Yutani.
This one was made better by the fact that the genius scientist managed to accidentally make the xenomorph more dangerous by giving it a deadly disease, which its DNA eats up, mutates, and makes it even worse.
I enjoyed the story and the characters and feel like just about everyone evil got what was coming to them. I cannot wait to see the next set of shenanigans by the idiots at Wayland-Yutani.
royallyreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence