A review by monagle
Aliens: Bug Hunt by Jonathan Maberry, Heather Graham

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Aliens: Bug Hunt is an anthology series focused on the Colonial Marines. The writers have been given a pretty broad edict on how to approach the subject matter - for some of the soldiers in the book, xenomorphs are an urban legend, and for others, xenomorphs are a well-known threat. Like any anthology book, some stories are good, and some... well, not so much. But as a general rule of thumb, the book is best when it removes itself from the known characters of the Aliens universe. There are chapters on Bishop and Corporal Hicks and more secondary characters from Jim Cameron's film, and those are actually the weakest of the book. It is when we drop into battle with a few random grunts against unknown enemies that Aliens: Bug Hunt is the most fun.