A review by mayoroffailure
Aliens: Earth Hive by Steve Perry
3.0
I bought this book for a dollar, and only did so because I had just watched Prometheus and was looking for something that might keep with that flavor. I honestly had no idea that there were even books for this cannon of films but was curious enough to purchase it, knowing that it might be completely crap (as most based on the films books are).
I must say, however, that I was pleasantly surprised with the book and was able to both read and enjoy the novel from start to finish. For those who dont know, this book chronicles the Xneo invasion of earth, and focuses both on the invasion, and a group of marines sent to the aliens newly discovered home world. Overall I can say that the book is all good, except for one thing.
Why in the heck the author felt it was necessary to have an impromptu romance between two of the characters is beyond me, the book was progressing fine and the romance feels extremely tacked on as a last minute edit, I honestly did not think that it was neccesary to the progresion of the story and if it was written out the reader wouldn't miss a thing. Other than that one thing this is a strong novel, the horror element is nice and fits in well with the established feel of the universe in Ridley Scott's films.
The aspect that I thought was most interesting was actually the addition of a cult that worshiped the aliens as if they were God. I thought that this was a brilliant addition to the novel by Mr. Perry because if we were to discover life such as these aliens there would most certainly be a group of people to branch out and begin worshiping them. Since reading this book I have found out that there is a sequel and am contemplating reading it, although I personally think this book could have served as a standalone.
I must say, however, that I was pleasantly surprised with the book and was able to both read and enjoy the novel from start to finish. For those who dont know, this book chronicles the Xneo invasion of earth, and focuses both on the invasion, and a group of marines sent to the aliens newly discovered home world. Overall I can say that the book is all good, except for one thing.
Why in the heck the author felt it was necessary to have an impromptu romance between two of the characters is beyond me, the book was progressing fine and the romance feels extremely tacked on as a last minute edit, I honestly did not think that it was neccesary to the progresion of the story and if it was written out the reader wouldn't miss a thing. Other than that one thing this is a strong novel, the horror element is nice and fits in well with the established feel of the universe in Ridley Scott's films.
The aspect that I thought was most interesting was actually the addition of a cult that worshiped the aliens as if they were God. I thought that this was a brilliant addition to the novel by Mr. Perry because if we were to discover life such as these aliens there would most certainly be a group of people to branch out and begin worshiping them. Since reading this book I have found out that there is a sequel and am contemplating reading it, although I personally think this book could have served as a standalone.