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nixwhittaker's review against another edition
5.0
The last of this series we meet Ukiah's brother. He finds Ukiah dead in the trunk of fanatics' car. HIs life and Ukiah's change when he takes him with him on his mission to find the source of a new street drug.
kcollett75's review against another edition
3.0
Quite good, very readable. Atticus Steele discovers his brother Ukiah.
alesia_charles's review against another edition
5.0
The final volume of the series adds Ukiah's long-lost "brother," Atticus Steele, to the toxic mix of the Ontongard, the surviving elements of the Temple of New Reason, the DEA, the FBI, and the Pack. Once again, it's hard to discuss the plot without spoiling it; it's also very complex, with parties who ought to be allied working at cross-purposes and so forth. Suffice it to say that the Ontongard are trying to bring in allies and both the Temple and the Ukiah/Atticus/Pack side want to stop them. BUT the Temple are still trying to use their captured alien tech for this purpose, which they refuse to believe won't do what they think it will do. Cue boss fight in the under-construction Big Dig of Boston.
Once could almost wish for more of this series, except I also think that would be pushing the base concepts farther than they could reasonably go. I'd like to believe that the anti-Ontongard forces finally have the upper hand at the end of this one, and the rest will just be mopping up - not the most engrossing sort of action-adventure-SF novel. It's a good series ender ... and Spencer has written quite a few other SFish books, though they're different from this series.
Once could almost wish for more of this series, except I also think that would be pushing the base concepts farther than they could reasonably go. I'd like to believe that the anti-Ontongard forces finally have the upper hand at the end of this one, and the rest will just be mopping up - not the most engrossing sort of action-adventure-SF novel. It's a good series ender ... and Spencer has written quite a few other SFish books, though they're different from this series.
apostrophen's review against another edition
4.0
The world of Ukiah Oregon (do start at the beginning, with "Alien Taste") is a strange one. He's part alien, with some rather unique abilities and attributes, and he was found as a wild boy in the woods, and raised by loving lesbian parents. Now Ukiah is a private investigator, and has a partner in the PI business, and a love interest on the side who works for the FBI.
And a horde of alien creatures after him who plot his destruction, and/or use as a breeding subject. Sometimes life is harsh.
In this book, however, Ukiah stumbles upon an unknown sibling! Atticus Steele seems to be involved in something way over his head, potentially meshed in with drug gang warfare, and Ukiah isn't sure he can get him out - or warn him about what his brother really is. A really solid story, and it was nice to get into a different character's head and yet stay in the same world that Spencer has obviously worked so hard to craft.
Start at the beginning, but proceed through them all with all haste! You won't be let down.
And a horde of alien creatures after him who plot his destruction, and/or use as a breeding subject. Sometimes life is harsh.
In this book, however, Ukiah stumbles upon an unknown sibling! Atticus Steele seems to be involved in something way over his head, potentially meshed in with drug gang warfare, and Ukiah isn't sure he can get him out - or warn him about what his brother really is. A really solid story, and it was nice to get into a different character's head and yet stay in the same world that Spencer has obviously worked so hard to craft.
Start at the beginning, but proceed through them all with all haste! You won't be let down.
vkemp's review against another edition
4.0
Millennia ago, the Ontongard left their home world with one directive, to reproduce. They inhabit a planet, assimilate the native species, annihilate everything and move on. Centuries ago, a space ship crashed on Earth. But one mutant Ontongard, Prime, was able to overcome the rest of the ship and prevent Earth from being overtaken. He was able to reproduce himself, but another Ontongard, Hex, was also able to reproduce himself, so the fight continues. Ukiah Oregon is a descendant of Prime, a free-thinking Ontongard from a species who possesses only a hive mind. The descendants of Hex, fight the Dog Warriors, as Prime's descendants are known. Ukiah discovers he has a brother, Atticus, who is a DEA agent. They are both on the trail of Bliss, a drug produced by the Ontongard. Mayhem and violence follow, as usual in this series. Atticus mistrusts Ukiah because he has been alone for so many years. He has to learn to accept the Dog Warriors, even though they are violent killers. Another satisfying read.
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