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A review by alesia_charles
Alien Taste by Wen Spencer
4.0
Alas, the covers for this series are uniformly bad - starting with the fact that the artist(s) didn't have the faintest idea of what a Native American man looks like. No doubt it didn't help that it's "secret" SF - very, very, very few people know that modern North America is infested with two types of aliens who are at war with each other.
It's a pretty good premise, and as the details of how this all started are slowly revealed through the series, I won't spoil it by saying more than that about it.
In this first volume, Ukiah Oregon (named for the town he was found near) learns of the war - and his unique place in it. Why didn't he know about it before? He was found running wild, having been raised, as far as he recalls, by wolves. Then he was raised near Pittsburgh by the lesbian couple that found him. Lately he's been working with a private investigator, using his extraordinary tracking skills to find missing people.
Missing persons cases, dangerous apparent-biker-gangs, dangerous aliens, and a vivid cast of characters (slightly-obsessive PI, lovely FBI special agent, badass Civil War veteran, and a little sister, among others) make for a worthwhile story.
It's a pretty good premise, and as the details of how this all started are slowly revealed through the series, I won't spoil it by saying more than that about it.
In this first volume, Ukiah Oregon (named for the town he was found near) learns of the war - and his unique place in it. Why didn't he know about it before? He was found running wild, having been raised, as far as he recalls, by wolves. Then he was raised near Pittsburgh by the lesbian couple that found him. Lately he's been working with a private investigator, using his extraordinary tracking skills to find missing people.
Missing persons cases, dangerous apparent-biker-gangs, dangerous aliens, and a vivid cast of characters (slightly-obsessive PI, lovely FBI special agent, badass Civil War veteran, and a little sister, among others) make for a worthwhile story.