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A review by nikfrantisek
Aliens: Phalanx by Scott Sigler
5.0
-4.5 stars-
I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. To be perfectly honest, I've been putting off reading it because I wasn't too sure about the premise, but I definitely regret not reading it sooner! The characters are interesting but lack a little depth and you can absolutely tell it was written by a man trying to write a female lead (forgivable in a horror-scifi-action novel) and there are some pacing issues (I feel like this could've been more effective and enjoyable had some parts been pared down a little more) but despite that, it was a great read. My favorite part about it was the world building - it's an unexpected combination of things that shouldn't work, but end up working surprisingly well and I thought a lot of the concepts were just plain cool. It's not a perfect book, but it doesn't have to be in order to be very enjoyable.
Bottom line: if you're a big fan of the Alien books/movies, I'd definitely suggest giving this one a try! As a die hard fan who has read all the books and watched all the movies multiple times, I thought this was an unexpectedly fun addition to the Alien lore and world.
I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. To be perfectly honest, I've been putting off reading it because I wasn't too sure about the premise, but I definitely regret not reading it sooner! The characters are interesting but lack a little depth and you can absolutely tell it was written by a man trying to write a female lead (forgivable in a horror-scifi-action novel) and there are some pacing issues (I feel like this could've been more effective and enjoyable had some parts been pared down a little more) but despite that, it was a great read. My favorite part about it was the world building - it's an unexpected combination of things that shouldn't work, but end up working surprisingly well and I thought a lot of the concepts were just plain cool. It's not a perfect book, but it doesn't have to be in order to be very enjoyable.
Bottom line: if you're a big fan of the Alien books/movies, I'd definitely suggest giving this one a try! As a die hard fan who has read all the books and watched all the movies multiple times, I thought this was an unexpectedly fun addition to the Alien lore and world.