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A review by solaniisrex
Aliens: Bug Hunt by Jonathan Maberry, Heather Graham
5.0
As with any anthology set, there are good stories in this and some not so good. Most of the stories contained within this book are interesting. With world building things like an informational history of the M41A Pulse Rifle and tales from a journalist embedded with the USCM, to familiar characters as we learn more about Bishop, Cpl Hicks, and others. We even have the story of an attack on a hive as told from the perspective of the aliens themselves.
Many writers featured here had great ideas and knew just how to set them on paper. The only thing I found to be detracting was that the ECA rep in Aliens claims that no aliens with acid for blood or that gestate in a living host had ever been encountered before. However, in this book we are led to believe that it's actually commonplace, with every other story about people landing on a planet and encountering creatures not unlike our beloved Xenomorphs.
That being said, it's still a fun set and I'll recommend it to anyone who asks for more about the Colonial Marines.
Many writers featured here had great ideas and knew just how to set them on paper. The only thing I found to be detracting was that the ECA rep in Aliens claims that no aliens with acid for blood or that gestate in a living host had ever been encountered before. However, in this book we are led to believe that it's actually commonplace, with every other story about people landing on a planet and encountering creatures not unlike our beloved Xenomorphs.
That being said, it's still a fun set and I'll recommend it to anyone who asks for more about the Colonial Marines.