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A review by rachelbohlen
The X Files: Trust No One by Max Allan Collins, Kevin J. Anderson
3.0
The stories in this book are really hit or miss. Some are great and really capture the characterization of Mulder and Scully.
Others... Not so much. As other readers have commented, this book is very poorly edited. Not just grammar/typos, but continuity - the first date in the story says 1994, but then the next page says 1995. There were at least two stories where there were errors about what character was speaking. There are also X-Files continuity problems. I'll be honest - I'm a pretty diehard fan. And not everyone will care that actually, Scully HAS been to Maine or that no one can seem to get their eye colors right, but if you're an author in this book, you should also be a big fan, and you should know those things (and if you don't - look it up). But this would have all been fixed with a competent editor. Case in point - an author's name is spelled wrong on the back of the book. I mean, come on.
I don't blame the authors. The ideas are good. And I love this concept - it would be great if this became a regular anthology. Just with a better editor.
Worth reading for X-Files fans, as long as you know what you're getting into.
Others... Not so much. As other readers have commented, this book is very poorly edited. Not just grammar/typos, but continuity - the first date in the story says 1994, but then the next page says 1995. There were at least two stories where there were errors about what character was speaking. There are also X-Files continuity problems. I'll be honest - I'm a pretty diehard fan. And not everyone will care that actually, Scully HAS been to Maine or that no one can seem to get their eye colors right, but if you're an author in this book, you should also be a big fan, and you should know those things (and if you don't - look it up). But this would have all been fixed with a competent editor. Case in point - an author's name is spelled wrong on the back of the book. I mean, come on.
I don't blame the authors. The ideas are good. And I love this concept - it would be great if this became a regular anthology. Just with a better editor.
Worth reading for X-Files fans, as long as you know what you're getting into.