The writing is never more than functional, and the characters very thinly drawn. Someone named Clive Concarry Majestatus, who has never been previously i 2.5. The most egregious example of this is when a major character is revealed, in what is clearly supposed to be a dizzying plot twist, to be. Foster fails to conjure up any suspense or much reason to care what happens to them. Their 'personalities' are always told, not shown, and once told are sometimes forgotten instantly. Actually, I would because I can be vindictive at times.moreĢ.5. I wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy. Things come to a head - as they will - and, just as everyone is about to make good their escape, they're all conveniently killed off with a Deus Ex Machina ending, worthy of any B-Movie. Mind you, if you're into that sort of thing. Oh, and the obligatory "sex with shape shifting aliens" doesn't add to its credibility, either. Then again, it's Alan Dean Foster, so maybe not. It's a lazy cop out and could have been dealt with far more imaginatively. The behaviour of aliens mimicking humans, along with their seemingly senseless battles every so often are conveniently explained away by the introduction of a human meddler, who had been pulling the strings behind the scenes Ta-Dah! all along. Not badly written (although not great, either) but the story is one of those shaky plots that takes the easy way out at almost every critical turn. Not because I'm a spoilsport (pun intended) but if I can save anyone else enduring this waste of time and paper, I reckon I've done a good deed. The behaviour of aliens mimicking humans, along with their seemingly senseless battles every so often are conveniently explained away by the introdu Warning, this will contain spoilers. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. I was also a little frustrated that the author only described the women characters as beautiful and desirable but with no personality at all.more One other point is that I never felt like the characters were completely developed. I might have given this book for four stars but I felt like the ending wasn't as good as it could have been.
I never got the feeling that the scientists were as surprised as they should have been about all the crazy things that happened. I don't want to give away too much of the plot but everything on this planet is not as it seems. What they find is not only does the planet have with crazy plants, animals, and insects, there are also aliens. A group of biologists arrive on a planet hoping to study the terrain. I might have given this book for four stars but I felt lik This story started off promising.
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