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kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Fourteenth in the Katherine "Kitty" Katt comical science fiction romance series and revolving around a human woman who became enhanced over the past twelve stories and is in love with an alien who is now president of the United States. Hmmmm…
My Take
Well, this is a different kind of back history. We finally learn a lot more about the Ancients and the Z'porrah. Turns out they both used to be friendly with the same aims. Until the usual falling-out. But there is quite a bit of promise in this one as well, even if Koch takes one of her twisty paths to get there. It'll keep you on your toes, flipping pages to find out what happens next. Sigh…and now I'm panting for the next one in the series, Alien Education.
Alien Nation uses first-person protagonist point-of-view using Kitty's perspective, which is perfect since the story is so completely flavored with her Kittyisms, but not as much music…
I dunno. Koch, er, Muddy, claims that worlds ruled by royalty do better against enemy aliens than worlds ruled by a democracy. I don't see America as being much of a democracy anymore, ruled as we are by lobbyists, corporations, and politicians out for themselves, and I can't see us faring that well against the bad guys.
I guess it's why it is such fun — in Kitty's world — to discover someone willing to step up and take charge. To put themselves on the line for the good of a world.
Huh, turns out it's all true. Area 51 really is a popular landing site for aliens, Koch certainly puts forward a good reasoning for it. It also turns out that the children are so much more powerful than any of us thought. Ooh-wee, this oughta be fun!
The Story
It’s a typical day of bureaucracy and stress for President Jeff and First Lady Kitty Katt-Martini, made more stressful when alien spacecraft are spotted making a beeline for Earth, none of them from the Alpha Centauri system.
And, just to make things a little more challenging, those alien spacecraft are coming to ask Kitty for protection — and asylum on Earth, for they are fleeing an enemy so terrifying that even a Z’porrah ship is trying to get to Earth for safety and protection!
Then a cryptic request from an old adversary pulls Kitty out of the White House and into an explosion—and an even more explosive situation. Not only is the Mastermind back in the game, but he’s created some frightening new cloning abilities.
If Earth isn’t able to stop either of these threats, there may not be anything left of humanity.
Or, as Kitty calls it, Thursday.
The Characters
There's a more complete cast of characters on my upcoming blog, if you're interested.
Katherine "Kitty" Katt Martini used to be completely human. Now she's a mom and married to Jeff. Well, and she has some powers of her own including that Dr. Doolittle thing (Alien Proliferation, 4). Bruno and Lola are the Head Peregrine Birds and have attached themselves to Kitty. Poofikins is Kitty's official Poof. They have two children: Jamie who holds ACE, a collective superconsciousness (Alien Research, 8), and Charlie. Mous-Mous is Jamie's Poof.
Jeff Martini is from Alpha Centauri (A-C) and happens to be the president of the United Staes (Alien in Chief, 12) and king of the world. Murphy is Jeff's favorite Poof, although Harlie is the Head Poof and Jeff's first Poof. Joseph and Rob are first- and second-in-command of Jeff's Secret Service detail. Craig Rossi is Jeff's double.
Charles “Chuckie” Reynolds, the director of the CIA, has been Kitty's best guy friend since 9th grade and widowed after events in Alien Research when his wife, Naomi Gower, "died".
Kitty's mom, Angela Katt, is the head of the Presidential Terrorism Control Unit (PTCU). Kevin Lewis is her second-in-command. Denise is his gorgeous wife and in charge of the embassy daycare for the A-Cs. Raymond and Rachel are their gorgeous children. Malcolm Buchanan was assigned as one of Kitty's bodyguards (Alien Diplomacy, 5); he may be human, but he has some Dr. Strange powers. Len Parker and Kyle Constantine are officially Kitty's driver and bodyguard who also report to Chuck for the CIA (Alien in the Family, 3). Manfred, a troubadour, is the head of Kitty's A-C protection detail. Evalyne is the head of Kitty's Secret Service detail; Phoebe is her second-in-command. Francine Alexis is Colette's eldest sister, one of the most experienced troubadours, and Kitty's body double.
Jeff's parents, the science-oriented Alfred Martini and Lucinda White, were born on Alpha Four of the Alpha Centauri system. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Vrabel (she was Elizabeth Jackson) is now Kitty's ward (the bad guys hate her because she schooled the Junior Skulls on not being bullies in Alien in Chief); she had been adopted by Benjamin Siler, the first human-alien hybrid and the son of Ronald Yates and Madeline Siler Cartwright. He can "blend" and ages very slowly besides a slew of other powers.
The White House
Rahnish Singh, a Troubadour, is the Chief of Staff. Fritz Hochberg is the new vice-president. Natalie Gagnon-Brewer is now the Secretary of Transportation (Alien Diplomacy). Elaine Armstrong, the widow of the previous president, is now Jeff's Secretary of State. Walter Ward is now head of security at the White House (Teddy is his Poof while George and Gracie are his Peregrines) while his older brother William is in charge of worldwide security for the A-Cs. Nancy "Squeaky" Maurer has come over to our side after the A-Cs rescued her son, a now in-control android, Cameron. She's the White House Social Secretary for the First Lady. Abner Schnedkedy is the Chief Floral Designer and Chief Decorator. (His wife, Lilian Culver, is the top lobbyist for the defense industry). Vance Beaumont is Kitty's Chief of Staff; Guy Galoire, the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco, is Vance's husband (Alien Diplomacy). Colette Alexis is Kitty's Press Secretary and a troubadour. Antoinette Reilly is the Chief Usher.
General Mortimer "Uncle Mort" Katt, a Marine and Sol's brother, is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Colonel Arthur Franklin is in charge of Andrews Air Force Base. Colonel Marvin Hamlin. Captain Gil Morgan. Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Gonzalez is based at Area 51 along with Colonel John Butler, an in-control android.
The A-C Embassy is…
…where a number of the series-critical A-Cs live. Richard White is Christopher's father, the former Supreme Pontifex of Centaurion religion, Kitty's field partner, and now the Public Relations Minister for the A-Cs. Christopher White, an imageer, is Jeff's cousin. Amy Gaultier-White, a lawyer and Kitty's best girl friend since high school, has inherited her father's corporation but still doesn't have control of it, and is Christopher's wife. They have a child: Becky (Alien in Chief). Missy is the head of security at the A-C embassy. Dr. Tito Hernandez is in charge of all things medical (Alien in the Family).
Algar is a refugee from the Black Hole whom Kitty had dubbed the Operations team.
Hacker International is the unofficial name for the computer geniuses who live over at the Zoo, part of the Embassy Complex. Stryker Dane is an old friend of Kitty's and is the head of the group that includes Yuri, Big George, Ravi Gaekwad (he's married to Jennifer), and Henry. Chernobog had been the world's greatest hacker. And now she works with the A-Cs (Alien Collective, 9).
Serene Dwyer, a troubadour and an imageer, is Head of Imageering for Centaurion Division. She's also in charge of the very secret Centaurion CIA. She's married to Brian Dwyer, an astronaut, and they have a son, Patrick. Doreen Coleman-Weisman is the current American Centaurian ambassador. Paul Gower, a powerful dream and memory reader, is the current Supreme Pontifex and is married to James Reader, a former international supermodel, who is Head of Field. Abigail Gower, his sister, is a reverse empath who feels thoughts as emotions; she came back from Beta Eight with Naomi's powers, her own, and more (Alien Separation). Jennifer Barone-Gaekwad (imageer) and Jeremy Barone (empath) are a sister-brother team of field agents. Mahin Sherazi is a hybrid with earth bender power. Camilla is one of the very few A-Cs who can lie.
Caliente Base is…
…located in Arizona. Viola Sciacca is in overall command with Romeo Ruggero in charge of the military and Carmine Giordano in charge of the gates.
Airborne for Centaurion Division is…
…a squad of Navy Top Guns assigned to A-C defense. Tim Crawford is in charge (Alien in the Family). Captains Lorraine and Claudia are two of Kitty's best Dazzler friends. They're married to Joe Billings and Randy Muir, two of the flyboys who were forcibly enhanced by Stephanie. Jerry Tucker (Kitty's favorite), Matt Hughes, and Chip Walker are more flyboys.
Mister Joel Oliver and Bruce "the Tastemaker" Jenkins (Alien Collective) are journalists who have unlimited access to the A-Cs. Olga Dalca is the wheelchair-bound wife of the Romanian ambassador; Adriana is her granddaughter to whom she is teaching everything she knew as a KGB spy.
Prince is a German shepherd police dog along with Riley and Duke; their handlers are Officers Herman Melville, "Curly", and "Larry". Jane "Star", Rhonda, and the Czech Meriel are hookers while Barnaby "Brad" Ramsey and Carlton "Cujo" Shepherd are in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Florida State and Mickey and Garfield are homeless guys; all seven are caught up in it all.
Thomas Kendrick, head of Titan Security, is one of the new additions to Team Alien. Senator Donald McMillan is the senior senator from Arizona and a former war hero.
Bahrain
Mona is the ambassador from Bahrain; Khalid is her bodyguard. The king of Bahrain is Raheem.
Oren, Jakob, and Leah are Mossad agents.
Ali Baba Gadhavi, a.k.a., G-Company, is a notorious Indian gangster based in Bahrain and funding Cliff.
The Planetary Council is…
…filled with representatives from the friendly planets around earth. Jareen the Reptilian from Beta 13; King Benny from Beta Eight; Lakin is a Hawkman; and, the Cleophese. The Shantanu are colorful penguin people with Bettini as the Head Spokespenguin with Rohini as Bettini's second. Felicia and Arup are Feliniads while Wahoa, Wrolf, and Willem are Canus Majorans. Queen Renata leads the Amazons from Beta Twelve. Her daughters, Rahmi and Rhee, have been working with Kitty and company for some time now.
Alexander is the emperor of Alpha Centauri, the king of Alpha Four, and Jeff and Christopher's cousin. Leonidas is his Councilor. Prince Gustav Drax is their Royal Vatusan ally. King Varian the Twentieth of Vatusus is his father. Costello is the Australian Prime Minister.
The Ancients are…
…an ancient race of shapeshifters, a.k.a., the Old Ones, who've been meddling with everyone's evolution. Rudolph "John" Wruck is an Ancient and the only survivor from LaRue's attack on her own crew. LaRue Demorte Gaultier turned out to be a traitorous Ancient and Z'porrah spy.
The Incoming Aliens
The Vrierst are a manta-ray-like people. The Yggethnia System people look like golden lemurs. The Themnir use a giant treeship, a Faradawn ship, normally used to collect survivors; they look like giant slugs. Captain Othala, Abralox is her chief engineer, and Tevvik are part of the Faradawn's crew. The Lyssara, giant walking honeybees, are coming in what looks like a cube but they call it a comb. The Q'vox look like minotaurs. The Nemmen look like rat-sized cockroaches. Muddy is the leader of the Turleens; Lily seems to be his second-in-command. Major General Dew Lakes and Mossy are the leaders for the very lonely Mykali.
The Haters
The YatesCorp is an evil multimedia corporation started by Ronald Yates, a former Supreme Pontifex. He'd also been Richard's father and Jeff and Christopher's grandfather. Amos Tobin now runs YatesCorp. Gaultier Enterprises is supposed to be Amy's. She's battling Ansom Somerall, Janelle Gardiner, and Quinton Cross for control. Club 51 is a hate group led by Harvey Gutermuth. The Church of Hate and Intolerance is led by Farley Pecker.
The Crazy Eights are…
…conspiring with Cliff Goodman who was exposed in Alien in Chief, and include Casey Jones; Stephanie; the Tinkerer; Nerida Alfero is a water bender; Talia Lee; Nigel Kellogg and Russell Kozlow are trained killers; and, Darryl Lowe is an air bender.
The Z'porrah are…
…an ancient race of dino-bird boogeymen from a galaxy far, far away who hate humans. La'fean is one of their leaders.
The Aicirtap look like large beetles and were uplifted by the Z'porrah. Six-foot ones from Tau Ceti who used to be happy and loving. Ulzax is a female.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a combination of turquoises and browns. The focus is on Kitty with her long hair curling around her shoulders and wearing her signature blue. Behind her, the background is a close-up of that blue ball, earth, as seen from space, for aliens ships are speeding toward us. It's a collage of characters sharing that cover with Kitty, from the police dogs, Prince, Riley, and Duke, to the hawkman, lemur-like critters, and the sea mammals mixing it up with spaceships and Z'porrah power cubes. The first part of the title is a lighter turquoise and the second half in white at the top with the author's name in white at the bottom.
The title is more all-encompassing than you can imagine, for it will be an Alien Nation in so many, many ways.
My Take
Well, this is a different kind of back history. We finally learn a lot more about the Ancients and the Z'porrah. Turns out they both used to be friendly with the same aims. Until the usual falling-out. But there is quite a bit of promise in this one as well, even if Koch takes one of her twisty paths to get there. It'll keep you on your toes, flipping pages to find out what happens next. Sigh…and now I'm panting for the next one in the series, Alien Education.
Alien Nation uses first-person protagonist point-of-view using Kitty's perspective, which is perfect since the story is so completely flavored with her Kittyisms, but not as much music…
I dunno. Koch, er, Muddy, claims that worlds ruled by royalty do better against enemy aliens than worlds ruled by a democracy. I don't see America as being much of a democracy anymore, ruled as we are by lobbyists, corporations, and politicians out for themselves, and I can't see us faring that well against the bad guys.
I guess it's why it is such fun — in Kitty's world — to discover someone willing to step up and take charge. To put themselves on the line for the good of a world.
Huh, turns out it's all true. Area 51 really is a popular landing site for aliens, Koch certainly puts forward a good reasoning for it. It also turns out that the children are so much more powerful than any of us thought. Ooh-wee, this oughta be fun!
The Story
It’s a typical day of bureaucracy and stress for President Jeff and First Lady Kitty Katt-Martini, made more stressful when alien spacecraft are spotted making a beeline for Earth, none of them from the Alpha Centauri system.
And, just to make things a little more challenging, those alien spacecraft are coming to ask Kitty for protection — and asylum on Earth, for they are fleeing an enemy so terrifying that even a Z’porrah ship is trying to get to Earth for safety and protection!
Then a cryptic request from an old adversary pulls Kitty out of the White House and into an explosion—and an even more explosive situation. Not only is the Mastermind back in the game, but he’s created some frightening new cloning abilities.
If Earth isn’t able to stop either of these threats, there may not be anything left of humanity.
Or, as Kitty calls it, Thursday.
The Characters
There's a more complete cast of characters on my upcoming blog, if you're interested.
Katherine "Kitty" Katt Martini used to be completely human. Now she's a mom and married to Jeff. Well, and she has some powers of her own including that Dr. Doolittle thing (Alien Proliferation, 4). Bruno and Lola are the Head Peregrine Birds and have attached themselves to Kitty. Poofikins is Kitty's official Poof. They have two children: Jamie who holds ACE, a collective superconsciousness (Alien Research, 8), and Charlie. Mous-Mous is Jamie's Poof.
Jeff Martini is from Alpha Centauri (A-C) and happens to be the president of the United Staes (Alien in Chief, 12) and king of the world. Murphy is Jeff's favorite Poof, although Harlie is the Head Poof and Jeff's first Poof. Joseph and Rob are first- and second-in-command of Jeff's Secret Service detail. Craig Rossi is Jeff's double.
Charles “Chuckie” Reynolds, the director of the CIA, has been Kitty's best guy friend since 9th grade and widowed after events in Alien Research when his wife, Naomi Gower, "died".
Kitty's mom, Angela Katt, is the head of the Presidential Terrorism Control Unit (PTCU). Kevin Lewis is her second-in-command. Denise is his gorgeous wife and in charge of the embassy daycare for the A-Cs. Raymond and Rachel are their gorgeous children. Malcolm Buchanan was assigned as one of Kitty's bodyguards (Alien Diplomacy, 5); he may be human, but he has some Dr. Strange powers. Len Parker and Kyle Constantine are officially Kitty's driver and bodyguard who also report to Chuck for the CIA (Alien in the Family, 3). Manfred, a troubadour, is the head of Kitty's A-C protection detail. Evalyne is the head of Kitty's Secret Service detail; Phoebe is her second-in-command. Francine Alexis is Colette's eldest sister, one of the most experienced troubadours, and Kitty's body double.
Jeff's parents, the science-oriented Alfred Martini and Lucinda White, were born on Alpha Four of the Alpha Centauri system. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Vrabel (she was Elizabeth Jackson) is now Kitty's ward (the bad guys hate her because she schooled the Junior Skulls on not being bullies in Alien in Chief); she had been adopted by Benjamin Siler, the first human-alien hybrid and the son of Ronald Yates and Madeline Siler Cartwright. He can "blend" and ages very slowly besides a slew of other powers.
The White House
Rahnish Singh, a Troubadour, is the Chief of Staff. Fritz Hochberg is the new vice-president. Natalie Gagnon-Brewer is now the Secretary of Transportation (Alien Diplomacy). Elaine Armstrong, the widow of the previous president, is now Jeff's Secretary of State. Walter Ward is now head of security at the White House (Teddy is his Poof while George and Gracie are his Peregrines) while his older brother William is in charge of worldwide security for the A-Cs. Nancy "Squeaky" Maurer has come over to our side after the A-Cs rescued her son, a now in-control android, Cameron. She's the White House Social Secretary for the First Lady. Abner Schnedkedy is the Chief Floral Designer and Chief Decorator. (His wife, Lilian Culver, is the top lobbyist for the defense industry). Vance Beaumont is Kitty's Chief of Staff; Guy Galoire, the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco, is Vance's husband (Alien Diplomacy). Colette Alexis is Kitty's Press Secretary and a troubadour. Antoinette Reilly is the Chief Usher.
General Mortimer "Uncle Mort" Katt, a Marine and Sol's brother, is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Colonel Arthur Franklin is in charge of Andrews Air Force Base. Colonel Marvin Hamlin. Captain Gil Morgan. Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Gonzalez is based at Area 51 along with Colonel John Butler, an in-control android.
The A-C Embassy is…
…where a number of the series-critical A-Cs live. Richard White is Christopher's father, the former Supreme Pontifex of Centaurion religion, Kitty's field partner, and now the Public Relations Minister for the A-Cs. Christopher White, an imageer, is Jeff's cousin. Amy Gaultier-White, a lawyer and Kitty's best girl friend since high school, has inherited her father's corporation but still doesn't have control of it, and is Christopher's wife. They have a child: Becky (Alien in Chief). Missy is the head of security at the A-C embassy. Dr. Tito Hernandez is in charge of all things medical (Alien in the Family).
Algar is a refugee from the Black Hole whom Kitty had dubbed the Operations team.
Hacker International is the unofficial name for the computer geniuses who live over at the Zoo, part of the Embassy Complex. Stryker Dane is an old friend of Kitty's and is the head of the group that includes Yuri, Big George, Ravi Gaekwad (he's married to Jennifer), and Henry. Chernobog had been the world's greatest hacker. And now she works with the A-Cs (Alien Collective, 9).
Serene Dwyer, a troubadour and an imageer, is Head of Imageering for Centaurion Division. She's also in charge of the very secret Centaurion CIA. She's married to Brian Dwyer, an astronaut, and they have a son, Patrick. Doreen Coleman-Weisman is the current American Centaurian ambassador. Paul Gower, a powerful dream and memory reader, is the current Supreme Pontifex and is married to James Reader, a former international supermodel, who is Head of Field. Abigail Gower, his sister, is a reverse empath who feels thoughts as emotions; she came back from Beta Eight with Naomi's powers, her own, and more (Alien Separation). Jennifer Barone-Gaekwad (imageer) and Jeremy Barone (empath) are a sister-brother team of field agents. Mahin Sherazi is a hybrid with earth bender power. Camilla is one of the very few A-Cs who can lie.
Caliente Base is…
…located in Arizona. Viola Sciacca is in overall command with Romeo Ruggero in charge of the military and Carmine Giordano in charge of the gates.
Airborne for Centaurion Division is…
…a squad of Navy Top Guns assigned to A-C defense. Tim Crawford is in charge (Alien in the Family). Captains Lorraine and Claudia are two of Kitty's best Dazzler friends. They're married to Joe Billings and Randy Muir, two of the flyboys who were forcibly enhanced by Stephanie. Jerry Tucker (Kitty's favorite), Matt Hughes, and Chip Walker are more flyboys.
Mister Joel Oliver and Bruce "the Tastemaker" Jenkins (Alien Collective) are journalists who have unlimited access to the A-Cs. Olga Dalca is the wheelchair-bound wife of the Romanian ambassador; Adriana is her granddaughter to whom she is teaching everything she knew as a KGB spy.
Prince is a German shepherd police dog along with Riley and Duke; their handlers are Officers Herman Melville, "Curly", and "Larry". Jane "Star", Rhonda, and the Czech Meriel are hookers while Barnaby "Brad" Ramsey and Carlton "Cujo" Shepherd are in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Florida State and Mickey and Garfield are homeless guys; all seven are caught up in it all.
Thomas Kendrick, head of Titan Security, is one of the new additions to Team Alien. Senator Donald McMillan is the senior senator from Arizona and a former war hero.
Bahrain
Mona is the ambassador from Bahrain; Khalid is her bodyguard. The king of Bahrain is Raheem.
Oren, Jakob, and Leah are Mossad agents.
Ali Baba Gadhavi, a.k.a., G-Company, is a notorious Indian gangster based in Bahrain and funding Cliff.
The Planetary Council is…
…filled with representatives from the friendly planets around earth. Jareen the Reptilian from Beta 13; King Benny from Beta Eight; Lakin is a Hawkman; and, the Cleophese. The Shantanu are colorful penguin people with Bettini as the Head Spokespenguin with Rohini as Bettini's second. Felicia and Arup are Feliniads while Wahoa, Wrolf, and Willem are Canus Majorans. Queen Renata leads the Amazons from Beta Twelve. Her daughters, Rahmi and Rhee, have been working with Kitty and company for some time now.
Alexander is the emperor of Alpha Centauri, the king of Alpha Four, and Jeff and Christopher's cousin. Leonidas is his Councilor. Prince Gustav Drax is their Royal Vatusan ally. King Varian the Twentieth of Vatusus is his father. Costello is the Australian Prime Minister.
The Ancients are…
…an ancient race of shapeshifters, a.k.a., the Old Ones, who've been meddling with everyone's evolution. Rudolph "John" Wruck is an Ancient and the only survivor from LaRue's attack on her own crew. LaRue Demorte Gaultier turned out to be a traitorous Ancient and Z'porrah spy.
The Incoming Aliens
The Vrierst are a manta-ray-like people. The Yggethnia System people look like golden lemurs. The Themnir use a giant treeship, a Faradawn ship, normally used to collect survivors; they look like giant slugs. Captain Othala, Abralox is her chief engineer, and Tevvik are part of the Faradawn's crew. The Lyssara, giant walking honeybees, are coming in what looks like a cube but they call it a comb. The Q'vox look like minotaurs. The Nemmen look like rat-sized cockroaches. Muddy is the leader of the Turleens; Lily seems to be his second-in-command. Major General Dew Lakes and Mossy are the leaders for the very lonely Mykali.
The Haters
The YatesCorp is an evil multimedia corporation started by Ronald Yates, a former Supreme Pontifex. He'd also been Richard's father and Jeff and Christopher's grandfather. Amos Tobin now runs YatesCorp. Gaultier Enterprises is supposed to be Amy's. She's battling Ansom Somerall, Janelle Gardiner, and Quinton Cross for control. Club 51 is a hate group led by Harvey Gutermuth. The Church of Hate and Intolerance is led by Farley Pecker.
The Crazy Eights are…
…conspiring with Cliff Goodman who was exposed in Alien in Chief, and include Casey Jones; Stephanie; the Tinkerer; Nerida Alfero is a water bender; Talia Lee; Nigel Kellogg and Russell Kozlow are trained killers; and, Darryl Lowe is an air bender.
The Z'porrah are…
…an ancient race of dino-bird boogeymen from a galaxy far, far away who hate humans. La'fean is one of their leaders.
The Aicirtap look like large beetles and were uplifted by the Z'porrah. Six-foot ones from Tau Ceti who used to be happy and loving. Ulzax is a female.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a combination of turquoises and browns. The focus is on Kitty with her long hair curling around her shoulders and wearing her signature blue. Behind her, the background is a close-up of that blue ball, earth, as seen from space, for aliens ships are speeding toward us. It's a collage of characters sharing that cover with Kitty, from the police dogs, Prince, Riley, and Duke, to the hawkman, lemur-like critters, and the sea mammals mixing it up with spaceships and Z'porrah power cubes. The first part of the title is a lighter turquoise and the second half in white at the top with the author's name in white at the bottom.
The title is more all-encompassing than you can imagine, for it will be an Alien Nation in so many, many ways.
katyanaish's review against another edition
5.0
Loved, loved, loved it. Another high point for the series. And loved that we got to wrap up some old threads.
blodeuedd's review
3.0
So obviously this review is filled with spoilers, it is book 14 after all. That is a lot of books! Kitty is now the first lady and Martini is the president. Yup, stuff happened and that came to play. She is of course the most kick.ass first lady that there ever has been. She has lots of other alien buddies, she has her animals and she has her enemies.
Earth is, well we suck. We are pretty evil and we can fight. And now lots of aliens are coming. And not at the best of times since well duh an ALIEN is the president of the USA! Everyone is now cheering, some are pretty pissed. Humans are petty things. But hey I get it, if an alien as the president is a lot to take in. We do not even like our neighbours, how can we like people from space now too?!
But I must say, there is still a lot of talking in these books. Maybe there always was, but these days I am just, get to the action! They talk, think and talk for ages, and then finally action, and that was over pretty quickly. And then we are left with...well I can not say that, cos that was a real spoiler, all these other things I have mentioned were just a reminder to read all those 13 books before this one. Oh and the music thing, it is also getting a bit too much, I do not need to know every song she is listening too. More like the highlights.
A brave new world, with hot aliens (and some not so hot *coughs*). A kick-ass series with a smart heroine that knows how to handle things, and does not need a man to save her or the day.
Earth is, well we suck. We are pretty evil and we can fight. And now lots of aliens are coming. And not at the best of times since well duh an ALIEN is the president of the USA! Everyone is now cheering, some are pretty pissed. Humans are petty things. But hey I get it, if an alien as the president is a lot to take in. We do not even like our neighbours, how can we like people from space now too?!
But I must say, there is still a lot of talking in these books. Maybe there always was, but these days I am just, get to the action! They talk, think and talk for ages, and then finally action, and that was over pretty quickly. And then we are left with...well I can not say that, cos that was a real spoiler, all these other things I have mentioned were just a reminder to read all those 13 books before this one. Oh and the music thing, it is also getting a bit too much, I do not need to know every song she is listening too. More like the highlights.
A brave new world, with hot aliens (and some not so hot *coughs*). A kick-ass series with a smart heroine that knows how to handle things, and does not need a man to save her or the day.
lalabristow's review
5.0
Another Kitt Katt-Martini adventure and I'm more in love then ever! Kitty's world has changed and evolved so much, That my enjoyment can't help but evolve too. Kitty has also evolved and grown, but at the same time, at her core, she is still the same kick-ass, strong, smart and fearless heroine I adore.
In Alien Nation, Gini takes this world to the next level and what a fantastic ride it is!
Yes, it important to have read the previous books, but I wasn't as overwhelmed with not remembering everyone in Alien Nation, as I was in a few previous novels.
There's so much going on in Alien Nation that it's impossible to be bored for even a second and I loved catching up with some of my favorite fictional characters ever!
I truly do hope Gini keeps writing this series for a long time, I can't imagine my life without some ACs, Kitty and Martini new adventures in it.
If you have yet to check out this series, what the heck are you waiting for?
If you are a fan, you will not be disappointed! :)
In Alien Nation, Gini takes this world to the next level and what a fantastic ride it is!
Yes, it important to have read the previous books, but I wasn't as overwhelmed with not remembering everyone in Alien Nation, as I was in a few previous novels.
There's so much going on in Alien Nation that it's impossible to be bored for even a second and I loved catching up with some of my favorite fictional characters ever!
I truly do hope Gini keeps writing this series for a long time, I can't imagine my life without some ACs, Kitty and Martini new adventures in it.
If you have yet to check out this series, what the heck are you waiting for?
If you are a fan, you will not be disappointed! :)
whichcraftidk's review
5.0
Fun ride and the crew hasn't overstayed their welcome. I have some issues with the series, but it's so fun that I can forgive them. Everyone seems to have accepted that Kitty is the greatest, will do what she wants, and she's always right (or as we call it, routine--I'm really sick of that phrase). So there's less fighting about what Kitty does and more support so it can get done. This is good because there are so many characters now that we can't waste time arguing about Kitty being in danger.
If you're a fan, stop reading this and go get the book. You'll love it. If you're new to the series, stop reading this and pick up [book:Touched by an Alien|7283762].
If you're a fan, stop reading this and go get the book. You'll love it. If you're new to the series, stop reading this and pick up [book:Touched by an Alien|7283762].
jbrooxd's review
5.0
Fantastic addition to my favorite series ever! Lots of action, fascinating developments in the ongoing plot lines. Already looking forward to reading it again.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Oh, yeah, this was another really fantastic book in the series! Absolutely loved it, so much happened, and yeah, it was a pretty big book and I can't wait to see how the world is going to be different because of this book in Alien Education!
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