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bobmetal's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
azeryk's review against another edition
4.0
I have been a fan of Keene and Gonzalez's 'Clickers' series as well as Keene's own 'The Rising' series for a long time now so have been looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of this book since it was first announced.
The plot is fairly straight forward, the crab-like Clickers start pouring onto the beaches and devouring anyone who stand in their way after being disturbed by an underwater earthquake - yet shortly afterwards Ob and the Siqqusim start their own invasion from the void; and start inhabiting the bodies or dead humans, animals, birds and even Clickers. Leading to a battle between the Clickers and Ob's zombies with humanity stuck in the middle.
It's also worth noting that this book is set on a different version of Earth than the other books; so although you may recognise past characters they are essentially different people. This adds an extra element as if you have read the previous books it's nice when you do see a familiar face. The book also gives you a better insight into the mysterious Black Lodge group who pop up fighting evil in many of Keene's other books.
Although the book starts off a little slow the action picks up quickly enough with plenty of action and death. A must read for anyone who has read the past books; and still a very good read for those who are yet to try them.
The plot is fairly straight forward, the crab-like Clickers start pouring onto the beaches and devouring anyone who stand in their way after being disturbed by an underwater earthquake - yet shortly afterwards Ob and the Siqqusim start their own invasion from the void; and start inhabiting the bodies or dead humans, animals, birds and even Clickers. Leading to a battle between the Clickers and Ob's zombies with humanity stuck in the middle.
It's also worth noting that this book is set on a different version of Earth than the other books; so although you may recognise past characters they are essentially different people. This adds an extra element as if you have read the previous books it's nice when you do see a familiar face. The book also gives you a better insight into the mysterious Black Lodge group who pop up fighting evil in many of Keene's other books.
Although the book starts off a little slow the action picks up quickly enough with plenty of action and death. A must read for anyone who has read the past books; and still a very good read for those who are yet to try them.
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