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labunnywtf's review
5.0
It's been quite some time since I finished this amazing novel, but so much of it still sits in my brain.
I read [b: Cold Forge|36475917|Alien The Cold Forge|Alex White|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517517365l/36475917._SY75_.jpg|58185417] before I became friends with Alex, and I read it solely because of how much I loved The Salvagers series. I'm pretty much on auto buy for Alex's books, I still have some to catch up with.
You would think that would make me incredibly biased towards their books, but considering how I read it, it goes without saying that I read this more critically than any ARC I've ever been lucky enough to get my hands on.
The characters absolutely made this book. Our main character, Shy, is exactly what I want from a sci fi novel. Strong, no nonsense, completely left out of the crowd and only grudgingly accepted. Kamran, our main character from the other side, who has such an amazing soul and spirit and who I was rooting for SO HARD.
One thing that made this an impossible read is the large number of people I wanted to be the Last Human Standing. And knowing Alex White, being really concerned I might end up with no one as the Last Human Standing.
Then again, I also wanted there to be a Last Android Standing and a Last Alien Standing, so....poo.
So good. SO satisfying, on so many levels. And if you're like me, and you have the disadvantage of anthropomorphizing murder kill death babies, you're REALLY going to like our main Alien.
And despise our villains.
Seriously, I can't say enough how good this trip into the Alien-verse is.
And really, it's not just because there's a badass lawyer who would like to speak to your manager who may or may not be named after me.
I read [b: Cold Forge|36475917|Alien The Cold Forge|Alex White|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1517517365l/36475917._SY75_.jpg|58185417] before I became friends with Alex, and I read it solely because of how much I loved The Salvagers series. I'm pretty much on auto buy for Alex's books, I still have some to catch up with.
You would think that would make me incredibly biased towards their books, but considering how I read it, it goes without saying that I read this more critically than any ARC I've ever been lucky enough to get my hands on.
The characters absolutely made this book. Our main character, Shy, is exactly what I want from a sci fi novel. Strong, no nonsense, completely left out of the crowd and only grudgingly accepted. Kamran, our main character from the other side, who has such an amazing soul and spirit and who I was rooting for SO HARD.
One thing that made this an impossible read is the large number of people I wanted to be the Last Human Standing. And knowing Alex White, being really concerned I might end up with no one as the Last Human Standing.
Then again, I also wanted there to be a Last Android Standing and a Last Alien Standing, so....poo.
So good. SO satisfying, on so many levels. And if you're like me, and you have the disadvantage of anthropomorphizing murder kill death babies, you're REALLY going to like our main Alien.
And despise our villains.
Seriously, I can't say enough how good this trip into the Alien-verse is.
And really, it's not just because there's a badass lawyer who would like to speak to your manager who may or may not be named after me.
arielkirst's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.5
This was really well written! I appreciated the more diverse cast of characters. Horrifying and gross, as fits an Alien book.
adamchalmers's review
4.0
Surprisingly good! Really interesting political intrigues, realistic sci-fi, Iranian space diaspora, and a much more interesting cast of characters than I expected.
jennyalexandra's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
orion1225's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jdorcak's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
theamazingmrg's review
4.0
This book was a real struggle to start. I don't think I've ever read anything in present-tense third-person before and it was an adjustment!
Once my brain got past that, the book was full of the elements that make the Alien universe great: from creepy synthetics, to interpersonal issues, to the titular xenomorphs themselves, with an added dose of intergalactic politics and rivalries.
Overall a solid piece of tie-in fiction that does a lot to expand the focus of the universe beyond Weyland-Yurani and the Colonial Marines (although both feature heavily!)
Once my brain got past that, the book was full of the elements that make the Alien universe great: from creepy synthetics, to interpersonal issues, to the titular xenomorphs themselves, with an added dose of intergalactic politics and rivalries.
Overall a solid piece of tie-in fiction that does a lot to expand the focus of the universe beyond Weyland-Yurani and the Colonial Marines (although both feature heavily!)