Review: Solid post-apocalyptic/ alien invasion storyline
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2012
I'm not a fan of the long, sweeping *epic* sci-fi trilogies in vogue now but oddly enough, that is my major complaint about this book. I think expansion of Part I and Part II into two separate books would have made for better reading.Lots of things to like about this plot and storyline. It's difficult to find new themes and new science in the apocalyptic genre but this book found several interesting ways to twist the plot.Ideally, I'd have liked to see the story about the human population survivors told in more detail, with more tension/conflict as there were places it bogged down and read a bit like a history book rather than novel and the same could apply to the storyline about the aliens.Overall, a very entertaining read and a solid 4-star for me as it's difficult to discount much for not being long enough.