Review: "Footfall", with differences
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2012
Once again, Mr. Nuttall has produced a work that is readable and even enjoyable, in spots.  However, he still clings to his tendency to overpower the real story, dialogue and character development with excess verbiage.  The only way I'm able to enjoy his work is to skip through about 2/3 of the text.  I've found that, if you only read the parts in quotation marks (actual dialogue), you can usually muddle through.The price point remains very good, though...which is why this didn't get 1 or maybe 2 stars instead of 3.  Once the sequels are released, I expect that there might be enough meat on the wordy bones of these novels to make one good one.The plot has been done before.  I noted in the title of this review that this was "Footfall", with differences. The major difference is the development of the alien characters as protagonists.  We are only introduced to 2.  One is their leader, and another is the sole captive taken alive.  Other than that, it's pretty standard "Alien Invasion" fare, albeit with the twist that the aliens actually invade and occupy.  What I'm looking forward to in the sequels is how the underground resistance movement develops.I came away from the book only really caring about a couple of characters:  a navy SEAL and the President.  The effort to introduce others fell flat.  They are uninteresting and unsympathetic.At any rate, it's an acceptable time-waster for the price.  Read and form your own opinion.