Review: Another Edge of Your Seat Ride with Project Solstice
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2014
It has become standard for Harrison to deliver stunning stories and unbelievably complex worlds to enjoy, and Unit 51 didn't disappoint. The same fast-paced prose and constant action is enough to keep you up reading for hours after your bedtime. Obviously, space aliens aren't new ideas in literature, and neither are supernatural beings. However, bringing those two huge genres together into this series is what keeps me coming back for more, simply because there is so much room to play with. The combination of supernaturals mixing with humans has driven entire plotlines of television shows for years, as have alien invasions. Harrison's gift is the ability to bring big ideas, as well as all the peripheral discussions and drama that come with them, and smash them into a high-flying action adventure that literally leaps off the page. The descriptions are vivid and savage at times, as though he is flexing his literary muscles to remind us that he is a top-notch author, even if his subject matter is somewhat "popular culture". If you haven't read Harrison's other Project Solstice novels, then this will probably be a confusing first choice (the novels aren't numbered), but make sure you go find some of his earlier work, which sets the stage for the invasion and the events that play out in this must-read book. Very nicely done, Mr. Harrison. I'm looking forward to what comes next!