| Rating: | ★ |
| Category: | Books |
| Genre: | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Author: | David Weber |
Out of the Dark, link to Amazon.
I really can’t say much more that what some of the reviewers at Amazon point out. I really like David Weber’s books, at least most of his science fiction books. I’m a die-hard fan of his Honor Harrington books. They are stunning space opera.
This book starts out fairly well, a classic LGM (Little Green Men, alien invation) story. The big bad aliens come and attack the earth with a bit of galactic politics thrown in. As in most Weber stories, millions, if not billions die. When the aliens mop up the rest of humanity, they are surprised by the resourcefulness and violent behavior of the humans. The story builds with typical detail. Humanity is on the ropes. The aliens want to wipe the planet with a bio weapon. My God! What is going to happen, there are only 30 pages left! Oh no, this is the first installment..uhggg. Wait, something is happening…Something is killing the bad guys….
Vampires??!!?! WTF? Really, I’m not one to swear but that was exactly what I thought. A good, but generic, story and… vampires? If it wasn’t a library book, I would have thrown it in the recycle bin. Waste of time and energy. I was so disappointed. I don’t know if it is due to his Tor contract but I don’t like what he writes for Tor. Baen books are much better.
I don’t know what the fascination with vampires is. They are walking death, a thing to be feared and destroyed at the first opportunity. What makes them so ---- popular?
Honor Harrington. Great series that I can’t recommend enough. Save the money and time on this one though.
