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Outlanders #63
Genesis Sinister
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The epic battle between two would-be gods to rule earth may have ended, but the struggle to survive aliens of near-immortal powers - aliens determined to cage humankind - continues. As the freedom fighters of the Cerberus organization regroup and press on, a shattering storm heads toward the planet... the blood tide of a new apocalypse.
EARTH REPURPOSED
They're tiny stones that wield shattering power, remnants of the war between the godlike aliens Ullikummis and Enlil, and they lie scattered throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In the wrong hands, these stones could easily be used as biological weapons. That's why Kane and Grant are dispatched to track a notorious pirate - it's believed he has an entire collection in his possession. But in the Bay of Campeche, they realize something much bigger is happening. Something unthinkable: the genesis of a new age. And that means only one thing for mankind. Annihilation.
The epic battle between two would-be gods to rule earth may have ended, but the struggle to survive aliens of near-immortal powers - aliens determined to cage humankind - continues. As the freedom fighters of the Cerberus organization regroup and press on, a shattering storm heads toward the planet... the blood tide of a new apocalypse.
EARTH REPURPOSED
They're tiny stones that wield shattering power, remnants of the war between the godlike aliens Ullikummis and Enlil, and they lie scattered throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In the wrong hands, these stones could easily be used as biological weapons. That's why Kane and Grant are dispatched to track a notorious pirate - it's believed he has an entire collection in his possession. But in the Bay of Campeche, they realize something much bigger is happening. Something unthinkable: the genesis of a new age. And that means only one thing for mankind. Annihilation.
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320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 2012
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April 22, 2021
This review is of OUTLANDERS #63, titled "Genesis Sinister." It's a 315-page novel, but it's a pretty brisk read; it just took me a month to read it because I was lacking time more than motivation. However, I found that even though this was the first Outlanders novel I ever read, I was able to pick right up where I'd left off each chapter, with the characters and events still vivid in my mind.
The Outlanders is a science fiction series taking place in a post-apocalyptic Earth, a spin-off of the Death Lands series; both are published by Gold Eagle, longtime home (since the 1980s) of the Mack Bolan / Executioner books. I had my eye on trying one of these Outlanders books in 2012, and bought #63 in early January (the book had come out in October). I'd been wanting to get this one read before getting the new one (#64, "Savage Dawn") that just came out this month.
The front cover (depicting two of the series' heroes, Grant and the redhead Brigid Baptiste) and the title make no sense until you get to the last half-dozen chapters of the book, where a storm with gears in its clouds indeed appears. The title "Genesis Sinister" refers to the book's climax where our heroes have to prevent the world from being remade by alien beings in their own image. Until those last half-dozen chapters, however, the novel had a more leisurely pace, which made me wonder if the various loose ends would be tied up before the end (which they are, for the most part).
There are some disturbingly violent scenes in the book, that if they were illustrated in comic book form it would be deemed "mature readers" material (and likely banned from some library shelves). But because it takes effort to read prose writing, and the objectionable acts have to be thought rather than plainly seen, the book flies under the radar of any would-be censors. While some of it could be considered gratuitous (the poor girl chained up like a dog, for instance), I found that most of it served a purpose in the story to demonstrate character traits. The novel's opening chapter is the most violent in the book, depicting a gang of pirates taking over a helpless ship, which may make the reader look at safer entertainment like "Pirates of the Caribbean" a bit differently (although there is a moment of humor even amidst the carnage here, as the pirates turn against their captain for committing an act that they say is "sick," after they have just committed acts that fit the same bill).
"James Axler" is a house name; the novel was actually written by Rik Hoskin (thanked in the fine print inside), and I enjoyed reading it from start to finish. I liked the characters and it made me want to read more, to follow them on their further adventures, or at least to the next book in the series.
The Outlanders is a science fiction series taking place in a post-apocalyptic Earth, a spin-off of the Death Lands series; both are published by Gold Eagle, longtime home (since the 1980s) of the Mack Bolan / Executioner books. I had my eye on trying one of these Outlanders books in 2012, and bought #63 in early January (the book had come out in October). I'd been wanting to get this one read before getting the new one (#64, "Savage Dawn") that just came out this month.
The front cover (depicting two of the series' heroes, Grant and the redhead Brigid Baptiste) and the title make no sense until you get to the last half-dozen chapters of the book, where a storm with gears in its clouds indeed appears. The title "Genesis Sinister" refers to the book's climax where our heroes have to prevent the world from being remade by alien beings in their own image. Until those last half-dozen chapters, however, the novel had a more leisurely pace, which made me wonder if the various loose ends would be tied up before the end (which they are, for the most part).
There are some disturbingly violent scenes in the book, that if they were illustrated in comic book form it would be deemed "mature readers" material (and likely banned from some library shelves). But because it takes effort to read prose writing, and the objectionable acts have to be thought rather than plainly seen, the book flies under the radar of any would-be censors. While some of it could be considered gratuitous (the poor girl chained up like a dog, for instance), I found that most of it served a purpose in the story to demonstrate character traits. The novel's opening chapter is the most violent in the book, depicting a gang of pirates taking over a helpless ship, which may make the reader look at safer entertainment like "Pirates of the Caribbean" a bit differently (although there is a moment of humor even amidst the carnage here, as the pirates turn against their captain for committing an act that they say is "sick," after they have just committed acts that fit the same bill).
"James Axler" is a house name; the novel was actually written by Rik Hoskin (thanked in the fine print inside), and I enjoyed reading it from start to finish. I liked the characters and it made me want to read more, to follow them on their further adventures, or at least to the next book in the series.
November 1, 2012
Excellent 'aftermath' story which ties up some loose ends from the recent Ullikumis saga, in particular Brigid's guilt over what she after going over to the dark side. A crew of pirates create some of the goriest action scenes seen in the series for a while. A splendidly cosmic conclusion too.
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