The Alien Ones

by Leo Brett

What did the space pioneers find?

Life on the pioneer planet Orkol was harsh and lonely. Earth settlers found a civilisation in decay, a frustrating shortage of women, out-dated machinery, and plagues of vicious rodents. The dawn of the green suns gave only a thin, eerie light. And the mineral Orkolite produced vibrations that could destroy a planet or shatter a human brain.

Genres: Science Fiction

140 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2014

About the author

Pseudonym by Lionel Fanthorpe & Patricia Fanthorpe

Reviews

[Dirk Grobbelaar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mmm. Not quite sure what to make of this one. It surprised me halfway through, not because of any ingenious plot twist, but due to taking a momentous turn for the absurd. The Alien Ones starts of as a "Bat Durston" space western, complete with pioneers, miners, evil landowners and a "westward ho" bent. However, things go weird when the main character turns into something not unlike The Incredible Hulk and goes on a "noble" rampage of sorts accompanied by a one-armed robot and his wife (who is also raped in the process). I know these are spoilers. In fact, not only are they spoilers, they're the whole book. Nothing else worth a mention happens. I'm giving it two stars because I liked the robot and any book with a protagonist named "Safron Wilde" should be worth at least that.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A terrible book now but an absolute, ummmm, classic... well it was for this 12 year old.

[Ralph Carlson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not that great but it is entertaining.