Resident Evil: Genesis

by Keith R.A. DeCandido

The a subterranean genetic research facility owned and operated by Umbrella, an immensely powerful corporation with interests in everything from human longevity to biowarfare. With computerized defenses and heavily armed human backup, the Hive is impregnable and invulnerable. Or so Umbrella believes. But something has gone fatally wrong. The Hive has lost containment of its most lethal and horrific a virus that kills and reanimates human life, reducing the entire facility staff of five hundred men and women to mindless creatures with a single driving force -- hunger. And the key to stopping them rests with one young woman who cannot even remember who she is.

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Zombies, Science Fiction

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2004

Reviews

[Misty Marie Harms · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to seriously stop reading books after I watch the movie or series. The books are always a let down for me afterwards. So you know the drill. Umbrella is a major corporation. Their presence is everywhere. The main facility is known as "The Hive" it is deep underground in Raccoon City. A classified research lab that houses about 500 employees, lab animals, and questionable creatures. Suddenly The Red Queen, state of the art security system, locks The Hive down killing everyone. A team is sent in to find out what happened and to reopen The Hive. Things get ugly real fast as the employees are dead, but not dead, dead. And let's not discuss what is in the employee cafeteria. I love all things Resident Evil. I wish I would have read the books first.

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[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lightweight, but surprisingly entertaining. The type of quick read i like, when i'm not sure what to read next & i don't want to invest much effort in a book.

[dustybooks · Rating 1 out of 5]

A shining example of how little movie studios cared about novel adaptations.

Just absolutely terrible. It’s like the author never watched the movie. Every character has the exact same tone and personality.

Alice should not be making sarcastic quips or daydreaming about how nice Spence’s ass was. Which btw is another weird issue with this book.

Every time he expanded upon a character from the movie, it was ONLY in reference to their sex lives.

Every scientist we see die within the first 5 minutes of the movie, now suddenly have chapters worth of their dating history.

Just weird choices throughout.

All my highlights are actually lowlights. Moments that made me roll my eyes. I eventually stoped bc the entire book made me roll my eyes honestly.

[Adrian Santiago · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aquí hay un pequeño problema.

¿La parte agregada por el autor, el cómo le da vida y contexto a nuevos personajes o a aquellos que mueren al inicio de la película? Asombroso. Me encantó.

¿La novelización de la película? Bastante normal, ya que no se puede hacer mucho contra eso de tener que redactar la misma historia. Aunque el problema es que estas películas radican en la acción (a veces sin sentido) y el encanto de ver a los monstruos de la infancia en un live-action. Así que se pierde un tanto la emoción.

La novela re lee rápido y sin problemas. Quizá para algunos sea mejor ver la película y ya.
Pero para los fans esos pequeños nuevos textos de información e ideas nuevas, están geniales.

[Taisynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really fun book to read. Many of the quotes are actually funny and it brings depth to each of the characters. I saw every one of these movies and really enjoyed getting to know the characters on a deeper level. Alice is much, much sassier and badass in this novel with more of the history and lead up to the actual events of the movie. We actually find out more about Lisa and Matt.

I do have to admit though that my image of One was a lot different than what he was in the book. I thought he had a lot more integrity than that; he seemed by the book, stern, but still human. Finding out his general apathy towards life just kind of ruined my image of the character.

Aw, well! Looking forward to get into the next one.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book; if anything, it gave more insight into what the characters thought when everything was going on. I love the extra details given for the strike team that infiltrated the hive, giving them more character than what was seen in the movie. It also explained some of the situations a lot more than what the movie did, and that was nice to have, given that it was such a short book. I've seen the movie numerous times and figured I already knew what was gonna happen before it happened, in some of those moments, I was wrong but it was still a fun read.

[Christian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Does the word "zombie" really have to be mentioned more than 5 times in one paragraph?


The novel, like the movie is quite entertaining. It is the same exact story, after all. The way it was written could have been improved, however. It's a good thing I've seen the movie a dozen times before because the events unfolding are not creatively described in this format.

[Joshua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not a bad read that follows the events of the first movie in the series. Looking forward to reading the next one. I enjoyed the movie, being a fan of Resident Evil, and this book did it a great justice. Recommend any reader that enjoyed the movie to give this a chance!

[GERALD TOMLIN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read

This book allows you better understanding of the movie. Many things the movie does not explain. Go for this book

[Barbie Anne Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book.

I loved this book. I have seen all the resident evil movies so I checked out the book and it was great. I would recommend the book to zombie fans.