Mutant Chronicles

by Matt Forbeck

“It will be a dangerous mission. I don’t expect that any of us will survive. But it’s a chance to save mankind, to save our world. Maybe the last chance.” By the end of the twenty-third century, Earth is a plague-ridden, war-ravaged cesspool dominated by megacorporations whose ruthless armies fight one another for power and for the very scarce resources there are left. Capitol fighters Mitch Hunter and Nathan Rooker are battling the opposing forces of the Bauhaus corporation when a cannon blast exposes and destroys an ancient stone seal in the ground. From the bowels of the Earth crawl hordes of necromutants with razorlike boneblades for arms, hideous humanoids that thrive and multiply by commandeering the bodies of dying soldiers. Mitch barely escapes– only to discover that both the rise of the mutants and the “Deliverer” who will save humanity have been prophesied. Unless Mitch and a group of warriors from each of the megacorporations succeed in reaching the hidden horrors and wiping out the mutant scourge, ouir world will literally become a hell on Earth.Now a major motion picture

Genres: Science Fiction

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

I'm an award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author and game designer and happily married father of five, including a set of quadruplets. For more on my work, see Forbeck.com.

Reviews

[Laney Mitchell · Rating 1 out of 5]

First, I did not realize this was a movie as well. That makes sense, because it reads like it was written in hopes that the guys from "Event Horizon" would be interested.

It was readable, but predictable. The plot moved much like a late 90's scifi/horror flick. For the most part, it wasn't too bad, but there were a few glaring plot holes.

First, I don't know why Paul and his family are in this. They are there, they die quickly, they are nowhere near the main plot, and it's pointless.

Second, if man has colonized the solar system, why is the battle on Mars WWI style trench warfare? And between poorly made analogs of Americans and Germans? Maybe so when the Britts and the Japanese show up, you have the whole set. It made no sense.

Third, Mitch gets a boneblade, then the next chapter it's gone. Did he magically UNmutate? When they kept hyping the savior and the key being nearby, I kindof figured a boneblade WOULD be the key. The fact that the key was a random sword they carried with them the WHOLE TIME from the monastery made no sense.

Finally, the first mutant encounter in the book was on another planet. That means the mutants have space travel. So when the machine turns out to be a spaceship, that doesn't really solve the problem. The mutants are just out there in space. Like they were before. With the rest of humanity that evacuated Earth. That seems like it would exacerbate the problem, not solve it.

Side note, the foriegn languages in the book are poorly translated and ill researched. "Omissa Spe". Abandon all hope in Latin. Not a gard phrase to find.

[Haakmed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Watch the movie, same experience and takes less time.

[Paulo "paper books only" · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mutants Chronicles. Another book that I didn't enjoy. Seeing the movie and enjoying it I try buying the book novelization. What a dissapointement. It gave very little for ones who were trying to know more. I remember reading a couple of articles in the net with only a couple of pages that was better than this novel.

[Padrick Miles-kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love the movie and the book, although its kinda gory/sick.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the movie and had to read the novel too.