However the writing itself leaves something to be desired. The novel is certainly readable and kept me turning pages to find out what happened to the characters. However, it has the distinct disadvantage of being poorly written and with limited understanding of the workings of the game it is based on - the original UFO: Enemy Unknown from 1994. However, if you do like it, you'll be sad there aren't any more.Īs a great fan of the X-COM series of games, I was intrigued to find that this novel had somehow passed me buy, and purchased it recently. be honest) then you'll probably like this book. If you like X-COM and enjoy mindless series pulp sci-fi (Do you have more than one shelf of Star Trek novels? Did you read the Conqueror's Trilogy because Zahn wrote it and you like the Thrawn Trilogy? You know who you are. At least the human commanders in this X-COM story avoided using recruits as meat shields. Given how little the author had to work with, though, she did fine. In reality, it's the only X-COM novel I could find.Ĭharacter development is minimal, plot is simplistic. In terms of content, it's the first half of a novel that was #1 in a series of several. Having read the book (it's a quick read) I was left a little disappointed. Recognizing Diane Duane from some of her other work (Star Trek novels, mostly) was a bonus. It is possible I was being mind controlled by space aliens at that point. Ga naar onze Privacyverklaring voor meer informatie over hoe en voor welke doeleinden Amazon persoonsgegevens gebruikt (zoals de bestelgeschiedenis van Amazon Store).Īs a big fan of X-COM (I play X-COM 2 once to completion every January) I stumbled across this book and had no choice but to purchase it. Je kunt je keuzes op elk moment wijzigen door naar Cookievoorkeuren te gaan, zoals beschreven in de Cookieverklaring. Klik op 'Cookies aanpassen' om deze cookies te weigeren, meer gedetailleerde keuzes te maken of voor meer informatie. Derde partijen gebruiken cookies om persoonlijke advertenties weer te geven en te meten, doelgroepinzichten te genereren en producten te ontwikkelen en te verbeteren. Dit omvat het gebruik van cookies van eerste en derde partijen die standaard apparaatgegevens, zoals een unieke ID, opslaan of openen. We gebruiken deze cookies ook om te begrijpen hoe klanten onze diensten gebruiken (bijvoorbeeld door websitebezoeken te meten), zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen.Īls je ermee akkoord gaat, gebruiken we ook cookies om je winkelervaring in de Amazon Stores te verbeteren, zoals beschreven in onze Cookieverklaring. We gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools die nodig zijn zodat je aankopen kan doen, en om je winkelervaringen te verbeteren en om onze diensten te leveren, zoals beschreven in onze Cookieverklaring.
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