| Title | : | It Came From Space |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 92 |
| Publication | : | First published August 1, 2021 |
This mysterious creature is fast, strong, and seemingly impervious to human defenses. Can the locals stop this incredible beast? Or will they be massacred in the name of a bloody buffet...all to feed a single insatiable hunger.
It Came From Space Reviews
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3.5 stars.
Another good creature feature from this writer and Severed Press. It's well written, if not, in some places, a bit overloaded with "filler" words. Could have been cut shorter had these been removed. That's only a minor, personal view though.
I liked how some chapters were from the creature's perspective, gave me some feeling towards it. Although, on the other hand, it removed the suspense and dread i was expecting. Plenty of background info on the characters that live on the small island, that added to the story.
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I didn't know what to expect even though I've read a couple other books by this author. I enjoy big Gator stories and this one did not disappoint. I enjoyed the creature's creative origin story. Getting to know the folks of the little island was interesting.
The author established a baseline with the characters and their various occupations. When one of the regulars goes missing it is noticed very quickly and a search is organized. The other wildlife on the island brought more attention to the story. The Gator's appetite was tremendous commiserate with his size and internal anatomy.
This was an entertaining Creature Feature book full of gore and guts. The inhabitants of the island persevere in looking out for themselves. Looking forward to reading Book Two. -
Don't know what took me so long to get around to reading this. It's a perfect little thriller. It did come from outer space and quite believably so even without a spaceship. I'm not giving things away by saying this gigantic proto-alligator/crocodile lands near a small, but inhabited, island off the west coast of Washington state. Mayhem ensues. Very good all the way through. A recommended read.
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Space gators
The end of one world led to the invasion of another. A planet similar to prehistoric Earth blows up into debris. That debris travels through space in icy chunks. Those icy chunks melt as they fall through our atmosphere. Inside one of them was a gravid beast that resembles a gator species alive during dinosaur days. The heat of entry forced it awake, the crash allowed it to evacuate the shell. Now, it will do as all newborns do, and seek food.
Spoilers ahead.
Ok, this was fun. There's not a lot of scene setting, just pretty much here's everyone with rotating POV. The action kicks in pretty fast, the science is shaky but close enough, the people not well fleshed out so you don't miss them when they get chomped. There's slightly more focus on Carole, who's portrayed as a domineering narcissist that pushed her husband into taking his own life to escape her- not exactly flattering. And definitely needs trigger warnings for that. But otherwise all the groundwork to be a decent CGI sci-fi movie by Asylum. -
A story about a creature that is familiar but not quite. How the creature gets where it does is, well a little unusual, and the whole plot, monster and characters would have made a great movie (I'm thinking like the old monster movies from the 50's and 60's, which I loved). Great setting, really appealed to me.
Overall a fast and easy read. I was happy with it.
