Just finished reading "Army of the Undead" by Rafe Bernard, published by Pyramid Books back in 1967.
The third book in the original novelizations of "The Invaders" television series was a huge let down. Written by UK author Reginald Alec Martin - not Keith Laumer, who is sometimes incorrectly identified as author of this dread tome.
Reginald Alec Martin used the pseudonym of E.C. Eliot when he wrote science fiction novels for children.
While Laumer's previous original novelizations of "The Invaders"stayed true to the television show, "Army of the Undead," which as also published as "The Halo Highway," reads like it was written by someone who absolutely no idea about the television show they were creating a story for.
In "Army of the Undead," David Vincent is portrayed as a crank with a radio show and some sort of undercover agent who is fighting "The Invaders" who are inhabiting dead bodies of men who are deliberately killed in defective automobiles manufactured in Auto City.
"Army of the Undead" is a nightmarish mess of a novel that doesn't seem to know where it's going.
Sadly not recommended.
Zero Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Undead-Invader...
Published on August 06, 2022 15:42