Army of the Undead

The Invaders #3

by Rafe Bernard

Vintage TV tie-in paperback

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Reginald Alec Martin (11 January 1908 – 27 June 1971) was a British author of a children's series and other novels. He wrote under a series of pseudonyms, including E.C. Eliott, Rex Dixon, Simon Latter, Nicholas Marrat, Frank Denver and Robert Martin.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

This may have been an okay adaptation in its day, but the title is certainly not what one would expect in this post-Keene and -Kirkman world. I really didn't think it was a very faithful view of the television series, and it certainly suffered from a serious gender bias. For example, on page 123:
""And in possessing it they destroy the only real power women have to achieve their ends- the power of sex. The aliens are using women in nature's sense of being receptacles, miniature storehouses that receive and pass on life."
"Like supercharged dummies?"
He spread his hands and shrugged."
That's enough to convey the gist... this one's only for the really dedicated David Vincent fans.