Men in Black: The Green Saliva Blues

Men In Black

by Dean Wesley Smith

In a universe full of scum, their job has just begun.

They are all that stands between us and the terrifying truth. They are the men--and women--of a supersecret organization formed to police, monitor, and conceal alien life on Earth. But first and foremost their job is to protect our planet from the scum of the universe. Unfortunately, it's a big universe.

The Zahurians are telepathic, highly mobile, and love meat. They also resemble Prunus americana, the beautiful flowering plum tree. They came to Earth expecting a primitive Eden with plenty of fresh protein--including humans. What they didn't count on were the MiB.

Agent Jay, a former NYPD detective, and his new partner, Agent Elle, never expected to play Earth's landscapers. But now it's up to them to track down and destroy the roving band of carnivorous--and very hungry--trees.

It won't be easy. The Zahurians can plant themselves just about anywhere: forests, parks, backyards, flower shops. . . shopping malls. And everywhere they go someone ends up plant food. If that's not bad enough, Agent Jay and Agent Elle learn that a host of alien races are orbiting above, just itching to torch the entire planet to rid the galaxy of the hated Zahurians. Time is running out. If MiB doesn't succeed, the human race has two possible fates: ashes or fertilizer.

Genres: Science Fiction, Media Tie In

274 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 8, 1999

About the author

Pen Names
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley

Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.

With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.

Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.

Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.

Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Green Saliva Blues (which is a really charming title, isn't it?!) was the first of two novels that Smith wrote based on the characters and situations of the 1997 film. Agent Jay has to learn to work with a new partner, Agent Elle. There are some genuinely amusing bits, and I liked the invading Zahurians, who are carnivorous trees. (Audrey or Triffid...you be the judge.) It has a hastily written feel to it, but it's fun for fans of the franchise.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very enjoyable read.
I found myself calling the killer
trees Triffids most of the time.
but they weren't really very
similar.
ON the down side, I cant find any others.
I don't think this was a series, and
IT NEEDS TO BE!!
If you went simply by the movies,
Jay and Elle work together for almost no time
and Jay was just lost without Kay.
Now, we see a more confident and capable
agent. And Elle's apparent return to civilian life seems
more like a believable thing.

[Basmah Rabee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh not that fun

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

i like the overall idea of j’s continuing adventures with l, and i like the characterization of both of them as hotshot rookies who are kicking ass. it was also cool to see genuinely new challenges facing the mib, requiring huge teams of agents to deal with and traveling all across the country. unfortunately the writing really isn’t the best and the plots in both get a bit repetitive. there were also a lot of things about mib’s ethos in these books i thoroughly didn’t love, but it was really moreso the storytelling shortcomings that wore thin for me.

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[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

goon men in black book:it is based upon the movie men in black.
great read!