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is 85% done
I do kind of like where this is going for the most part, but I'm also a bit apprehensive. I don't really want the Engineers to be a visible part of the Aliens universe. I like them being an enigmatic, menacing ghost in the machine. I'm aware that the writers are given details of what should be in the book and general gists of where the universe is going, but still...
— Jan 23, 2023 11:36AM
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is 80% done
They're now in the Engineers' underground facility. Some interesting notions, but as a whole a lot of this just feels like a shorter story stretched very thin. This feels like it could have easily been a novella or short story as opposed to a full length novel, and delivered more of a punch. I don't necessarily fault the author for this since she likely had a ton of limitations put on her about what could be added.
— Jan 23, 2023 04:22AM
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OK. Halfway in, stuff is finally picking up. Xenos (of a sort) are rampaging. This reminds me of something others have complained about: the black goo. They say it doesn't act like this and I have to say... yes and no. Explanations (and slight spoilers) in comments.
— Jan 18, 2023 04:01AM
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is 40% done
So far this is OK. I know there are some out there upset with the representation in the book. I don't really see it, but I will say that there is far more representation here than you'd normally see in a book in this series. I really only have two gripes. One is that this is moving pretty slowly and the other is the audiobook narrator. I'll elaborate more in comments.
— Jan 17, 2023 06:14AM
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Jan 23, 2023 11:38AM
The whole premise of the Aliens stuff has always been "Xenomorphs are deadly and their own thing, but the true monster here is the hubris of humans who think they can control this and use it for their own financial gain." Bringing in the Engineers just upsets that balance, because it adds in the Engineers' motives and politics.
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