Emperor Mollusk is a cephalopod enjoying his retirement. Well, perhaps “enjoying” is the wrong word. It seems more like a mid-life crisis, but only thEmperor Mollusk is a cephalopod enjoying his retirement. Well, perhaps “enjoying” is the wrong word. It seems more like a mid-life crisis, but only the sort of mid-life crisis a galaxy-conquering invertebrate is capable of. When his very life becomes imperilled and he is under the “protection” of his would-be bounty hunter, he must outmaneuvre and, dare I say, outsmart the Sinister Brain.
Loaded with one-liners, mutant dinosours and an even more mutant pet, it’s something akin to what might come of Douglas Adams’ Improbability Drive backfiring into Dr Horrible’s webcam feed. This is a special kind of hilarity that must be experienced to be appreciated, and it is definitely worth the experience....more
True to the X-Files, this was just as creepy and loaded with intrigue, dark conspiracies and twisted themes as the television series was famous for.
AsTrue to the X-Files, this was just as creepy and loaded with intrigue, dark conspiracies and twisted themes as the television series was famous for.
As was Scully’s well-placed zingers you can’t help but chuckle at.
The story picks up following a series of murders – each with clear evidence of cannibalism. But not just good ol’ meat-eating-style-cannibalism, no, this was classic X-Files no-holes-left-unexplored brain-eating cannibalism where the man with the munchies was convinced he was eating knowledge too.
Scary thing was, there was evidence to support his mad theory.
And Mulder believed it, and nearly risks his health in an obsessive pursuit for his own knowledge.
Complete with a plane crash in the arctic, and mysterious creatures lurking in the depths of bottomless pits, Project Aquarius has all the supernatural adrenaline that fuelled one of the longest running sci-fi television series, but in A BOOK!
WITH PICTURES!
Also note: as a supplemental read, it is a stand-alone “episode” in the X-Files legacy, so if your old tapes or DVDs are a little dusty, don’t worry yourself. You’ll be as up to speed as, well, as they’ve ever let die-hard fans get....more
If you are looking for a book that makes you laugh, that takes you into hilarious, intentionally-cheesy conflict, a book that makes fun of itself whilIf you are looking for a book that makes you laugh, that takes you into hilarious, intentionally-cheesy conflict, a book that makes fun of itself while carrying you through witty dialogue and impossible (and impossibly ridiculous) battles, then leaves you baffled, confused, begging for an answer then BAM. A light is shed and though in the back of your mind you might question the credibility of the guy who wrote this madness, you’re too busy laughing to notice, too compelled to criticize, and before you know it, you’re hooked even deeper and the stakes are so high, so reality-defying you can’t quit; you have to know! And although you might be utterly stupefied even after the revelations, you’re still laughing. Then there’s a frog in your throat, in another few pages it’s your heart sitting there next to it, pounding, throbbing. Your head is reeling, “No! This is not how it was agreed!” and you feel mist touch your eyes, and then… you’re laughing again.
And then Scalzi drags you somewhere else entirely, and your brain is staring at the words while only letters it can comprehend are W-T-F, but then… it’s like a sort of magic, and all is right in the world.
So WTF is Redshirts? Aside from this?
This here is a story that intelligently pokes fun at a certain ground-breaking science-fiction legend while cart-wheeling you into a new universe that isn’t afraid to poke fun at itself or the bench-marking cliches of that classic. It’s a journey through space and time that will keep you on the edge of your seat til the last coda has come to its end.
Pure brilliance. Now go buy a copy so you can read it and appreciate this the way it deserves.
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