Finished Cold Forge...
Wow, what a damn good solid book! I can easily see why folks liked this one and it's definitely in my top 5 alien novels.
I don't know if I've read a character like Dorian before, he was slick, conniving, evil and smart. I'd say he was one of my favorites from the books and each time he was on page, I couldn't wait to see what he'd do next!
There was one thing that kind of bothered me about the book and it was why they'd have a program like Silversmile on a station that houses the alien research. Given what the program was meant to do and all...
Other than that I found it fantastic. The characters and plot were great and I really enjoyed the authors writing style.
I enjoyed the Seegson reference that was included and it was nice to have another "company" involved as I know it's mentioned here and there throughout the novels but never goes into it too deeply.
Marcus having to hold the specimen in his stomach was smart and I'd never thought of them doing something like that, but makes sense when described how. I also liked how the author didn't go all marvel superhuman strength with the android. Yes, it's brought up and Marcus runs and jumps lengths that humans can't, but doesn't focus in on that, as it's not a huge part of the story.
Blue wasn't as bad as Dorian, but found her almost almost to his degree. It was like a battle of Alpha's for pure selfish reasons on her and Dorian. (Any idea why Blue prefers a male android body over a female?)
The ending was perfect as it wasn't left open and I don't think I'd want a sequel, I felt it tied itself up rather well.
Also, I don't know if I read it correctly but was it Marcus who ultimately let the Aliens out because he was hacked by the Seegson company?
Fantastic read and I see he's coming out with another Alien novel in February so I'll for sure be getting that!
Alien isolation is next...
