Subhuman

Unit 51, Book 1

De: Michael McBride

Narrado por: Neil Hellegers

They are not human.

At a research station in Antarctica, five of the world's top scientists have been brought together to solve one of the greatest mysteries in human history. Their subject, however, is anything but human....

They are not natural.

Deep beneath the ice, the submerged ruins of a lost civilization hold the key to the strange mutations that each scientist has encountered across the globe: A misshapen skull in Russia. The grotesque carvings of a lost race in Peru. The mummified remains of a humanoid monstrosity in Egypt....

They are not friendly.

When a series of sound waves trigger the ancient organisms, a new kind of evolution begins. Latching onto a human host - crossbreeding with human DNA - a long-extinct life form is reborn. Its kind has not walked the earth for thousands of years. Its instincts are fiercer, more savage, than any predator alive. And its prey are the scientists who unleashed it, the humans who spawned it, and the tender living flesh on which it feeds....

©2017 Michael McBride (P)2017 Tantor

Hum

I think that it would be best to read this book then listen to it. I was not impressed and got bored with the narrator because each character had the same voice and tone thru out the entire book. I did listen to the entire book because I was interested in the outcome.

Book great, voice actor monotone

I enjoyed the story, quite a bit... once I was able to get past the narrator's voice. At times, it felt like he just couldn't get a feel for the characters.

WOW

Yes, story had me on the edge of my seat many times! It well written, enjoyable to read interesting thrilling, and makes you think. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes science, thrillers, and a long read.

Interesting storyline, but hard to follow.

Good storyline, but you need to really pay attention to stay on track with the story.

Cool story idea but the path to hell is paved...

with adverbs... and alliteration.

I was pulled in by the premise and several reviews that mentioned this being a kinda Alien meets the Thing set in the Mountains of Madness and to that degree, I enjoyed the story line. Characters and situations were pretty neat and right up my alley...

Now to the issues - alliteration, adverbs and thesaurus usage. Some of the science (see the alliteration rubbed off on me) quickly (adverb) got my blood pumping and I hurriedly (adverb) raced to review some serious science (alliteration) books from my past... :) In all seriousness, I enjoy a descriptive author but the constant alliteration and adverbs got on my nerves after about 10 minutes. There were also instances were a $0.50 word would have sufficed but instead a $2.50 word was used. If I get a $2.50 word from a fictional scientist I can overlook it, but when everyone speaks in thesaurus-speak and when transition paragraphs use these a lot, it gets a little annoying.

All that being said, I enjoyed the book overall. It was a really nice and fresh take on a science-y monster story. I prolly won't continue in the series though due to the writing style issues.