Caliban Cove [Paperback]

S D Perry (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: POCKET BOOKS (SIMO) (August 1, 1999)
• ASIN: B000K7NRLC
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (121 customer reviews)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More zombies, more puzzles, more fun., April 1, 2003

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Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caliban Cove (Resident Evil #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Caliban Cove is the first original novel based on the survival horror storyline from the popular Resident Evil games. Author S.D. Perry deserves kudos for delivering the expected goods and keeping them fresh, threatening, and interesting. The story picks up shortly after the events at the Spencer Mansion have concluded and the surviving S.T.A.R.S. members disgraced by the slimy tentacles of the Umbrella Corporation. Adding insult to injury is the discovery that their own organization is a part of the monstrous conspiracy. Raccoon City S.T.A.R.S. team member Rebecca Chambers joins up with a Maine based branch that is intent on digging up evidence of Umbrella's misdeeds at the company's Caliban Cove facility. What the team does not know is that the unstable scientist in charge of the research there has become completely detached from reality, creating an army of zombies and monsters and a plan to infect the world with a stronger, airborne variant of the T-Virus.

The pace of the book is every bit as quick as The Umbrella Conspiracy, but it reads far better. More like a story than a playing out of a video game's puzzles and obstacles in narrative form. Perry shows she has both a solid grip on the ideas and concepts that drive the games as well as a talent for expanding those into an entirely new story without loosing touch with what makes the universe of the Resident Evil games so addictive for its numerous fans. Highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A non-stop thrll ride, October 27, 1999

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Shaun Jackson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caliban Cove (Resident Evil #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I regret I didn't read this book the day I got it. I let it sit for a few weeks and when I fnally picked it up and began to read, I was totally blown away by it. It opens up with some espionage action, then an all out fire fight. Rebecca even killed someone! Even the trip to Caliban Cove was interesting, with a new enemy waiting for them. I'm trying not to spoil it too much. And Karen, John, Steve, all new characters, all marvelously well done. Unfortunately, it would be a good idea not to get too attached to these characters, the end is quite a surprise.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca Chambers is Back in Action!, December 27, 1999

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"megamur" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caliban Cove (Resident Evil #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was fantastic! I was immediately enthralled the second I picked it up. If you're a fan of the Resident Evil games, you'll definitely like "Caliban Cove". It doesn't follow any particular storyline of the games, but the references and familiar characters from the games are very enjoyable. It's also very suspenseful. You won't be able to put it down until you finish it! Even if you've never played Resident Evil, but you like sci-fi horror/action, you should check this one out. If you don't...then you should probably skip it. That's my two cents.