An alien race known only as the Kh'thon appears in the skies over Earth, claiming that they are the former occupants and rightful owners of the planet. Their ships are manned by baseline Homo sapiens, supposedly descendants of the early hominids who served the Kh'thon on Earth, countless millennia ago. The will of the Kh'thon is enforced by the Exemplar, humans augmented with a dizzying array of powers, each of them the match of any one of the X-Men. The Kh'thon claim to be responsible for the presence of the x-gene in human DNA, included so that they could breed whatever traits or abilities they required of their servants. No one is sure whether to believe the aliens' claims or not, but given the amount of firepower at their disposal, it hardly matters one way or the other. It is up to the X-Men, working in uneasy collaboration with Royal Marine Colonel Alysande Stuart, to find a way to repel the Kh'thon invasion of Earth, before terrestrial humans and mutants alike are enslaved by alien masters.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Chris Roberson is the author of many original and media tie-in novels. This is his first Star Trek publication.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Chris Roberson's novels include Here, There & Everywhere, The Voyage of Night Shining White, Paragaea: A Planetary Romance, X-Men: The Return, Set the Seas on Fire, and the forthcoming End of the Century, Iron Jaw and Hummingbird, and The Dragon's Nine Sons. His short stories have appeared in such magazines as Asimov's Science Fiction, Postscripts, and Subterranean, and in anthologies such as Live Without a Net, The Many Faces of Van Helsing, FutureShocks, and Forbidden Planets. Along with his business partner and spouse Allison Baker, he is the publisher of MonkeyBrain Books, an independent publishing house specializing in genre fiction and nonfiction genre studies, and he is the editor of the Adventure anthology series. He has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award three times: once each for writing, publishing, and editing; twice a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; and twice for the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Short Form (winning in 2004 with his story 'O One').
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the X-men Novels,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: X-Men: The Return (Mass Market Paperback)
Yay! Finally an awesome X-men novel. This one is the best of the recent X-men novels. Chris Roberson does a great job in writing an X-men story that will entertain both old fans and new comers. I'm glad that Marvel is getting better writers on these books and am looking forward to reading Matt Hughes take on Wolverine.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book,
This review is from: X-Men: The Return (Mass Market Paperback)
The original rulers of Earth land on the planet and attempt to take it over. These people have the same powers as the X-men, and they can manipulate their servents DNA, allowing them to possess whatever ability their masters think they need.
These original inhabitants of Earth claim that they developed the X-Gene and that they can use it more effectively than the mutants of Earth, but of course, the X-Men and the other mutants of Earth were able to overpower their invaders by using their genious, as well as brute force. This book read just like any other X-Men novel or comic book, and it was just as typical as any other novel or comic book. It was a good read, and I would recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed the comics.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great adventure story.,
By Miss Kitty "Toy Diva" (Florida) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: X-Men: The Return (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book because it stayed true to the characters and the Marvel universe. The best part, Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler) along with all your favorite X-Men are in this story fighting off an alien invasion. I won't give the plot away but the story is smart, action packed and it has some funny moments as well.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
master mold, golden behemoth, optic blast, adamantium claws, randomizing element, crystal rod, mutant ability, alien city, blue fur Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Return, Chris Roberson, Vox Septimus, Colonel Stuart, Invictus Prime, Vox Tertius, Vox Prime, Doug Ramsey, Peter Rasputin, Betsy Braddock, Kitty Pryde, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Times Square, New Mutants, Kh'thonic Collective, Danger Room, Bermuda Triangle, Carol Danvers, British Rocket Group, Lee Forrester, Massachusetts Academy, Professor Xavier, Alpha Flight, Stevie Hunter Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
master mold, golden behemoth, optic blast, adamantium claws, randomizing element, crystal rod, mutant ability, alien city, blue fur Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Return, Chris Roberson, Vox Septimus, Colonel Stuart, Invictus Prime, Vox Tertius, Vox Prime, Doug Ramsey, Peter Rasputin, Betsy Braddock, Kitty Pryde, Scott Summers, Kurt Wagner, Times Square, New Mutants, Kh'thonic Collective, Danger Room, Bermuda Triangle, Carol Danvers, British Rocket Group, Lee Forrester, Massachusetts Academy, Professor Xavier, Alpha Flight, Stevie Hunter Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
