David Coy

I haven't read a sci-fi in a while so thought I would grab one up. One thing I liked- which I can't say is unusual since I don't read the genre as much- is the aliens weren't benevolent at all. They weren't trying to help us or trying to save themselves, nothing of the sort. They wanted our planet and they had a really... well, gross... way of going about it. It's a pretty smart idea.

The characters had a realness to them that kept me reading. And I loathed "that one guy", kudos for making a slimeball that I couldn't wait to get his just desserts. The ending solution was a little gimmicky but original and something I would suspect really would work.… (más)

It has been said that if an alien race ever visited the Earth that it would not be a pleasant visit. David Coy unleashes this horrific novel of an alien invasion in a way that engulfs the reader with its visceral terror. The imagination of this author is rather fresh and I thoroughly enjoyed the novel. I found the characters interesting and well fleshed out which made the horror that they endured all the worse.

Creatures genetically created to do the work for the aliens, as well as creatures designed to be devices, spacecraft, and more really captured the uniqueness to the alien species depicted in the novel. An alien species with no concept of right and wrong as it applies to humans and other species with only conquest and occupation (after destruction of the dominant species) as its goal. David Coy engineered a unique and viable method of eradicating humans that the aliens are employing and the reader discovers the plot along with the abductees. The book had me squirming quite a few times and I had no problem suspending belief. I can actually imagine something like this happening.

The plot is well done and had me guessing wrong several times. The characters acted naturally according to their personalities which David Coy had no problem developing.

NATURAL SELECTION is a very good book; however, there are editorial issues that I have to consider such as gross misspellings, format issues, and misuse of quotations. Because of this I cannot give this fine novel 5 stars. Although there are issues, it still reads well, the prose is great, the horror is frightening, and I still highly recommend this book. I hope the author finds a good editor to polish this excellent work so it can be perfect.
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I was really surprised by this book. I did not read the first in the series and didn't realize it was a series book ... until the end. There were a lot of really cool alien species on the Verde's Revenge Planet and they definitely seemed like they were going to take over everyone and everything. To find out which will become the dominant species on Verde's Revenge, I will have to read the next book in the series. Although this book didn't end with a cliff hanger, it also did not tell us who (or what) was going to win out as top dog. The way it stands ... I think the alien species will win!… (más)