“Orbs II: Stranded” by Nicholas Sansbury Smith is a well thought through and gripping sequel that sees our group of heroes separately trying to fight the aliens after an invasion of earth. This uninvited interest in our planet causes gruesome treatment of humans and the book contains some harrowing descriptions of their methods and warfare. With that it owes almost as much to horror as it does to science fiction.
The Organics, so the name of the aliens, are an interesting species and their world and methods are unlike any I have read about. The team of survivors and scientists who try to fight them and who try to reunite with each other are excellently drawn. Smith has also written some short stories surrounding this series to explain even more about their individual backgrounds but they are fascinating just from the main books alone. Such careful fleshing out pays off…
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