This is the second time I have "read" this book... I listened to the original podcast release, read by Scott Sigler himself... and now I just finished the "official" audiobook release (read by Phil Gigante).

I just love this book, it is one of my very favorite Sigler books. ( )

A bit more gory than my usual wont, but a fun and engaging read. Starts out very much like a police procedural and slips into horror, takes a skip or two into science fiction (and almost but not quite slides into super-hero fiction), but finds its footing again as a blend of all of the above genre tropes and flavors. Fun read, but again, rather bloody. ( )

Not the best, but entertaining. ( )

I think Sigler is a good writer, but did not like this one at all. I had to round up from 1.5 to give 2 stars. There is a lot of creativity in this book: the monsters and ongoing battle to protect San Francisco are pretty good, but the main characters are lame, especially the antagonist Rex and Mommy, and not well developed. Even the good guys (Bryan and Pookie Chang) are uneven, especially the juvenile stupidity of Pookie. It is impossible to fathom him being promoted to be a detective. Bryan's ex-girlfriend (Robin Bo-Bobbin) is still pining over their break-up? Why?? Explain!! At least Robin has a German short-haired pointer named Emma to keep her company. The chief of police is super-strong until she breaks like something made from balsa? C'mon, readers demand more. Read his Infected trilogy instead. ( )

3 leading towards 3.5 stars. ( )