Fast-paced thriller crossed with X-files; I read it in two days. However, I couldn't shake the feeling that the whole book was a set-up for a TV series being pitched: there are aliens among us and our well-armed and trained hero and one or two tough clever buddies are the only ones fighting for the survival of our planet. And possibly worse: there were at least five grammar, punctuation, or word choice errors in the first hundred pages, more here and there along the way. Not acceptable for a reputable publisher like Tor. ( )

Terrible writing, typos galore, and just a bad story. This is not Whitley's best. It is rather boring, and the genetically mutated tigers and dogs are just laughable. ( )

A movie-theatre popcorn kind of story. Good enough for me to bother reading the whole thing, and a quick read, but the characters are thin and the action, while nonstop, kinda leaves you feeling like you don't really care.

I kept hoping for there to be some major revelation or reward for the main character, but the mushroom treatment and his acceptance of it is just a bit much.

Best quote: "Ninety percent of detective work is having no idea, eight percent is being wrong, two percent is luck." Unfortunately, the main character took this a bit too much to heart, and other than a disproportionate preponderance of luck, spent 90% of the story blindly barging about.

Overall rating of 'Meh.' ( )