Siberia 56
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- Author：Christophe Bec
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Summary
Trapped on a planet millions of light years away from Earth， five scientists must survive sub-zero temperatures and horrific alien creatures as they make their way across the dead， frozen landscape to their base in this action-packed graphic novel。
It is the age of space exploration， and five scientists travel 80 million light years from home to study the planet of Siberia， the location of Earth’s 56th colony。 Completely covered with dense snow and steep mountains， Siberia’s poles reach temperatures of -300° F with icy winds of close to 200 mph。
After their shuttle crashes， the surviving scientists must walk across hundreds of miles of frozen wasteland to find the terrain basecamp。 Between the biting cold， devastating snow storms， and horrific alien creatures， their chances of survival are close to absolute zero。 In Siberia 56， author Christophe Bec imagines a hostile and fascinating world that harkens to the very best of the science fiction and horror genres。 Superbly illustrated by Alexis Sentenac， this stunning work offers a chilling tale of survival in the vast recesses of a dying planet。
It is the age of space exploration， and five scientists travel 80 million light years from home to study the planet of Siberia， the location of Earth’s 56th colony。 Completely covered with dense snow and steep mountains， Siberia’s poles reach temperatures of -300° F with icy winds of close to 200 mph。
After their shuttle crashes， the surviving scientists must walk across hundreds of miles of frozen wasteland to find the terrain basecamp。 Between the biting cold， devastating snow storms， and horrific alien creatures， their chances of survival are close to absolute zero。 In Siberia 56， author Christophe Bec imagines a hostile and fascinating world that harkens to the very best of the science fiction and horror genres。 Superbly illustrated by Alexis Sentenac， this stunning work offers a chilling tale of survival in the vast recesses of a dying planet。
Reviews
GrumpyDad
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Really enjoyed this book very much。I’m a sucker for space operas and Christophe Bec never seems to let me down。 The only problem is that English translations of his work are few， I wish there were more。The art work from Alexis Sentenac is excellent。I’m sure that some will draw comparisons with Dune and other works， but I’m ok with that。Have fun reading it for what it is，
Adam
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It was fantastic。 The art is the highlight。 There was almost no resolution to the story and there are a couple of times that didn’t have location establishing art。
Alistair
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2 + for the 'art' illustration。the story 2 if kind but apart from the very end went as expected。but pretty pictures。 2 + for the 'art' illustration。the story 2 if kind but apart from the very end went as expected。but pretty pictures。 。。。more
Brannigan
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This is a foreign comic translated into English。 Because of that it has a different layout and style of writing。 It’s a fun Sci-fi story about a group of colonists trying to survive on a hostile planet。 If that’s your thing give it a shot。 I personally see it as a one and done read so I’m not keeping it in my personal collection。 I’d recommend looking at your local library or friend before committing to buy it。
Andy Hickman
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“Siberia 56”Viscreal account of the 56th planet from Earth that is undergoing an attempted coloniation by humans。But a menacing invisbile threat lurks。 A classic haunted house concept reimagined in a graphically described and illustrated formidable hostile encironment。 Excellent book。“We weren’t able to make sense of what it represents overall， but we were able to reach some interesting conclusions。”
The_Mad_Swede
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After really having enjoyed Chris Bec's Carthago （which I really hope to read the continuation of soon） and the sort-of spin-off Carthago Adventures， both of which I read last year， I decided to check out Siberia 56 （a collection of what was originally three European style albums in France） from the library。Here Bec collaborates with artist Alexis Sentenac to tell the story of a hostile planet， Siberia 56， which is under review for potential colonisation。 Mainly the narrative follows Ned After really having enjoyed Chris Bec's Carthago （which I really hope to read the continuation of soon） and the sort-of spin-off Carthago Adventures， both of which I read last year， I decided to check out Siberia 56 （a collection of what was originally three European style albums in France） from the library。Here Bec collaborates with artist Alexis Sentenac to tell the story of a hostile planet， Siberia 56， which is under review for potential colonisation。 Mainly the narrative follows Ned from the team 13， sent to replace the current pre-colonisation team on the planet。 It is a story of survival and a hostile ecosystem， with mysteries the humans need to unravel， if they are to stand a chance to survive。The first album in this collection， The 13th Mission， is arguably the best one of the lot， as it tracks team 13's efforts to reach the pre-colonisation base， after having had to do an emergency landing upon entry in the planet's atmosphere。 The second album， Morbius， continues the story of Ned， after the events in the first album， while also offering some flashbacks to provide some hints about the mysteries afoot。 The third and final album in the collection， The Pyramid， clearly sets out to offer more clues and explanations， but it is nonetheless the weakest link in the series （and is pulling at that fourth star， which the first album clearly warrants and the second supports）。 The ending is interesting and has a coda which suggests the possibility of more to come （though there has not been any more albums produced as far as I have been able to tell）。All in all， it is some interesting if not entirely original science fiction， which I found enjoyable in its own right。 。。。more
Oscar Camacho
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El concepto del mundo es interesante pero el guión se siente como un slasher mezclado con película de desastres。
Rolf Kirby
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Ingredients: - one part Aliens - one part Outland - one part Dune for the sand worms but here they're ice worms。 Separate humans from their equipment and high technology， and put them in peril。 Repeat。 Ingredients: - one part Aliens - one part Outland - one part Dune for the sand worms but here they're ice worms。 Separate humans from their equipment and high technology， and put them in peril。 Repeat。 。。。more
Syntax Terror
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A really disjointed book。 While the cover art being what drew me in to purchase this to begin with， upon reading I found the paneling to be really off putting and there wasn't really any visual character to any of。。。 well， the characters to differentiate them。 The story was pretty lackluster overall。 Give it a pass A really disjointed book。 While the cover art being what drew me in to purchase this to begin with， upon reading I found the paneling to be really off putting and there wasn't really any visual character to any of。。。 well， the characters to differentiate them。 The story was pretty lackluster overall。 Give it a pass 。。。more
Tobias Asplund
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DNF。 Extreme pacing problems， technically good but uninspiring art， nondescript characters （there were TWO women in the crew？ I thought it was the same character） and basically just shit writing， made me jump ship about 20% in。
Joseph Born
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Siberia 56 is an original sci-fi horror graphic novel that manages to deliver on both fronts despite falling into some tropes。 Alexis Sentenac's haunting artwork complements Bec's writing， and the focus on cool coloring really helped immerse the reader in the ice cold world of Siberia。 The story starts out standard enough， a scientific team crashlands on the planet and try to make their way to base。 But as the story goes on， the mystery of a long gone ancient alien civilization and a sinister un Siberia 56 is an original sci-fi horror graphic novel that manages to deliver on both fronts despite falling into some tropes。 Alexis Sentenac's haunting artwork complements Bec's writing， and the focus on cool coloring really helped immerse the reader in the ice cold world of Siberia。 The story starts out standard enough， a scientific team crashlands on the planet and try to make their way to base。 But as the story goes on， the mystery of a long gone ancient alien civilization and a sinister unknown threat slowly unveil themselves。 I won't say more due to spoilers， but I was impressed with how Bec wrote the lore of this universe。 Fans looking for a sci-fi story won't want to miss this！ The ending really made this story bleak yet memorable。 。。。more
Arbraxan
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Mon plus gros problème avec Siberia 56 est que la fin est extrèmement décevante et laisse le lecteur avec un milliard de points d'intérrogation。 Mon plus gros problème avec Siberia 56 est que la fin est extrèmement décevante et laisse le lecteur avec un milliard de points d'intérrogation。 。。。more
Anne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don't understand why in sci-fi stories the government is often so stupid。 In Alien they want the monster as their secret weapon， in here they refuse to evacuate the base before the cosmic storm。 Like。。。 wouldn't common sense say that you evacuate and come to destroy the pyramid and the morbiuses after the storm had passed？ I don't understand why in sci-fi stories the government is often so stupid。 In Alien they want the monster as their secret weapon， in here they refuse to evacuate the base before the cosmic storm。 Like。。。 wouldn't common sense say that you evacuate and come to destroy the pyramid and the morbiuses after the storm had passed？ 。。。more
Wayne McCoy
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'Siberia 56' by Christophe Bec with art by Alexis Sentenac is a science fiction graphic novel about life on a hostile planet。 It appealed to me as a decent science fiction story and the art was better than average。A new relief crew to planet Siberia 56 crash lands 150 miles from the base。 Hostile conditions on the planet mean they have to cross the distance on foot。 Hostile lifeforms on the planet mean they might not all make it。 With a giant creature that can approach undetected， a non-liveable 'Siberia 56' by Christophe Bec with art by Alexis Sentenac is a science fiction graphic novel about life on a hostile planet。 It appealed to me as a decent science fiction story and the art was better than average。A new relief crew to planet Siberia 56 crash lands 150 miles from the base。 Hostile conditions on the planet mean they have to cross the distance on foot。 Hostile lifeforms on the planet mean they might not all make it。 With a giant creature that can approach undetected， a non-liveable atmosphere， and a government that has it's own motivations， it might be hard for humans to survive。It did remind me a bit of Aliens and Dune， but I don't think that's a bad thing。 I appreciated characters in peril that actually used their brains。 I liked the painted art quite a bit。 At times things are a bit indistinct， but on a planet of snow storms， I think this was definitely a good choice。I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Insight Editions and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel。 。。。more
Benjamin Uke
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Ran into this little gem in the library of all places。 It involves a team of scientists exploring a strange alien world。 It has a whole gamut of sci-fi cliches: space-spiders， giant underground worms， alien pyramids with 'mysterious technology'， not to mention a reasonable story pacing。The comic itself has a rather standard template and style。 The art itself？ Very well done， good shading， texture， and framing。Long story short: I like it， but it does not necessarily bring anything new to the tabl Ran into this little gem in the library of all places。 It involves a team of scientists exploring a strange alien world。 It has a whole gamut of sci-fi cliches: space-spiders， giant underground worms， alien pyramids with 'mysterious technology'， not to mention a reasonable story pacing。The comic itself has a rather standard template and style。 The art itself？ Very well done， good shading， texture， and framing。Long story short: I like it， but it does not necessarily bring anything new to the table that wasn't already there。 Good， but not great。 。。。more
Stormcrow Hayes
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This was like reading the comic book version of a cheesy B movie。 What makes B movies fun， however， is that even though they don't make sense， they have fun action and cheesy dialogue。 On the printed page， none of that works。 Like in B movies， characters do things that make no sense。 For example， they've been at this station for SIX YEARS and one day a team of scientists decide to walk out into the arctic wasteland to explore an area just outside their base that they've never been to。。。 in six y This was like reading the comic book version of a cheesy B movie。 What makes B movies fun， however， is that even though they don't make sense， they have fun action and cheesy dialogue。 On the printed page， none of that works。 Like in B movies， characters do things that make no sense。 For example， they've been at this station for SIX YEARS and one day a team of scientists decide to walk out into the arctic wasteland to explore an area just outside their base that they've never been to。。。 in six years！？ And why are they walking？ They have ships， they even have drones， but no， a walk into the wild where， of course， they're attacked by an invisible monster。 See， the stuff of good B movies， but on what's fun on film falls flat on these pages。 。。。more
Chris
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I will have to go along with the crowd on this one and agree that the cover was better than the book。 Amazing cover。The story while enjoyable is missing detail。 Fatten the series out， or maybe think about writing a full-fledged book？ The suspense is wasted on quasi-science moments， and characters that have never been explored， so the reader has no attachment。 You have an amazing world here （no ice planets are not a new thing）， you have the sinister council， and you have what appears to be a supe I will have to go along with the crowd on this one and agree that the cover was better than the book。 Amazing cover。The story while enjoyable is missing detail。 Fatten the series out， or maybe think about writing a full-fledged book？ The suspense is wasted on quasi-science moments， and characters that have never been explored， so the reader has no attachment。 You have an amazing world here （no ice planets are not a new thing）， you have the sinister council， and you have what appears to be a superior alien race。。。build on that！ 。。。more
Honesty
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Don't judge this book by its awesome cover。 Don't judge this book by its awesome cover。 。。。more
Dakota Morgan
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If you're interested in a "terrible monsters attack settlers on a cruel foreign world" story， I'd recommend playing Dead Space instead of reading this collection。 The story is cliched， the characters are wallpaper， and the illustrations are often washed out and confusing。 I can't fully blame Sentenac for problems with the art though - having an invisible monster as the primary antagonist would seem to pose a real issue for the artist。 If you're interested in a "terrible monsters attack settlers on a cruel foreign world" story， I'd recommend playing Dead Space instead of reading this collection。 The story is cliched， the characters are wallpaper， and the illustrations are often washed out and confusing。 I can't fully blame Sentenac for problems with the art though - having an invisible monster as the primary antagonist would seem to pose a real issue for the artist。 。。。more
Chris
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Beautiful artwork marred by a contrived story， emotional moments that fall flat due to ragged pacing， and forced-exposition dialogue on every freaking page。 Couldn't finish it。 Beautiful artwork marred by a contrived story， emotional moments that fall flat due to ragged pacing， and forced-exposition dialogue on every freaking page。 Couldn't finish it。 。。。more
Michael Huen
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The art is the first thing that stood out to me。 While most of the world design is fairly generic， the art is always consistently pleasing。 The lush coloring in the outdoor environments depicts a beautiful and threatening landscape。 I preferred the outdoor scenes a lot more just for the artistry。The writing is dull。 You’d think that a sci-fi survival horror story would have way more conflict and characterization than this。 There is constant conflict in the story yet the characters always manage The art is the first thing that stood out to me。 While most of the world design is fairly generic， the art is always consistently pleasing。 The lush coloring in the outdoor environments depicts a beautiful and threatening landscape。 I preferred the outdoor scenes a lot more just for the artistry。The writing is dull。 You’d think that a sci-fi survival horror story would have way more conflict and characterization than this。 There is constant conflict in the story yet the characters always manage to slip right out of danger’s path every single time。 And yet， when characters do perish， it’s always off the page in a cheap and quick fashion。 The technology is a constant source of convenient story telling。 There are simply too many short cuts taken in the narrative。 The characters aren’t really developed enough to care about。 Whether in success or failure， I simply did not care。 。。。more
Michael
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via NYPL - I enjoyed this one。 The book collects three European albums that chronicle a group of scientists on a horrifically harsh ice planet - apparently one of the few planets with an atmosphere suited to humans， which explains why they're trying so hard to see if it can be tamed/settled。 The characters aren't overly deep and the plot is fairly predictable， but the pacing is good， the action exciting， the artwork impressive， and the dramatic moments land convincingly。 It's a solidly enjoyable via NYPL - I enjoyed this one。 The book collects three European albums that chronicle a group of scientists on a horrifically harsh ice planet - apparently one of the few planets with an atmosphere suited to humans， which explains why they're trying so hard to see if it can be tamed/settled。 The characters aren't overly deep and the plot is fairly predictable， but the pacing is good， the action exciting， the artwork impressive， and the dramatic moments land convincingly。 It's a solidly enjoyable sci-fi thriller with a good alien mystery， a striking and dangerous setting， and a workable （if not exceptional） big bad monster。 。。。more
Chad
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An interesting sci-fi tale taking place on Siberia 56。 A team of scientists are trying to tame this frozen tundra of a world filled with dangerous creatures。 Great art and compelling stories。Received an advance copy from Insight and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。
Mark Irwin
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Beautifully done book about the polar horrors of Siberia 56， a human outpost in the far reaches of space。。。
Alexandra WhimsyPages
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Gorgeous cover + Absolute dream of sci-fi settingsI received a copy of this e-ARC from NetGalley and my first mistake was to not download the pdf version before the graphic novel got archived！ Because the kindle version was very hard to read as the images were separated from the text， and that alone ruined my experience。 Another thing that struck me as unappealing， was the main character and how conveniently everything was presented to him。 The writer was trying to portray him as a hero， Gorgeous cover + Absolute dream of sci-fi settingsI received a copy of this e-ARC from NetGalley and my first mistake was to not download the pdf version before the graphic novel got archived！ Because the kindle version was very hard to read as the images were separated from the text， and that alone ruined my experience。 Another thing that struck me as unappealing， was the main character and how conveniently everything was presented to him。 The writer was trying to portray him as a hero， saving lives and killing these creatures， but at points it felt too forced。 The story itself was definitely interesting and if I ever see this graphic novel in the bookstore I will definitely get it for myself！ It is a perfect injection of sci-fi when you crave something unworldly but don’t have time to emerge into a complex and huge book。 。。。more
Dave
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Beautiful hardcover， really fun read。 Highly recommended if you're a fan of John Carpenter's THE THING， the DEAD SPACE game series （especially #3）， and just science-fiction / horror in general。 All cards on the table， I had never heard of the author （Christophe Bec） or the publisher （Insight Comics） before I picked up Siberia-56 at my local Barnes & Noble。 Being that I am a huge graphic novel and comic bookworm and I consider myself very knowledgeable when it comes to this area， not knowing eith Beautiful hardcover， really fun read。 Highly recommended if you're a fan of John Carpenter's THE THING， the DEAD SPACE game series （especially #3）， and just science-fiction / horror in general。 All cards on the table， I had never heard of the author （Christophe Bec） or the publisher （Insight Comics） before I picked up Siberia-56 at my local Barnes & Noble。 Being that I am a huge graphic novel and comic bookworm and I consider myself very knowledgeable when it comes to this area， not knowing either， to me is pretty weird。 But I read the description on the back and flipped through some of the pages， and it seemed great， so I decided to roll the dice and give it a go。 The 3 chapters are like mini-movies in and of themselves， with the first being the most engaging。 Although Bec isn't necessarily reinventing the wheel with the setting per day， Siberia-56 is still a super fun read。 My only criticisms would be the sometimes-dull dialog and lack of character development。 But neither of these make you want to put it down。 You'll be finished with this book before you know it。 。。。more
Robert Udrea
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The artwork is interesting， that is for sure， but the storytelling is kind of flat and sometimes hasty。 All in all， the concept is intriguind and I liked it。
Jason Brown （Toastx2）
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Siberia 56 should be a damned film project。 Someone make this into a movie/TV hybrid project stat！。 Take your Alien/Prometheus worlds and mix with your Pitch Black/Riddick， sprinkle in a bit of Event Horizon， Dune， and little Ghost of Mars。。 That is the amalgamate feel that Siberia 56 gives。 It is presented as a collection of three comic volumes: The 13th Mission， Morbius， and The PyramidSiberia 56 is a terrible planet。 It is a candidate for colonization ONLY because it has an atmosphere compati Siberia 56 should be a damned film project。 Someone make this into a movie/TV hybrid project stat！。 Take your Alien/Prometheus worlds and mix with your Pitch Black/Riddick， sprinkle in a bit of Event Horizon， Dune， and little Ghost of Mars。。 That is the amalgamate feel that Siberia 56 gives。 It is presented as a collection of three comic volumes: The 13th Mission， Morbius， and The PyramidSiberia 56 is a terrible planet。 It is a candidate for colonization ONLY because it has an atmosphere compatible with Human life。 That is close to all it has going for it。 The tropic belt ranges from 14° to -40°， with consistent lightning storms， erratic knife blade mountain ranges， and hostile life forms that live under the ice。 If you get closer to the poles， the temps drop to -330° with wind sheer close to 200mph。The novel opens on the 13th mission， a group of replacement pre-colonists who are dropping into the atmosphere for an eight year stint on the planet。 They are eighty million light years from earth， so many of them are resigned to simply being home。 Nearly a hundred years of pre-colony research has been happening and yet they still hit road blocks。 In this case， multiple engine failure and a crash landing a hundred and fifty files from the HQ。While stomping through the snow on a 15 day hike to civilization， the crash survivors stumble across the frozen corpse of a Silhur， under ice razor toothed worm about the size of a Naval Destroyer。 Bitten and torn apart， they are left to wonder what could possibly accomplish this action and never be seen in a century of research。They do not have to wonder for long。 As they are terrorized by a beast who leaves a frozen wake of body parts， they locate several artifacts from a multi-million year old civilization who appears to have left a calling card for any who follow in their footsteps。Goddamn good。Seems like there is a trend forming where I am reading graphic novels translated from French to English。 Some were English， translated to French then back to English， but I am digressing。 This French graphic novel is beautifully crafted with intense images and an indepth plotline。 As the volumes progress， and you are more vested in the plot， the story text becomes significantly more verbose。 Christophe Bec and Alexis Sentenac have built a beautiful object here。 The English translation by Ivanka Hahnenberger was precise and had I been unaware this was a translation， I would not have questioned it。---Disclosure- This Graphic Novel was provided to me for review purposes by the publisher。 The publisher however does not know that I have planted subliminal thoughts into their conciousness and will be expecting them to cook me pancakes any day now。 We will see who comes out on top in this trade。 Had their novel been unfavorable in my viewing， I would have provided clear critique to this point， no matter how delicious the breakfast foods delicately fed to me and my wife in bed。 Bring mimosa。 。。。more
Robert
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Gorgeous art and a well told story， slight downgrade for some unnatural dialog is explained when you learn this is an English translation of a French work。
Phil
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Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Siberia 56 is a sci-fi/horror story that takes place at a time where humanity is exploring the galaxy and finding places that could serve as potential colonies。 The planet of the same name is an arctic world with some nasty creatures inhabiting it， but there is more going on than even the team studying the planet are aware of。From the tone of the story， this feels like it is in the same vein as the Alien franchise Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Siberia 56 is a sci-fi/horror story that takes place at a time where humanity is exploring the galaxy and finding places that could serve as potential colonies。 The planet of the same name is an arctic world with some nasty creatures inhabiting it， but there is more going on than even the team studying the planet are aware of。From the tone of the story， this feels like it is in the same vein as the Alien franchise。 The structure and the pacing seemed forced though。 It's like the creators came up with this idea they loved and rushed to get to it。 I think a slower buildup would have worked better for me。 It nails the feeling that this planet is inhospitable。 Yet I was left wanting more than what this book was able to deliver。 The characters felt one dimensional too。 There is so much about the planet and the creatures that the human characters are more of an afterthought。The art is wonderful though， particularly the landscape shots。 There are numerous points where the point of view is pulled back to show off terrain with nice effect。 That alone wasn't enough to carry the book though。 It has some inklings of an interesting story near the end。 I just didn't get enough payoff to justify getting to that point。 。。。more
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