Review: Subhuman by Michael McBride (Unit 51 Book 1)
Title: Subhuman
Author: Michael McBride
Series: Unit 51 Book 1
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Horror
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
No. of Pages: 424 Pages
Release Date: October 31st, 2017
My Review: 4 Stars
Synopsis: THEY ARE NOT HUMAN.
At a research station in Antarctica, five of the world's top scientists have been brought together to solve one of the greatest mysteries in human history. Their subject, however, is anything but human . . .
THEY ARE NOT NATURAL.
Deep beneath the ice, the submerged ruins of a lost civilization hold the key to the strange mutations that each scientist has encountered across the globe: A misshapen skull in Russia. The grotesque carvings of a lost race in Peru. The mummified remains of a humanoid monstrosity in Egypt . . .
THEY ARE NOT FRIENDLY.
When a series of sound waves trigger the ancient organisms, a new kind of evolution begins. Latching onto a human host--crossbreeding with human DNA--a long-extinct life form is reborn. Its kind has not walked the earth for thousands of years. Its instincts are fiercer, more savage, than any predator alive. And its prey are the scientists who unleashed it, the humans who spawned it, and the tender living flesh on which it feeds . . .
At a research station in Antarctica, five of the world's top scientists have been brought together to solve one of the greatest mysteries in human history. Their subject, however, is anything but human . . .
THEY ARE NOT NATURAL.
Deep beneath the ice, the submerged ruins of a lost civilization hold the key to the strange mutations that each scientist has encountered across the globe: A misshapen skull in Russia. The grotesque carvings of a lost race in Peru. The mummified remains of a humanoid monstrosity in Egypt . . .
THEY ARE NOT FRIENDLY.
When a series of sound waves trigger the ancient organisms, a new kind of evolution begins. Latching onto a human host--crossbreeding with human DNA--a long-extinct life form is reborn. Its kind has not walked the earth for thousands of years. Its instincts are fiercer, more savage, than any predator alive. And its prey are the scientists who unleashed it, the humans who spawned it, and the tender living flesh on which it feeds . . .
I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
An Intense Thriller with a mystery dating back thousands of years.
Five of the world's top scientists are brought together for reveal the mystery of the bones with the misshapen and deformed skulls found all over.
The mystery of the deformed skulls was caught my eye from the start and what put me through until the end. And it was very much satisfying in a way. Definitely worth reading if you are into Indiana Jones/Monsters/Aliens, blood and gore and death.
The book is Sci-Fi/Thriller turned horror. The first half of the book, In my opinion, is more thriller while the second half was more horror. It was a good balance of the Horror and Sci-Fi for me.
Though the Science-Fiction was difficult to understand, I understood the gist of it which propelled me to move forward. Even with the big Science explanations that went over my head, the horror for me more than made up for everything.
Subhuman has a multi-pov that I usually try to avoid. In this case, The beginning of the book became confusing at first however, Mr. McBride did a wonderful representation of all of the characters as later on it became a lot more easier to read for me.
I glided through the rest of the book.
Since this is a series, it very much looks like it needs to be read in order from the start. Which can be great thing if you are not just looking for a One Stop Horror. The series for me is something to keep in my lists of Horror novel series to track and read.
