Hybrids

Like other Strieber books this one had a terrific premise poorly executed. The plot could have been excellent in better hands like Preston/Childs, Rollins, or Stephen King. Instead it was repetitive (how many times do we need to hear the gen 1 hybrids licking their chops when humans were killed, or......more

Whitley Strieber does aliens, and hybrids like no one else. His touch is deft. The creatures in this novel will haunt you and entrance you. The heroes are like us, but unlike. This story is well written and keeps the interest throughout. I definitely enjoyed this book and give it a high recommendatio......more

Dear Whitley: I have to tell you; this book creeped me out any number of times. Over the last few years, I've been reading fewer and fewer books likely to induce fear, not by design, necessarily; it's just that I've been focusing less on genre. It's not that I had to sleep with the lights on, but Whi......more

Whitley Strieber did his usual decent job in writing this novel. It is full of action, tightly plotted, and has enough twists and turns to keep the reader turning the pages. Still and yet, I could not help feeling that Strieber exhibited less of the artist and more of the workman in crafting this wo......more

Thank you to Goodreads and Tor for sending me an advanced copy of this book. Hybrids is a pretty interesting sci-fi read which primarily revolves around two hybrids, Mark and Gina who are human in appearance yet possess extraordinary physical skills. Throughout the book, they struggle with their own......more