Loved it. This book created the same tension that the previous two did and I cannot wait to find out more about the creature. ( )

The author is getting better at making you care about some of the characters at least. I really found myself rooting for the guy in the truck, hoping that he would survive, as well as for the captain leading everything.

THe author does another excellent job of instilling fear and anticipation in the reader, making his unique monsters come to life. The way the soldiers dealt with the monsters was inspired, and the continuation of learning more about the creature(s) is why I love this series so much. I can't wait for the 4th book. And we need a movie series based on these books damn it! ( )

Outbreak is the third book in The Black series, and like Arrival is another paraquel to the first book. Where The Black took place on the oil rig that brought the creature to the surface and Arrival took place in the testing lab that a barrel of the creature's fluid was sent too, Outbreak takes place in the hospital where the casualty from the testing lab in Arrival was evacuated too.

There's even more action here than the earlier too books, partly because rather than roughnecks and merely scientists facing up against the creature this time there's a Houston PD SWAT team sent in which results in plenty of gun play. We also get to see more of how the creature reacts to it's surroundings when exposed to copious amounts of space, pipework, chemicals, radiation and the aforementioned SWAT team.

It's an excellent addition to the series building off the solid footwork of the earlier too novels, highly recommended but you'd definitely benefit from reading the earlier two books before this one. ( )

Full review later today on my blog ( )