Remember Frankenstein vs. The Wolfman (interrupted by flood)? Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Drac by a knockout)? or even Mothra vs. Godzilla (Godzilla has a heat ray, Mothra is a moth---pretty obvious who wins)?

This is like that. Silly? Sure. Fun. Oh yeah. Lot's of fun. I also enjoyed the alternate universe aspect of this one with Easter eggs and and cross pollination of characters from many other Keene books. It reads like a present to his fans and since I am one, I enjoyed it.

Not one of Keene's or Gonzalez's serious books, this one is played for the fun of it, and if you think you will enjoy it, then you probably will. Not a serious part of the canon of either writer but fun nonetheless.

This is a Saturday Matinee of a book. ( )

I have been a fan of Keene and Gonzalez's 'Clickers' series as well as Keene's own 'The Rising' series for a long time now so have been looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of this book since it was first announced.

The plot is fairly straight forward, the crab-like Clickers start pouring onto the beaches and devouring anyone who stand in their way after being disturbed by an underwater earthquake - yet shortly afterwards Ob and the Siqqusim start their own invasion from the void; and start inhabiting the bodies or dead humans, animals, birds and even Clickers. Leading to a battle between the Clickers and Ob's zombies with humanity stuck in the middle.

It's also worth noting that this book is set on a different version of Earth than the other books; so although you may recognise past characters they are essentially different people. This adds an extra element as if you have read the previous books it's nice when you do see a familiar face. The book also gives you a better insight into the mysterious Black Lodge group who pop up fighting evil in many of Keene's other books.

Although the book starts off a little slow the action picks up quickly enough with plenty of action and death. A must read for anyone who has read the past books; and still a very good read for those who are yet to try them. ( )