Semi-spoiler note: some aspects of the plot and characters are discussed but no surprises given away
2001
novel by
Stephen King, involving
ESP and
little green men. It contains common
themes as from previous King works:
friendship,
fanatics,
heroes,
horror, and an end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario. It reads "
okay" (as opposed to an "on the edge of your seat").
Among the main characters, there are no real surprises (although you might be disappointed that the author seems to keep them a little bit short of their full potential plot-wise).
Stephen King used many of his good-old techniques: dreams of the past, songs...and there are some plot/character similarities to Firestarter.
Overall, I found this to be about middle-of-the-road for King. Not among his greatest, not among his worst. It would make a great action/sci-fi movie, and King even has an excellent suggestion for one of the characters inside of the book.
620 pages...this includes a prologue and epilogue.