What an absolute piece of trash. Monsters were almost non-existant. Characterization was tried by the author, and it was an epic fail.
I simply wanted a good Resident Evil story about big bad monsters and people killing them. I didn't get that. In fact, I don't feel like I got anything at all from this story. Maybe a robot wrote it? ( )

I originally picked this up on a whim since I'm a huge Resident Evil fan. I was excited to read an original story based on the games, but I ended up being quite disappointed. Caliban Cove isn't badly written. It's just incredibly slow going. At least half of the novel is just build up and background setting up the small bits of action in the last half. Plus, the story revolves around a secondary character from Resident Evil, Rebecca Chambers. While I think that writing about Rebecca is a great idea, Perry just didn't put enough into her characterization, in my opinion. She was shy, smart and sort of brave, but nothing more. She wasn't very dynamic, which is almost a must for a main character, especially when the other characters around her seem to be more compelling. There just wasn't a lot of expansion on her from the games. Add that to the slow plot and it's just all around disappointing.

If you are thinking of getting this just for fun, I'd suggest skipping it. I would only recommend this to a die hard Resident Evil fan, and even then I'd say not to expect too awfully much from this novel. Two stars. ( )

while S.D. Perry's first original book for the series, it was very good. I found the book to be enjoyable when i read it years ago. As a young teen i found the action enjoyable and did not worry about the details, such as character plot. I would strongly recommended Perry's series of books to anyone who enjoyed playing the video games as a way to further enjoy the Resident Evil series. hope they enjoy the book as much as I did. ( )