Gini Koch

The key to reading Koch’s Alien series is to understand that, regardless of the opinion of DAW, the publisher, it is not science fiction; it’s actually screwball comedy, high action chick lit with really gorgeous, human compatible aliens. If you accept that, they can be really fun.

Alien Proliferation opens with happily married Kitty Katt-Martini hugely pregnant. Her human/alien hybrid infant is born not too far into the book. As usual, folks are out to get the aliens and there’s a show more megalomaniac or two out to take over the world. This isn’t the best book in the series; the plot could have been tighter and the pacing more even. It also could have ended quite satisfactorily before the last few plot twists, one of which verged over into Frankenstein style horror.

Read it if you’ve read and like the series, but don’t start with this one. show less

Seriously, Kitty can do ANYTHING! It sure is hard to believe that she is a Marketing Manager... K can solve the most obvious terrorist problems with simplistic solutions that strangely NOONE-else has thought to suggest. K is lucky that she had a hard-nosed track-coach who trained her in scorching temps and monsoons. K is immediately believable as a military leader even though she's never handled a gun, plane, or had any training (refer track coach). She is just amazing!

(No wonder para-normal show more story-lines are easier to believe - I don't have to get my head around an 'average' human achieving these unbelievable physical feats with no prior experience ;)

OK - sarcasm finished... I actually really enjoyed the book. It's fun, cute and is well-written if you can ignore my comments above. You just have to 'park' reality. :) show less

Absolutely ridiculous, but wonderfully absurd. I mean, first the fact that they made her a commander after one mission -- ridonk. Second, that she yells at them and suddenly makes herself in charge many times -- ludicrous. Third, that everyone wants to marry her -- hilarious problem to have.

True drivel, but the best kind: mindlessly entertaining drivel that isn't television. Halfway through I was like...eh, tolerable, but not enough to tempt me to check out another (very Mr. Darcy of me); show more finished it and immediately checked out the third book. show less

4.5/5
Alexander Napoleon Outland, Nap for short, is a riot. Excuse me while I take a huge step back from this book and convulse with laughter.

It was so so funny and silly and full of action and comic relief, - a much needed book for the upcoming winter months. If you love Han Solo and Serenity, this is a must read.

In short, Nap and his team of misfits (did I mention that his ship is called Sixty-Nine? *snort*) are flying through space on one of the few legitimate orders he's taken, when an show more invisible pirate armada chases them down to a military planet Herion.

Now they are stuck on a very uninspiring planet between military nuts, dodgy businessmen and explosive terrorists with twitchy fingers. The goal is to get the hell out, neutralise the armada, uncover an evil plot of multi-worlds domination and get into Slinky's pants (Slinky is a blond bombshell and a weapons chief on Sixty-Nine). Last task is the most difficult of them all.

Nap is a very charming, unbashful womaniser, not cruel, but his attention wonders. A lot. There are plenty of pissed off women across the universes who remember his name and are out for his blood... He can't help himself. He stares at breasts, his trail of thought is very simple and he is absolutely incorrigible and comfortable in his skin. He made me laugh with his "Everyone loves The Outland!" and he was not talking about his surname...

At the same time he is kind, insightful, recklessly brave and will do anything for his team. He's got a big soft heart, and that's why his team will forgive him anything. Also he is a brilliant and very clever pilot with endless amount of odd jokes. How could I not like him?

The book has plenty of non stop action, fun and involves a lot of chasing through a lake of excrement on Herion in a gliding tank Hulkie. I am not kidding! I couldn't believe my eyes when I was reading about Merderians... :D

If you enjoy a tongue in cheek space opera, this one is definitely for you! Brilliant! show less