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Title: Whirlwind by Charles Grant ISBN: 0-06-105415-1 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Creepy...
Comment: I don't usually like spin-off books but I picked this up at an airport before a long flight and I was surprised because it was actually a pretty good book...you probably wouldn't enjoy it if you don't follow the show, but if you do, it captures the real atmosphere of the TV series. Despite a bit of a slow start, haunting...and after having caved and read two of the other Kevin Anderson/Charles Grant books I'd definitely say this one was the best.
Rating: 5
Summary: A real improvement for Mr Grant
Comment: I found this book more enjoyable then Mr. Grants first book, Goblins. This one was much more even and understandable. His portrayal of Mulder and Scully was a little more on the money in this novel. His books still aren't as well done as Kevin J. Anderson's, but they are still pretty enjoyable.
Rating: 3
Summary: This Whirlwind never really gets off the ground
Comment: Whirlwind is the second TV tie-in novel based on The X-Files. One can't help but compare this to the first novel, Goblins, as both books were written by Charles Grant. While Whirlwind seems more readable than Goblins, in the end Grant once again comes up a little short. His characterizations of Mulder and Scully saw improvement in this novel, but there were still bits of dialogue here and there that just didn't sound like something the agents would say. A bigger problem is found in the characterization of all the other characters, some of whose actions really aren't adequately explained in the context of the novel. The explanation behind the crimes presented here also falls short of believability.
The heart of this particular X-File involves a most unusual serial killer (indeed, I would not use the term serial killer in this context - but the back cover of the book uses it). It all started with a string of cattle mutilations, a subject even Mulder isn't very interested in. Then a local sheriff of a small New Mexico town asks for FBI help when a honeymooning man and wife are killed in the same horrible fashion, and Mulder and Scully are initially assisted on the case by an agent from the regional FBI office. The manner of death in these cases is enough to make Scully uneasy looking at the remains, as basically the victim's skin is shredded and removed from the body - possibly before death, as it happens so quickly. I should mention the fact that it is very hot in the New Mexico desert - the author certainly mentions that fact a lot. Anyway, Mulder and Scully begin the investigation, ask questions that most folks don't seem to want to answer completely, and find themselves wondering what if anything the local and extremely private Konochine Indians might have to do with the unexplained murders.
Whirlwind just didn't manage to satisfy me. The reality behind the mystery is rather fanciful, yet it also manages to come across as too pat of an answer. A more penetrating examination of the important characters - those on both sides of the law - would have helped in this regard, I feel. One character is seemingly dropped like a hot potato midway through the book, and another essential character's erratic behavior is explained away a little too easily for me. I love the X-Files, but, in my opinion, Whirlwind is really just an average novel.
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Title: Ruins (The X-Files) by Kevin J. Anderson ISBN: 0061057363 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: X-Files: Skin by Ben Mezrich ISBN: 0061056448 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The X-Files: Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson, Chris Carter ISBN: 0061056774 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The X-Files: Goblins by Charles Grant ISBN: 0061054143 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Antibodies (The X-Files) by Kevin J. Anderson ISBN: 0061056243 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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