Alex Price is a cryptozoologist from a family of
cuckoos and former corpses. When his girlfriend, Shelby
Tanner, asks him to come home with her to Australia, it's
not just to meet the family: there's a werewolf outbreak
and they need his expertise. Every last member of the
Tanner clan despises Alex from the moment they lay eyes
on him. The secret society the Tanners lead also hates
Alex, but they are depending on his knowledge. He has to
rely on Shelby to defend his presence and on his mouse
acolytes to help determine who is infected. When he is
bitten and there turns out to be a traitor among the
society, he must race against the clock before everyone
gets turned.
POCKET APOCALYPSE is the latest in Seanan
McGuire's InCryptid novels and it is an absolute
delight.
The pace and the prose are fast and full of action. Every
moment is a surprise. The surprises are delivered with
all the punch you need in a mythical-creature hunt. The
family dynamics fit so nicely with the action you don't
feel they're separate from the themes of the book. It's a
really great look at what families do when they feel
threatened by an outsider, and at what werewolves can do
to Australia's ecosystem. I never thought I'd want to
know what werewolves could do to Australia, but I am glad
I found out.
The characters are all very divided and
interesting. There's some challenge associated with
making varied and fun characters within the same family.
Seanan McGuire has taken this challenge and given us the
Tanners. All stubborn, all a little angry, all
intelligent, but with wonderful differences. Three
sisters, all with fun interests. Two parents, one with a
major attitude problem and one with a minor, who have no
intention of letting their daughter marry an American.
The memory of a brave brother who was lost long ago. Top
that off with the new arrival, the eldest sister's future
husband, and you get a cocktail of hilarity. They're all
so amazing that you're never once concerned that there
are too many characters.
POCKET APOCALYPSE is so full of fun and action. I
absolutely loved every moment of it. The characters are
interesting, the dialogue is clever, and the prose is
absolutely beautiful. I think this is an amazing story
well put to paper by a fantastic author. I'd recommend
this to anyone looking for a new, fantastic story with
amazing creatures. You will not regret opening this
novel, and I'd be willing to bet you'd be happier for
finishing it.
Alexander Price has survived gorgons, basilisks, and his own
family—no small feat, considering that his family includes
two telepaths, a reanimated corpse, and a colony of talking,
pantheistic mice. Still, he’s starting to feel like he’s
got the hang of things - at least until his girlfriend,
Shelby Tanner, shows up asking pointed questions about
werewolves and the state of his passport. From there, it’s
just a hop, skip, and a jump to Australia, a continent
filled with new challenges, new dangers, and yes, rival
cryptozoologists who don’t like their “visiting expert” very
much.
Australia is a cryptozoologist’s dream, filled with unique
species and unique challenges. Unfortunately, it’s also
filled with Shelby’s family, who aren’t delighted by the
length of her staSy in America. And then there are the
werewolves to consider: infected killing machines who would
like nothing more than to claim the continent as their own.
The continent which currently includes Alex.
Survival is hard enough when you’re on familiar ground.
Alex Price is very far from home, but there’s one thing he
knows for sure: he’s not going down without a fight.
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