By Howard Weinstein
1984 Pinnacle
This novel runs parallel to the LA set
original miniseries, only set in New York. Probably a good 100 pages
of material is repeated, the Visitors landing, setting up
relationships with world leaders, attacking scientists as
conspirators, etc.
A resistance movement forms, with the
novel focused on an alcoholic baseball player and a diplomat. They
team up with local gangs to raid an armory, and then the book fast
forwards to broad summaries of what could have been interesting
action sequences. They hold off on more action until the finale, as
the resistance rescues a subway train full of New Yorkers being
herded into feeding pens.
The Michael Ironsides character makes a
cameo, and there’s a bit more about the fifth column among the
Visitors who are on humanity’s side, but not much here, even for V
fans.
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