Interlopers

By Alan Dean Foster

Book Overview

A wonderful story of questioning, disillusionment, and conversion, "Where Angels Fear to Tread" tells the story of a prim English family's encounter with the foreign land of Italy. When attractive, impulsive English widow Lilia marries Gino, a dashing and highly unsuitable Italian twelve years her junior, her snobbish former in-laws make no attempts to hide their disapproval. But their expedition to face the uncouth foreigner takes an unexpected turn when they return to Italy under tragic circumstances intending to rescue Lilia and Gino's baby.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044100847X
• ISBN13: 9780441008476
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Alan Dean Foster and Ben Browder have a hit

Very clever to take a novel that needed either a whole cast of people to narrate or one outstanding actor. Ben Browder proves himself to be able to leap tall metaphors in a single bound. He takes you around the world and makes you feel like you are going through these incredible experiences with the characters. Ben leaves you wanting to hear and see more of this extraordinary world that Alan Dean Foster has created. By all means enjoy this in audio. Hope some clever producer picks up both book and actor and gives us a something truly wonderful to watch on the big screen.

HP Lovecraft meets Indiana Jones

Ben Browder is an outstanding in the way he makes this book come alive. His acting combined with Alan Dean Foster's story craft make an unbeatable combination. I won't give away as much as I've seen in other reviews of the story but I will say the story spans 3 continents, with places as far away as you can get on planet earth...and beyond. With all of that it doesn't lose the very human story that is at the heart of the why the protagonist is willing to give up everything to protect the one he loves. Plus there are the nifty audio and visual excursions that Ben Browder delivers. Not every boy from Tennessee can do a convincing Aboriginal accent !!

Mankind is Good, but we are not alone.

Alan Dean Foster gives explains why misery and suffering exists. It is the fault of the Interlopers, beings from another dimension who exist by feeding off misery and evil itself. The main character drinks a solution that allows him to see these creatures, and the story takes off. The story line is fast-paced and will keep you turning page after page. I would classify this as a Sci-Fi/Horror.

What You Can't See Can Hurt You

Alan Dean Foster, a prolific science fiction writer who is always on target takes on alien invasion with an entirely new twist. Just imagine if secretive, unworldly characters from another dimension were the real cause of a whole list of ills, from headaches to world wars. Just because they were hungry!When student archeologists Cody Westcott and Kelli Alwydd discover a secret cache of Chachapoyan artifacts in an ancient Peruvian mountain site, they know that this is the discovery of a lifetime. What they don't realize is that they have also found the key to a trans-dimensional invasion of eerie creatures that feed on the anguish and pain of human beings. When they return to the States Cody begins the translation of the difficult Chachapoyan hieroglyphicsHe finds a recipe for a tincture whose purpose he cannot divine. When he has the potion made up he discovers that it has permanently altered his sight so that he can see these invisible invaders. They are horrific looking and lurk in all kinds of natural objects, such as rocks, plants, even the ground itself, waiting for an opportunity to infest a human. When Cody tries to stop several attacks he initiates a personal war with the alien Interlopers that he cannot hope to win. Not only must Cody avoid contact with any infected material, he must hide from victims of the Interlopers who fall under their control.Unable to stop Cody, the Interlopers attack Kelli, now his wife. Cody finds her unconscious, struggling for her life in a hospital. He must start a desperate search for help if he is to have any hope of saving Kelli. That help comes from unexpected sources, and Cody finds that he must help save the world if he wants to save Kelli's life and sanity. "Interlopers" is written in the same style as many of Foster's long list of successful science adventure tales, from "Glory Lane" to "Jed the Dead." His style is light and entertaining, and is easily accessible to all age groups. He has a host of interesting characters and mixes well researched facts with creative interpretations. Not only do I like "Interlopers" as a great read, I appreciate its positive belief in human nature. Something that is often lacking in today's fiction.

Very creative storytelling

Ever wonder why bad things happen to good people? Why do war, famine, pestilence, and other calamities occur? Blame it on the INTERLOPERS, parasitic malignant beings who exist in nature's products like wood and rock. They have been around humanity forever while feeding off the misery of mankind. They inhabit humans until their host dies. The Interlopers are not of this world, residing in a parallel dimension.Dr. Cody Westcott does not know they exist until he partakes of a dig in an isolated part of Peru. One of his helpers is fellow archeologist Kelli who he falls in love with and marries. Together they accept a teaching job in Arizona where Cody deciphers a formula on a frieze he brought back from the Peruvian dig. He makes it, drinks it, and now can see the Interlopers, who warn him not to interfere or else. He ignores them and they attack his wife sending her into a coma.Alan Dean Foster, author extraordinaire, gives a unique reason for the misery and suffering that exists in the world today. He makes the malignant creatures seem real. The story line is fast-paced, exciting, and contains a unique premise that absolves humanity from evil. The author uses his imagination to provide a magnificent urban science fiction thriller that will stun the reader.Harriet Klausner