Slimer

Slimer is one of those rare finds you find in used book stores. You have no clue what you are about to read, and you have low expectations for the novel. I went into Slimer expecting just that, instead I got a shock. Slimer is great!! The little novel(156 pages) opens up to 6 people floating on a raft in the middle of the ocean, cold, hungry, and just waiting to die. Just as it seems there luck is about to run out, they find what appears to be a deserted oil rig, but instead is a secret labratory that was harboring a half shark-half "Phoenix". As they desperatly try to figure why the lab is abandoned, they just might find something horrific first... The book isn't really scary, and the monster is only very briefly in the form of what is looks like on the cover, but overall it's great, expecially the ending, which has to be the best last few chapters of a book I've ever read. I also recommended the author's Carnosaur. Highly recommended, 5 stars, or a Grade: A.

Hey, I read this book about 20 years back and the fact that I still remember details of the story now testifies as to how enjoyable I found it. As with all SciFi, may not be your cup of tea though.