6/28/2023 0 Comments Camouflage by joe haldeman![]() The first reference he makes to his alien, in the opening sentence of Camouflage, is with the word "monster." However, by then launching into a detailed description of the planet on which this creature evolved, he sets up certain expectations regarding the level of scientific credibility he intends to deliver. Haldeman is actually more honest with his readers than I've just implied. It's a shapeshifter, a changeling, a being that cannot be destroyed, and it does not hesitate to kill in order to survive. But this alien is built from elements drawn from our nightmares rather than from the elements that compose our physical world. ![]() The book contains enough science-fiction trappings to lure unsuspecting readers deep into the plot there's a distant planet and a doomed mission to Earth that traps an alien intelligence on our watery world. Disguising the book as a new piece of science fiction, Haldeman instead springs a horror tale on his audience. With the novel Camouflage, Joe Haldeman is true to his title. ![]()
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