Aggressor Six (novel)

"Aggressor Six" (1994) is one of the earliest works of science fiction writer Wil McCarthy.

Plot

In this novel humanity is under assault by an overwhelming technologically superior alien race called "Waisters" who are threatening to exterminate the human race. Unlike his later books which focus on humanity's technological evolution and how it affects the definition of humanity, "Aggressor Six" is a piece of military science fiction. However this novel is set apart from other military science fiction novels in that it maintains Wil McCarthy's adherence to technical scientific realism, particularly during the combat scenes. One major point of the story is that the aliens are technologically far more advanced than the humans, meaning the standard naval models of combat used in many science fiction works would be impractical, requiring a re-examination of how space combat will occur. It also examines the idea that aliens, if encountered, will be truly 'alien'- driven by desires and motives which will not be immediately obvious to humans.

equels

Wil McCarthy wrote a sequel, "The Fall of Sirius" in 1996, and created an outline for a third novel which was never written, but which can be found on his website.

External links

* [http://www.wilmccarthy.com/waister.htm "Wil McCarthy: Science Fiction The Hard Way" Author's personal website]