Cocytus: Planet of the Damned, by John Caligiuri
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Cocytus: Planet of the Damned, by John Caligiuri
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Four days before Christmas on the snowy roads in western New York, Dante Carloman and Tina Phokas's lives take a turn no one could have anticipated. The world around them erupts into a hellish landscape of gunfire and stun blasts as strange creatures clash with the US Army 10th Mountain Division. Dante and Tina can only watch in horror as the alien force marches forward, laying waste to the soldiers around them. Kidnapped and taken to a harsh, alien landscape the survivors must do whatever it takes to survive and escape their captors, including making friends with men and women from all over the world who have all been held captive, an artificial intelligence of questionable origin, and clones designed to emulate and destroy the human race.
Cocytus: Planet of the Damned, by John Caligiuri- Amazon Sales Rank: #2022127 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .80" w x 6.00" l, 1.04 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
About the Author John Caligiuri lives in Rochester, New York with his wife, Linda. She’s been married to him for over forty years and has supported his writing from the beginning. They have three grown children scattered around the country along with their first grandchild. John enjoys gardening (which stretches his intellect as he attempts to outwit the rabbits and deer) and distance running. John has a lifelong passion for literature and pens primarily Science Fiction and Fantasy. He has been able to blend his fascination with history and his professional background in software engineering to come up with some unusual story twists. His stories emerge from his curiosity about historical watershed events and asking, “what if”.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Cocytus – Planet of the Damned by John Caligiuri By Larry What a wonderful surprise. Despite finishing grad school with a ton of English Language credits, I did not immediately recognize the word “Cocytus.” In fact, I’m still not one hundred percent sure I could pronounce it. The light bulb went on at the beginning of chapter one and the quotes from Dante’s Inferno. Cocytus is the lake in the lowest pit of hell.By the middle of the first chapter I was hooked. I lived in the same area of Western New York as the story opened, Fort Drum. My hubby was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, so this story made me smile from the start.A couple of grad students are on their way home for the holidays when they encounter military activity along the highway. At first, they are told there is a chemical spill causing the delay. It becomes clear that the chemical spill is a cover for something much more serious when choppers go down in the woods and a ground battle ensues.The main characters, Dante and Tina, wake to find themselves in a strange new place. The air smells of sulfur and the landscape is barren. Worst, they are prisoners of an alien race who use human clones as their “muscle.”Dante, rather charismatic for a computer science major, soon befriends other prisoners in the camp. He is shocked to learn the aliens have been to earth four times. There are thousands of humans being held in the hellish prison. The leader of the Australian camp gives Dante the run-down and warns him many of the Americans will be slaughtered in the coming “Blood Passing ceremony.”“Yeah, yeah, sounds familiar.”Not at all! This is where the story takes on a life of its own. It has strong themes including love, freedom and what it means to be human. It will stick with you long after you are finished reading.This is an extremely well written book. A great mix of sci-fi and fantasy. The characters, even the aliens, are well written, well developed and can draw the reader in. The non-military humans in particular are normal folks. They could be your neighbors. My only complaint (and it's a small one) is the military humans were a little predictable, and one in particular came off as cliché. However, I really enjoyed the naturally unfolding love story between the main characters, as well as the friendship and acceptance plot lines between the humans and the “special” clones.There were a couple of minor plot points that didn’t work for me. Military units don’t normally do field maneuvers in a state park using live ammo, but I was so drawn into the story I ignored it. The second issue was an eye roll worthy love at first sight moment. Luckily, both of the points were minor and didn’t ruin the overall plot, nor did they change my rating of the book.The book maintains a fast pace, the quotes from Dante’s Inferno at the beginning of each chapter are a nice touch, and remind the reader of the symbolism shared by both novels. The author maintained a steady pace through the middle, and provides a satisfying ending, yet leaves the reader with unanswered questions, and screaming for a sequel. I for one will be waiting.I cannot say enough good things about this author’s writing style. The book is easy to read, even during times of heavy technical jargon. The characters have unique voices. The plot moves at a good clip, and provides enough thought provoking questions to stick with you for days to come.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding!! By Patrick Great book!!! I'm an avid sci-fi/fantasy genre fan and yet this book was refreshing on mutiple levels. The first thing I enjoyed was the pace. The book starts out quickly without being confusing and keeps going at a good clip throughout the story. Even some of my favorite authors get bogged down in that so kudos on point 1!!Secondly, and this is admittedly a pet peeve of mine with many fantasy novels; the author avoided that incredibly cliche "old guy who knows all of the important information that we're screwed without." It might not matter to anyone else, but THANK YOU! The struggles of the characters are believable and their solutions are feasible. Failures, partial successes, and surprises all abound throughout the novel without being predictable.Third, character development and dialogue was very good. The author managed to weave a lot of personalities into various characters that had me alternately smirking, laughing, cringing, raging, and occasionally wiping some moisture that had accrued spontaneously on my face.Overall, this book had it all: great action, apparently overwhelming odds, realism, specifics (I don't want to give away spoilers but some fun tech stuff!), a non-cookie cutter approach, historical elements (an underrated aspect in my opinion), and a potent look at the human spirit. I'm very much looking forward to the next book and hope the wait won't be too long!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It happened next door By K. Plaskocinski It has been awhile since I read a science fiction book so when I received this as a gift I wondered if I would still be interested in this genre. Upon reading the first chapter I was astounded as this alien invasion took place not more than 60 miles from where I live and I had not heard about it on the news. Seriously, the description and details of the attack got my imagination working as a good book should. The character development and later descriptions of the alien surroundings was excellent. The overwhelming might of the aliens versus puny human mankind once again gets you wondering, there's no way the author can come up with a believable plot or ending. Well I was wrong. You quickly identify with the characters and their situation and the gradual steps they take to overcome their situation. The twist and turns of the story becomes more engaging as the pages get turned. There are some emotional oh no moments along with a lot of I didn't see that coming moments. When a story captures my curiosity I have trouble putting it down as I want to continue seeing what will happen next. This is one of those books. Although the book has a final ending the author allows you to wonder, is it really over? I hope not as I look forward to a sequel.
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