Zero Hour (Resident Evil)
by S.D. Perry
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Author: S.D. PerryEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-26
ISBN: 0671785117
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Pocket Star
Book Reviews of Zero Hour (Resident Evil)
Book Review: A great book by itself
Summary: 5 Stars
Resident Evil Zero is the so-called prequel to Resident Evil. In the novel sense, Zero is the prequel to The Umbrella Conspiracy. Supposedly Zero is to answer all questions regarding the events of The Umbrella Conspiracy. In the end, Zero leaves viewers with more questions than answers.
Even though Zero is a prequel, fully understanding it requires knowledge about the first Resident Evil (or The Umbrella Conspiracy). Bravo Team is sent out into the mountain via helicopter to investigate murders that had been happening in Raccoon City - the fictional mountain city the game is based in. Something happened to Bravo Team's helicopter and they're forced to make a crash landing in the woods. The story follows Rebecca - the same Rebecca who helps Chris in the mansion during the events of Resident Evil (or The Umbrella Conspiracy) - and Billy a military man sent to death. With Billy and Rebecca guiding the story, Zero is supposed to provide answers as to how a virus that causes people to turn into zombies - and thereby destroying Raccoon City - got leaked and who was behind it. Zero will answer this question, but will leave a lot more questions.
Perry did a wonderful job with Zero. Perry did real well to match up Billy and Rebecca. You really felt a sense of bonding, partnership, companionship, and even a hint of romance between the two main characters, Billy and Rebecca. You also got a glimpse into the mind of Zero's main villain - the man with all the leeches and supposedly the one who wants to exact his revenge on Umbrella for their betrayal. Like Perry's other books, multiple events flow wonderfully well together. Perry description of puzzles, scenery, characters, and gun battles all flow wonderfully well together and I never felt overwhelmed with tedious, mundane details. I felt the book gave a better description of the characters, motives, and scenery.
My only problem with this book is the fact of what it promises. The promise is a prequel to the events of the mansion - The Umbrella Conspiracy. Instead, we get numerous plot holes and time paradoxes. The best example is when Bravo's helicopter went down. In Umbrella Conspiracy, Alpha was in HQ when they heard the radio that Bravo went down and Wesker, the team lead, immediately responded to the distress call. In Zero, Wesker was away from HQ, and when Bravo went down, he was far away, and it was suggested that Wesker waited until later to assemble Alpha to go investigate. There are many more examples of such time and place discrepancies. Even more so it seems motives are unclear as well. In The Umbrella Conspiracy, Wesker seemed unsure of himself and his involvement, but in Zero, Wesker seems evil and very aware of what he is trying to do.
Perry acknowledges these discrepancies in the forward. So I guess at least they don't pretend the readers are too dumb to figure it out.
Overall I was please with this book. I think it did well to fit in the Resident Evil universe. I would recommend this book to any fan of the novels or game. It is an excellent prequel and on top of that you get very good character development and some great action.
Summary of Zero Hour (Resident Evil)
BEFORE THE DISASTER.
EVIL IS BORN.
Sent to investigate a series of grisly murders in Raccoon City, S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team scrambles into action. On the way to the scene, Bravo's helicopter crashes. Although everyone survives, what they discover next is gruesome: an overturned military transport truck riddled with corpses -- and that's only the beginning of their nightmare. Bravo Team is about to discover the evil that is growing all around them, and rookie member Rebecca Chambers is beginning to wonder what she's gotten herself into.
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