Comments
Author Wold tries to put together a multi-layered
novel with various subplots, but the central ones - about a Visitor controlled
TV station and a meeting between a government official and a Visitor -
are either transparently easy to figure out or boring anyway. The
main character, Dr. Jack Page, is well written but the Resistance members
and Visitors are cartoon figures. Wold even uses the time-worn "villain
revealing everything to the good guys instead of just killing them" scenario.
The novel ends abruptly without a satisfying denouement.
Major Plot Points
Memorable Moments
pp. 105-106 (The leader of the Resistance
eliminates Rudy Salanis)
"Now we've got trouble," Abbott said calmly.
"This is a neighbourhood crime-watch area, and they're careful
here. That's why we chose this place.
The police will be here any minute."
"What do we do?" Jack asked, almost automatically.
"Just leave him here and drive away.
Who was he, do you know?"
"His name was Rudy Salanis. He was one
of the guys who tried to mug me the other day."
"One less mobster to worry about," Abbott
said with a calm that sent chills up Jack's spine.
The Back of the Book ...
Slavery of the Mind ...
Psychologist Jack Page treats many who are
struggling to deal with the reality of an alien invasion of Earth.
But suddenly the Vietnam veteran's patients
are losing their fear of the reptilian Visitors. Suddenly they are
accepting, even welcoming. Suddenly
resistance is fading. If Jack Page can't find the cause and stop
it, the
last hope of Earth is doomed. But the
insidious subversion is reaching out for everyone ... Below the Threshold.
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