![]() ![]() They require the bodies of their hosts to see and communicate with their prey. The parasites’ third form taken uses their host humans as appendages of sorts. ![]() The significant threat is that once the parasite infects a host, that host is able to pass among other humans without notice. When they attack, they force their way into their human prey and assume the prey’s outward form while retaining their memories, as well. The parasites of the title appear as black, tarry creatures with thrashing, writhing, reaching tentacles. The reader may recognize the strong influence of John Carpenter’s The Thing. With this novel (which is actually five short stories/novellas tied together by an alien invasion throughout a distant human-populated system united under an entity called Control), Coates takes on military sci-fi horror. ![]() Parasite is the second novel I’ve read by author Darcy Coates. ![]()
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