#Titanuary ‘X-Files-Fight The Future’ by Elizabeth Hand

About the book…

Beneath the tranquil surface of a North Texas town, the future of the human race awaits….

After 40 years, members of the global conspiracy known only as the Project are finally nearing the completion of their plans. FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully alone have a glimpse of the nightmare that lies ahead for the rest of the world: an alien invasion fueled by the most devastating virus in human history.

And only they know that the truth isn’t out there anymore – it’s already here.

‘Fight The Future’ is the seventh tie-in story novelisation, from Titan Books. and is available as part of the Audible Plus catalogue (free for anyone who is a member!)

I looked for where in the series cannon this book would be placed, huge thanks to a fellow GoodReads reader person for clarifying it is technically, a novelisation of the 1998 X-Files movie. Hence the Elizabeth Hand based on the Chris Carter label. It’s all coming together!

I am quite old so it did take me a while to work out what was going on, also the narrator was very chaotic and quite loud, and as he does the majority of the X-Files audiobooks, I am unsure whether this was reserved just for this title or he does it all the time.

I think Elizabeth Hand did a grand job noting the quirks and peccadillos of the Mulder and Scully partnership, occasionally it was over explained in the respect of too many details were put in over long sentences.

So Mulder eating a sunflower seed became a whole scene, the way they walked was highly detailed and whilst it made for a very visual read, most people wanting to listen to this audiobook/read the e-book or paperback edition, would have been aware of Mulder and Scully prior to picking it up.

Therefore it felt a little over egged in terms of ‘Remember these guys? We are talking about these guys! You know, Mulder and Scully!

This didn’t necessarily spoil my enjoyment of the audiobook, however, because I am totally there for anything which recalls my misbegotten teen years!

There were no added extras, therefore what is on the screen is in the book, no frills or fancy things here so if you like the movie, there is a fair chance you will enjoy the book.

As a huge fan of Elizabeth Hand, this might not be my favourite of her novels, however, it is still worth reading/listening to for the nostalgia value alone.

I miss the X-Files and still, after all this time, want to believe.

About the author…

A New York Times notable and multiple award– winning author, Elizabeth Hand has written seven novels, including the cult classic ‘Waking the Moon’, and short-story collections.

She is a longtime contributor to numerous publications, including the Washington Post Book World and the Village Voice Literary Supplement.

She and her two children divide their time between the coast of Maine and North London.

Links-http://www.elizabethhand.com/

Twitter @TitanBooks @Liz_Hand