CHIMERA open thread!

[seanan_mcguire]

To celebrate the release of Chimera, here. Have an open thread to discuss the book. Because nothing says "Thanksgiving" like "tapeworms." Judging by the comments I'm seeing, some of you have had time, and I'd really, really rather book discussion (sometimes including spoilers) didn't crop up on other posts

Comments

[dayfal]

So excited to go home and read it!

[shanejayell]

Just finished it this morning. A good, satisfying end to a great series.

Random observation: One thing I really like in your books is there is never a 'reset button' ending. With this, NEWSFLESH, the CRypto-zooology books and so on, things have consequences. We never see a magic cure all and everything returning to the status quo. Just like in this one....

[lillian13]

THANKS FOR THE REMINDER! (Heads off to B&N instead of starting to clean house.)

[jenk]

I gather not many people are reading yet?

I was surprised by the reference to "terror cell" because the news media has me conditioned to think of that as a group only interested in causing terror. But really, terrorists have goals other than causing terror. We just don't always credit them.

[marabett]

The depiction of the quarantine camp was heartbreakingly realistic. Poor Carrie.

Juniper was adorable! They'll have to work very hard to cast her perfectly when the books are turned into movies. :) I admit to being surprised that Sal was essentially turned into a mom, but it worked.

I confess I was hoping that the original Joyce would make it through and join up with our heroes, but was glad to see that, at least, she had accepted Sal for who she was before fading into the ether.

I was SO hoping that Sherman would meet a grisly end. Glad my hopes were not disappointed! REALLY didn't like that guy. Especially glad we didn't have to go through a period where he used his pheromones to turn Sal into his slave, or something along those lines, ick.

Any hope for a sequel? :)

[sleightedge]

Sherman got the end that he deserved, but I was also hoping that Dr. Banks would get a similarly bloody death. Every time that manipulative bastard opens his mouth I just want one of the characters to rip out his tongue. But I suppose it is in character for him to weasel his way out of things in the end, *sigh*.

[jenk]

Yes. This. :)