City of the Dead (Resident Evil)

This book is not an exhibition of english language being used to the fullest extent, but rather a short, entertaining book to keep you occupied for a couple of days, so dont buy it expecting to be blown away by S.D. Perry's awesome grasp of the english language, because if you do, you'll come out dissapointed.

Saying that, the language isnt terrible, it serves its purpose, but its aimed at a "mature" audience, which basically means teenagers, so S.D. Perry, talented as she is, won't be wanting to make it hard to understand by making the language complicated.

This book is based on the second (and best, in my opinion) Resident Evil game. It takes the story from the perspective of the 6 main characters in the game, which are Leon Kennedy, a rookie cop on his first day, Claire Redfield, a young woman looking for her brother Chris Redfield, Sherry Birkin, a twelve year old girl, Ada Wong, an Umbrella spy, Brian Irons the chief of police and Annette Birkin, An Umbrella scientist.

In the game, it takes only the perspective of Leon and Claire, and the other characters work around their story. In the book, Brian Irons, who barely features in the game, is given a more prominant role, and its interesting how Perry delves into his paranoid mind, and explains what he has being doing throughout the game. Annette Birkin is also a more main character in the game, and Perry also explains what she was thinking, and also why she does certain things in the game.

This book, despite being the longest in the series, is still, in my opinion; too short. although it is supposed to be read in a few days, and its published by "pocket books" so its obviously meant to be read, say on a journey or something, it still could have been longer.

Still, despite this, i would recommend this book to everyone who wants an enjoyable read.