The first book in the Wormwood Trilogy was a fascinatingly weird setup--there was a lot of ground to cover, and Thompson managed to do it without large blocks of characters lecturing each other or "historical" chapter introductions. The second story is more action-oriented as we see the continuing development of the alien invasion of Earth. The characters are incredibly engaging and complex--there's no one lead, and all of them have their own distinct role and voice in the story. There's plenty of great action to carry it along--I think it's got potential as a movie, if it could avoid getting kitschy over weird alien life.
A very interesting aspect of this is its African setting, in a world where American has gone completely dark and has no present influence. Colonial organization structure lives on, but much more Africanized. This fresh perspective and great action writing are keeping me hooked.
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