What I find enjoyable and different about this series is that unlike the huge majority of science fiction tales, it does not take place in outer space. (hey there's tune there maybe "It does not take place in outer space"). The activity is all in the oceans' depths.
So many are familiar with the concept of space being the 'final frontier', but we still have our world covered 75% in water, and we've hardly explored any of it! Perhaps the Undersea Realms should be the "Next Frontier"?
So here we have our familiar humans, using our various means of surviving at depth, encountering an alien race that needs no such encumbrances as wet suts, O2 tanks, buoyancy regulators or submarines...
Combining undersea adventure, technothriller pacing and excitement, and cutting-edge science fiction, Stine has created an exciting trilogy set on 21st-century Earth.
1. First Action (1993): The crew of a new, technologically advanced submarine set out on a mission. What they encounter is an aquatic extraterrestrial species at the top of the food chain of their world, and they're omnivorous. Excitement turns to horror upon the realization that the aliens intend to become the top of Terra's food pyramid as well.
2. Second Contact (1994): Against the background of global-political turmoil, aliens are discovered below the seas, and the crew of an experimental sub sets out on an intercept course. The offworld invaders seem to come in two types: the "miners" who need Earth's technology and raw materials, and the "fishers" who feed on humans.
3. Third Encounter (1995): This is the explosive conclusion of the Starsea Invaders trilogy. Terra's naval forces must drive the marine aliens out of our oceans.
I personally enjoyed this during a stint at a beach cabin - it seemed appropriate. Of course, late in the evening while enjoying the fresh air I kept looking over at the dock to see what was making those sloshing and bumping noises...
