The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos
By Kami Garcia
This book was suggested by one of my English teachers from middle/highschool on Facebook last week. She has been posting different books that she has enjoyed and this just happened to be one of the books she posted about. The library had the audiobook so I thought I would give it a shot.
The book is a bit of an origin story of Fox Mulder from The X-Files. I liked The X-Files when I was younger, but my sister was obsessed with the show. My sister had a "the truth is out there" poster on the wall and taped seasons of the show right from the TV because one channel was showing them in order. Her passion for David Duchovny knew no bounds. In fact, when the hubby and I were video chatting with her and my brother-in-law the other day, when my hubby told her that Hulu has the complete series she lost her mind. You know what she will be binge watching over the next few days/weeks/months.
Back to the book, it's not bad. I don't know if it would stand alone if you haven't watched the show first, but if you are a fan of the show, I would definitely check it out.
Devil's Advocate (The X-Files: Origins #2)
by Jonathan Maberry
This book is the second origin story for the X-Files Origins universe (is that a thing?). This is Dana Scully's back story. I was always more of a Mulder fan and always felt like Scully was a stick in the mud. When I think back now it's a bit sexist that she was always kind of mothering him. She was always the scientific mind where Mulder would always think it was aliens.
Scully's back story was interesting, but I don't know if it was as connected to the Scully of the television show. There were a lot of religious motifs and such, which I don't completely remember from the show, but I might be wrong about that. I think the book would have been a good stand alone young adult book, I just happened to like the Mulder book better. If you are a fan of the show and want an origin story for your other favorite FBI agent, give it a try.
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