X星来客

　　Oneofthefivesci-fi'sIremembereverysingledetailoffrommyearliestdaysasafan.Forthegenre,Ithinkit'sconsiderablyaboveaverage.Themoorisnicelyatmospheric.There'soneofeverycharacterinthebook:thegoodguy,thebadguy,thelocalsheriff,thelovelydamsel,herfathertheoldprofessor,etc.Thescenewherewe'relookingforthefirsttimethroughthewindowoftheshipandthevisitorpeeksoutfromtheothersideiseasilyasgoodasthethree-fingered-hand-on-the-shoulderinWaroftheWorlds.Nice"character"tothevisitor,forwhom,likeKarloff'sFrankenstein,weendupfeelingsomeempathy.