The writing style was smooth, but there was a lot of jumping around with slow points. He, and his family, are book characters only. Neither Trent, nor any of his family are included in the video games. Unlike James Marcus being the creator of the T-Virus, as seen within the RE video game series, Trent's family created it. It is revealed that he works for Umbrella, only so that he may start a fire from within and watch it all burn to the ground. They all learn to expect the unexpected, which could in fact include blood thirst creatures trying to kill them.Ī nice twist to the video game series is the origins of Trent. At this point, all the main characters are familiar with the idea of things not being normal. Then they encounter all manner of strange creatures and dark secrets. In the first three books, each character is operating under the assumption that the world is normal. The cool thing is that there isn't a large shock value here. While they are accepting that Umbrella is corrupt, they are also dealing with the fact that monsters are real. If you have read Caliban Cove, and City of the Dead, you will get a good idea of their character development. This book does a great job of showing how all the characters can work together. This mission will put their teamwork to the test, as some of them will have to hide from enemy, while some will be running for their lives through four large environments full of B.O.W.'s. Trent tells them that Jay Reston, the manager of that facility, holds a very special book that can unlock several of Umbrella's dirty little secrets. He tells them of an Umbrella facility in Utah, called the Planet, which hasn't as of yet been activated. While all of them are in route to Europe, their plane's destination is redirected by the mysterious Trent who has played a role in most of the book series thus far. It is revealed that Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield's brother, and some others went to Europe to uncover the evil the Umbrella Corporation. Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy team up with Rebecca Chambers, David Trapp, and John Andrews. This book takes place a little after the events of City of the Dead. The fourth book in the Resident Evil series, this will make the second book to take place during no game in the series.

City of the Dead by S.D. Perry