Resident Evil: Caliban Cove
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 First edition cover |
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| Author | S. D. Perry |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Resident Evil |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Publication date | October 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-671-02440-X |
| Preceded by | The Umbrella Conspiracy |
| Followed by | City of the Dead |
Resident Evil: Caliban Cove is a video game-based novelization for Resident Evil by S.D. Perry.
[edit] Storyline
In the aftermath of their ordeal through the Umbrella Corporation's genetic research facility, the surviving members of the S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics and Rescue Squad) attempt to warn the world about the conspiracy to create terrifying biological weapons. But the conspiracy is far from dead, as the S.T.A.R.S. learn when they are declared outlaws by the very people who trained them. Forced to go underground, the S.T.A.R.S. resolve to battle the conspiracy on their own, determined to seek out and stop Umbrella's experiments wherever they may be.
Combat medic and biochemist Rebecca Chambers, the sole survivor of Bravo Team, joins a new S.T.A.R.S. strike force when rumor comes of another Umbrella experiment: hidden beneath the rocky cliffs of Caliban Cove, Maine, someone is building an army of the undead. Within a sinister lighthouse, through a complex maze of sea caves, inside the shell of a sunken shipwreck, the S.T.A.R.S. must battle more unspeakable horrors and stop a madman from unleashing the biohazard upon the world.
[edit] Plot Summary
The novel takes place in August of 1998, its focus is Rebecca Chambers. After a call from Barry about the Umbrella investigation, she heads to his house where she meets David Trapp, strategist and captain of the STARS Exeter branch.
David informs Rebecca that another incident has occurred at another Umbrella facility, in Caliban Cove, Maine. Just when Chris and Jill come in, David continues his briefing, which includes a list of people involved in or with the Caliban Cove facility. One of the names Rebecca knows as Nicholas Griffith, a former biochemist that had disappeared after being fired from a university.
An attack by Umbrella forces, being led by S.T.A.R.S. members, on Barry's house takes place. Rebecca takes one out, some others are suspected to be dead (Perry never confirms this in the novel). The team takes refuge in Brad "Chickenheart" Vicker's home. After a little talk, Rebecca and David set out and leave on a plane for Exeter.
At Caliban Cove: Dr. Griffith stands atop a lighthouse, musing on his latest and greatest accomplishment: a virus that robs a human of their ability to make decisions, while keeping their intellect; they become efficient servants (unlike, say, the more common mindless zombies) to whom ever orders them. Griffith has already used his new virus on three other scientists at the Cove facility, and none of them can make any decisions outside of what Griffith tells them. Griffith muses that once he gives his "gift" to the wind, everyone will be free.
At Exeter, the home of S.T.A.R.S. forensics officer Karen Driver, David briefs his own team; comprised of himself, Rebecca, Steve Lopez, John Andrews, and the aforementioned Karen. They set out, collect the equipment they need, and begin the Caliban Cove mission, with absolutely no S.T.A.R.S. back up.
After a botched insertion in which giant bottom-feeders called "Leviathans" attack the squad and forces them ashore, the team manages to make its way through the base's grounds, solving riddles that let them progress through the area as well as dealing with Umbrella's newest creation called "Trisquads", which are essentially zombies who have retained enough intelligence and motor capabilities to use automatic weapons. When Karen Driver is accidentally infected with the T-Virus after touching contaminated blood, the others rush through the many caves and underground tunnels searching for the bases' lab, fending off more of Umbrella's biological monstrosities. Steve takes Karen and manages to find the labs, but the two are then taken captive by Griffith. Karen turns into a zombie and kills one of Griffith's servant zombies while Griffith injects a stunned Steve with the T-Virus. Under Griffith's orders, Steve lures Rebecca, David and John into a trap in which John is severely wounded. Griffith then orders Steve to lock Rebecca and David in an airlock chamber and flood it. He then orders Steve to kill himself, which he does. As the chamber floods, Rebecca notices Karen's body and remembers that she carried a WWII "pineapple" fragmentation grenade with her as a good luck charm from her father. David pries the pin out of the ancient explosive and jams it in between the screen door and inside door of the chamber. The resulting explosion forces the outside door to open, allowing Rebecca and David to swim to the surface and to safety. The explosion forced the inside door to blow off its hinges, killing Griffith instantly. On the surface, David and Rebecca are picked up by S.T.A.R.S. rescue personal that Barry Burton had managed to get into contact with. While divers were retrieving the canisters of T-Virus in the flooded labs, rescue workers also managed to find John, who despite his wounds survived the explosion and was sucked out through the airlock when the grenade went off. Ending the book with John transported to a hospital and Rebecca and David asleep in the light of the coming day.
[edit] Characters
- Rebecca Chambers - Survivor of the Mansion incident in July 1998. She works with the STARS Exeter branch to find out the secret of the Caliban Cove facility.
- Chris Redfield - Small appearance. Also survivor of the Mansion incident. Opts to stay in Raccoon City in order to formulate the plan for the Umbrella HQ raid.
- Jill Valentine - Information similar to Chris.
- Barry Burton - Information similar to Chris and Jill.
- David Trapp - S.T.A.R.S. Exeter Branch captain. Military strategist. Contacted about the Caliban Cove facility by Trent.
- Steve Lopez - S.T.A.R.S. Exeter Branch marksman and computer expert.
- John Andrews - S.T.A.R.S. Exeter Branch field scout.
- Karen Driver - S.T.A.R.S. Exeter Branch forensics expert.
- Nicholas Griffith - Former biochemist. Confirmed to be mentally unstable (i.e. insane). Designs a virus to relieve humans of their initiative and ability to make decisions.
- Alan Kinneson, Louis Thurman, and Tom Athens - Griffith's three colleagues who are infected with his virus and become his mindless puppets.
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